Detailed Wind Data

Current
Measure Value
Gust 3.5 mph
Max Gust Last Hour 5.8 mph
Speed 1.4 mph
10-min Speed 1.8 mph
30-min Speed 1.8 mph
1hr Speed 1.8 mph
24hr Speed 2.4 mph
Beaufort Speed Light air (F1)
Direction WSW
10-min Direction SSE
30-min Direction S
1-hr Direction S
24-hr Direction SSE
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Day Average Speed 1.7 mph
Week Average Speed 3.2 mph
Month Average Speed 4.0 mph (-1.2)
Year Average Speed 5.3 mph (+0.2)
31-day Speed 5.3 mph
365-day Speed 5.0 mph
Day Average Direction SSE
Month Mean Direction SE
Current Extremes
MeasureTodayYesterdayWeekMonthYear
Max Gust 8.1 mph
06:59
12.7 mph
01:12
16.1 mph
5th Mar
28.8 mph
1st
34.6 mph
26th Feb
Max Windspeed 5.4 mph
04:46
8.3 mph
03:14
12.3 mph
5th Mar
19.0 mph
1st
21.1 mph
27th Jan
Max 10-min Speed 3.6 mph
00:27
6.2 mph
03:15
8.7 mph
5th Mar
13.2 mph
1st
16.4 mph
26th Feb
Calmest Day - - 1.7 mph
Today
1.7 mph
Today
1.0 mph
28th Jan
Windiest Day - - 4.6 mph
4th Mar
8.0 mph
1st
9.7 mph
26th Feb
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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
MeasureOverallMarch9th Mar
Max Gust 63.9 mph
18th Feb 2022
47.2 mph
Day 10, 2019
39.2 mph
2019
Max Windspeed 44.1 mph
18th Feb 2022
30.1 mph
Day 31, 2015
21.9 mph
2019
Max 10-min Speed 29.5 mph
18th Feb 2022
21.6 mph
Day 11, 2021
19.1 mph
2019
Calmest Day 0.0 mph
15th Nov 2021
0.3 mph
Day 3, 2021
1.7 mph
Today
Windiest Day 16.4 mph
9th Feb 2020
15.1 mph
Day 11, 2021
8.3 mph
2019

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