Detailed Wind Data

Current
Measure Value
Gust 5.8 mph
Max Gust Last Hour 17.3 mph
Speed 3.6 mph
10-min Speed 9.2 mph
30-min Speed 6.0 mph
1hr Speed 5.8 mph
24hr Speed 4.6 mph
Beaufort Speed Light breeze (F2)
Direction N
10-min Direction N
30-min Direction N
1-hr Direction N
24-hr Direction WNW
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Day Average Speed 4.5 mph
Week Average Speed 3.8 mph
Month Average Speed 4.9 mph (+0.3)
Year Average Speed 4.7 mph (+0.1)
31-day Speed 5.2 mph
365-day Speed 4.8 mph
Day Average Direction WNW
Month Mean Direction SSW
Current Extremes
MeasureTodayYesterdayWeekMonthYear
Max Gust 17.3 mph
07:31
19.6 mph
01:12
19.6 mph
18th Nov
33.4 mph
1st
44.9 mph
1st Jan
Max Windspeed 13.2 mph
07:32
12.3 mph
12:01
13.2 mph
Today
20.0 mph
1st
26.8 mph
1st Jan
Max 10-min Speed 9.6 mph
07:39
8.3 mph
12:02
9.6 mph
Today
14.8 mph
1st
20.7 mph
1st Jan
Calmest Day - - 2.3 mph
15th Nov
2.3 mph
15th
0.4 mph
12th Jan
Windiest Day - - 4.5 mph
Today
8.1 mph
3rd
12.2 mph
15th Sep
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Note 1: Valid wind records began in August 2009.
Note 2: Figures in brackets refer to departure from average conditions.
A note on "Speed" vs. "Gust": "Speed" is the windspeed sampled over a one minute period, "Gust" is the windspeed sampled over a 14 second period.

Records
MeasureOverallNovember19th Nov
Max Gust 63.9 mph
18th Feb 2022
47.2 mph
Day 29, 2018
31.1 mph
2018
Max Windspeed 44.1 mph
18th Feb 2022
31.8 mph
Day 24, 2024
20.1 mph
2015
Max 10-min Speed 29.5 mph
18th Feb 2022
24.2 mph
Day 17, 2015
15.1 mph
2015
Calmest Day 0.0 mph
15th Nov 2021
0.0 mph
Day 15, 2021
0.4 mph
2019
Windiest Day 16.4 mph
9th Feb 2020
15.6 mph
Day 24, 2024
9.5 mph
2023

NB: Daily wind speed maxima & averages for the current year (and all other years on record) can be viewed here


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