Detailed Wind Data
| Current | |
| Measure | Value |
| Gust | 11.5 mph |
| Max Gust Last Hour | 12.7 mph |
| Speed | 8.1 mph |
| 10-min Speed | 6.3 mph |
| 30-min Speed | 5.5 mph |
| 1hr Speed | 5.6 mph |
| 24hr Speed | 7.5 mph |
| Beaufort Speed | Gentle breeze (F3) |
| Direction | E |
| 10-min Direction | SE |
| 30-min Direction | E |
| 1-hr Direction | ESE |
| 24-hr Direction | ESE |
| --- | --- |
| Day Average Speed | 7.8 mph |
| Week Average Speed | 5.7 mph |
| Month Average Speed | 5.8 mph (+0.9) |
| Year Average Speed | 5.6 mph (+0.5) |
| 31-day Speed | 5.9 mph |
| 365-day Speed | 5.1 mph |
| Day Average Direction | ESE |
| Month Mean Direction | SW |
| Current Extremes | |||||
| Measure | Today | Yesterday | Week | Month | Year |
| Max Gust | 27.6 mph 13:58 |
25.3 mph 15:12 |
27.6 mph Today |
36.9 mph 4th |
43.8 mph 24th Mar |
| Max Windspeed | 16.9 mph 15:04 |
15.6 mph 13:42 |
17.6 mph 17th Apr |
25.0 mph 3rd |
27.8 mph 24th Mar |
| Max 10-min Speed | 13.6 mph 14:23 |
12.2 mph 13:43 |
13.6 mph Today |
17.1 mph 4th |
19.3 mph 24th Mar |
| Calmest Day | - | - | 3.5 mph 20th Apr |
2.5 mph 1st |
1.0 mph 28th Jan |
| Windiest Day | - | - | 7.8 mph Today |
9.4 mph 5th |
12.7 mph 12th Mar |
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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 | April | 22nd Apr |
| Max Gust | 63.9 mph 18th Feb 2022 |
49.0 mph Day 7, 2022 |
27.6 mph Today |
| Max Windspeed | 44.1 mph 18th Feb 2022 |
29.8 mph Day 15, 2024 |
18.5 mph 2012 |
| Max 10-min Speed | 29.5 mph 18th Feb 2022 |
23.8 mph Day 7, 2022 |
13.6 mph 2018 |
| Calmest Day | 0.0 mph 15th Nov 2021 |
0.8 mph Day 19, 2021 |
2.7 mph 2011 |
| Windiest Day | 16.4 mph 9th Feb 2020 |
12.4 mph Day 7, 2022 |
7.8 mph Today |
NB: Daily wind speed maxima & averages for the current year (and all other years on record) can be viewed here
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