Detailed Wind Data
| Current | |
| Measure | Value |
| Gust | 11.5 mph |
| Max Gust Last Hour | 16.1 mph |
| Speed | 8.3 mph |
| 10-min Speed | 6.0 mph |
| 30-min Speed | 6.7 mph |
| 1hr Speed | 6.2 mph |
| 24hr Speed | 4.7 mph |
| Beaufort Speed | Gentle breeze (F3) |
| Direction | S |
| 10-min Direction | E |
| 30-min Direction | SE |
| 1-hr Direction | SE |
| 24-hr Direction | ENE |
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| Day Average Speed | 5.4 mph |
| Week Average Speed | 5.0 mph |
| Month Average Speed | 5.1 mph (-0.0) |
| Year Average Speed | 5.2 mph (+0.1) |
| 31-day Speed | 5.4 mph |
| 365-day Speed | 4.9 mph |
| Day Average Direction | ENE |
| Month Mean Direction | SW |
| Current Extremes | |||||
| Measure | Today | Yesterday | Week | Month | Year |
| Max Gust | 16.1 mph 05:30 |
30.0 mph 01:12 |
30.0 mph 17th Feb |
30.0 mph 16th |
33.4 mph 11th Jan |
| Max Windspeed | 11.4 mph 05:29 |
17.5 mph 02:39 |
17.5 mph 17th Feb |
17.5 mph 17th |
21.1 mph 27th Jan |
| Max 10-min Speed | 7.8 mph 05:11 |
10.9 mph 02:40 |
14.3 mph 16th Feb |
14.3 mph 16th |
15.5 mph 27th Jan |
| Calmest Day | - | - | 3.5 mph 12th Feb |
3.0 mph 1st |
1.0 mph 28th Jan |
| Windiest Day | - | - | 6.7 mph 16th Feb |
6.9 mph 5th |
9.2 mph 9th Jan |
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Note 1: Valid wind records began in August 2009. Note 2: Figures in brackets refer to departure from average conditions. |
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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 | |||
| Measure | Overall | February | 18th Feb |
| Max Gust | 63.9 mph 18th Feb 2022 |
63.9 mph Day 18, 2022 |
63.9 mph 2022 |
| Max Windspeed | 44.1 mph 18th Feb 2022 |
44.1 mph Day 18, 2022 |
44.1 mph 2022 |
| Max 10-min Speed | 29.5 mph 18th Feb 2022 |
29.5 mph Day 18, 2022 |
29.5 mph 2022 |
| Calmest Day | 0.0 mph 15th Nov 2021 |
0.6 mph Day 5, 2012 |
2.6 mph 2010 |
| Windiest Day | 16.4 mph 9th Feb 2020 |
16.4 mph Day 9, 2020 |
15.0 mph 2022 |
NB: Daily wind speed maxima & averages for the current year (and all other years on record) can be viewed here
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