Detailed Wind Data

Current/Latest conditions

Gust

4.6 mph

Max Gust Last Hour

17.3 mph

Speed

3.2 mph

10-min Speed

5.4 mph

24hr Mean Speed

1.8 mph

Beaufort

Light breeze (F2)

Direction

NNW

24hr Mean Direction

WNW

Today's Max Gust

17 mph @ 00:00

Today's Max Speed

10.8 mph @ 20:07

Today's Mean Speed

1.8 mph

Yesterday's Max Gust

17 mph @ 14:00

Yesterday's Max Speed

11.1 mph @ 15:37

Yesterday's Mean Speed

2.7 mph

Measure

Averages, Extremes, and Records

Recent

Wind	7-day	Aug	31-day	Year	365-day
Max Gust	31 mph 5th	31 mph 5th	31 mph 5th	44 mph 24th Mar	44 mph 24th Mar
Max Speed	19.9 mph 5th	19.9 mph 5th	19.9 mph 5th	27.8 mph 24th Mar	27.8 mph 24th Mar
Max 10-min Speed	14.5 mph 5th	14.5 mph 5th	14.5 mph 5th	19.3 mph 24th Mar	19.7 mph 15th Sep
Calmest Day	1.8 mph Today	1.8 mph Today	1.8 mph Today	0.7 mph 8th Jul	0.6 mph 10th Oct
Windiest Day	8.0 mph 5th	8.0 mph 5th	8.0 mph 5th	12.7 mph 12th Mar	12.7 mph 12th Mar
Mean Speed	4.2 mph	4.1 mph	4.2 mph	5.1 mph	5.1 mph

Station Lifetime (2009-2026)

Wind	Overall	Aug (all)	9th Aug
Max Gust	64 mph 18 Feb 2022	48 mph Day 10, 2019	37 mph 2019
Max Speed	44.1 mph 18 Feb 2022	28.6 mph Day 21, 2020	20.5 mph 2019
Max 10-min Speed	29.5 mph 18 Feb 2022	21.9 mph Day 20, 2016	16.4 mph 2019
Calmest Day	0.0 mph 15 Nov 2021	0.2 mph Day 31, 2020	1.7 mph 2022
Windiest Day	16.4 mph 09 Feb 2020	13.5 mph Day 20, 2016	7.9 mph 2019
Mean Speed	4.8 mph	4.4 mph	4.2 mph

Record Period Averages

Measure	7-day	Monthly	Aug	31-day	Annual	365-day
Calmest	0.9 mph 23 Jan 2017	2.8 mph Sep 2014	3.1 mph Aug 2022	2.6 mph 26 Sep 2021	4.2 mph 2021	4.1 mph 25 Nov 2021
Windiest	11.1 mph 22 Feb 2022	8.7 mph Feb 2020	6.2 mph Aug 2016	8.8 mph 10 Mar 2020	5.4 mph 2015	5.6 mph 30 Apr 2024
Mean Gust	43.2 mph 22 Feb 2022	33.7 mph Feb 2020	25.7 mph Aug 2016	33.5 mph 01 Mar 2020	22.4 mph 2020	22.8 mph 25 Nov 2016

Current year vs last year daily trends for Wind

This year daily max gust for Wind

Past Year Monthly Averages and Extremes (August 2025 - August 2026)

Month	Max Gust	Max Speed	Max 10-min Speed	Calmest Day	Windiest Day	Mean Speed
Aug 2025	32 mph 27th	20.7 mph 13th	14.2 mph 4th	1.5 mph 22nd	7.3 mph 7th	4.3 mph
Sep 2025	42 mph 15th	24.9 mph 15th	19.7 mph 15th	0.7 mph 29th	12.2 mph 15th	5.1 mph
Oct 2025	38 mph 4th	22.6 mph 4th	18.1 mph 4th	0.6 mph 10th	10.5 mph 4th	4.4 mph
Nov 2025	33 mph 1st	20.0 mph 1st	14.8 mph 1st	2.3 mph 15th	8.1 mph 3rd	5.2 mph
Dec 2025	40 mph 18th	24.0 mph 18th	18.4 mph 7th	2.7 mph 3rd	11.3 mph 1st	6.1 mph
Jan 2026	33 mph 11th	21.1 mph 27th	15.5 mph 27th	1.0 mph 28th	9.2 mph 9th	5.3 mph
Feb 2026	35 mph 26th	20.6 mph 26th	16.4 mph 26th	3.0 mph 1st	9.7 mph 26th	5.8 mph
Mar 2026	44 mph 24th	27.8 mph 24th	19.3 mph 24th	1.4 mph 22nd	12.7 mph 12th	5.4 mph
Apr 2026	37 mph 4th	25.0 mph 3rd	17.1 mph 4th	1.3 mph 25th	9.8 mph 29th	5.7 mph
May 2026	32 mph 19th	19.4 mph 19th	14.0 mph 19th	1.9 mph 23rd	8.3 mph 19th	4.1 mph
Jun 2026	36 mph 2nd	21.7 mph 2nd	16.2 mph 2nd	2.2 mph 24th	8.7 mph 4th	5.4 mph
Jul 2026	30 mph 6th	17.6 mph 6th	13.5 mph 6th	0.7 mph 8th	7.8 mph 12th	4.3 mph
Aug 2026	31 mph 5th	19.9 mph 5th	14.5 mph 5th	1.8 mph 9th	8.0 mph 5th	4.1 mph

View daily tables of min / max / mean Wind data for the past year
View monthly tables of min / max / mean Wind data for all months in the station history.

Past Year Seasonal Averages

Season	Mean Speed	Mean Gust
Winter 25/26	5.7 mph	23.0 mph
Spring 2026	5.0 mph	21.8 mph
Summer 2025	4.6 mph	20.1 mph
Autumn 2025	4.9 mph	21.6 mph

Past 24hrs and past 12 months trends for Wind

Last 12 months: Mean Wind Speed

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Aggregation

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Ranked Historical Wind Data

Windiest Days

Rank	Mean Speed	Max Gust	Max Speed
1	16.4 mph 09 Feb 2020	64 mph 18 Feb 2022	44.1 mph 18 Feb 2022
2	15.6 mph 24 Nov 2024	58 mph 09 Feb 2020	35.5 mph 14 Feb 2014
3	15.1 mph 11 Mar 2021	54 mph 02 Jan 2024	34.0 mph 09 Feb 2020
4	15.0 mph 18 Feb 2022	53 mph 24 Dec 2013	32.9 mph 24 Dec 2013
5	14.2 mph 13 Mar 2023	50 mph 28 Oct 2013	32.8 mph 02 Jan 2024
6	13.9 mph 21 May 2021	50 mph 03 Jan 2018	32.4 mph 15 Feb 2014
7	13.9 mph 11 Mar 2013	50 mph 14 Feb 2014	32.1 mph 08 Feb 2019
8	13.8 mph 07 Dec 2024	50 mph 08 Dec 2024	31.8 mph 24 Nov 2024
9	13.7 mph 20 Jan 2021	50 mph 07 Dec 2024	31.7 mph 23 Dec 2013
10	13.5 mph 20 Aug 2016	50 mph 16 Feb 2020	31.7 mph 21 Jan 2024

Calmest Days

Rank	Mean Speed	Max Gust	Max Speed
1	0.0 mph 15 Nov 2021	4 mph 04 Nov 2020	1.7 mph 04 Nov 2020
2	0.1 mph 16 Dec 2021	4 mph 23 Jan 2017	2.1 mph 26 Nov 2020
3	0.1 mph 14 Jan 2022	5 mph 10 Nov 2009	2.9 mph 15 Nov 2021
4	0.2 mph 24 Jan 2022	5 mph 15 Nov 2021	3.0 mph 05 Nov 2020
5	0.2 mph 05 Dec 2016	5 mph 29 Oct 2016	3.5 mph 10 Nov 2009
6	0.2 mph 29 Oct 2016	5 mph 20 Jan 2016	3.7 mph 23 Jan 2017
7	0.2 mph 23 Jan 2022	5 mph 18 Jan 2017	3.7 mph 27 Dec 2024
8	0.2 mph 26 Nov 2020	5 mph 01 Nov 2015	3.8 mph 18 Jan 2017
9	0.2 mph 09 Oct 2021	6 mph 10 Jul 2021	3.9 mph 09 Nov 2024
10	0.2 mph 07 Dec 2020	6 mph 26 Nov 2020	3.9 mph 10 Oct 2025

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Windiest Months

Rank	Mean Speed	Mean Gust
1	8.7 mph Feb 2020	33.7 mph Feb 2020
2	8.1 mph Feb 2022	31.3 mph Feb 2022
3	7.8 mph Feb 2014	28.4 mph Feb 2014
4	7.8 mph Dec 2015	27.4 mph Jan 2018
5	7.0 mph Mar 2020	27.1 mph Mar 2019
6	6.9 mph Dec 2023	26.5 mph Dec 2015
7	6.8 mph Apr 2024	25.9 mph Apr 2024
8	6.6 mph Jan 2018	25.7 mph Aug 2016
9	6.5 mph Feb 2024	25.6 mph Mar 2020
10	6.4 mph Nov 2015	25.5 mph Dec 2023

Calmest Months

Rank	Mean Speed	Mean Gust
1	2.8 mph Sep 2014	12.0 mph Sep 2014
2	2.9 mph Sep 2021	14.0 mph Dec 2016
3	2.9 mph Jul 2024	14.0 mph Oct 2015
4	3.0 mph Jul 2021	14.2 mph Oct 2009
5	3.0 mph Jun 2021	14.2 mph May 2010
6	3.1 mph Sep 2020	14.3 mph Jun 2010
7	3.1 mph Aug 2022	14.5 mph Jan 2017
8	3.2 mph Dec 2016	14.7 mph Jan 2010
9	3.3 mph Jan 2017	14.8 mph Sep 2013
10	3.3 mph Jun 2014	15.2 mph Mar 2012

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Windiest Years

Rank	Mean Speed	Mean Gust
1	5.4 mph 2015	22.4 mph 2020
2	5.3 mph 2023	21.7 mph Current
3	5.1 mph 2011	21.5 mph 2023
4	5.1 mph 2020	21.4 mph 2016
5	5.1 mph Current	21.1 mph 2019

Calmest Years

Rank	Mean Speed	Mean Gust
1	4.2 mph 2021	16.8 mph 2010
2	4.4 mph 2022	18.4 mph 2012
3	4.5 mph 2010	18.5 mph 2014
4	4.5 mph 2017	18.7 mph 2017
5	4.6 mph 2014	18.8 mph 2011

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Windiest Days in August

Rank	Mean Speed	Max Gust	Max Speed
1	13.5 mph Day 20, 2016	48 mph Day 10, 2019	28.6 mph Day 21, 2020
2	12.4 mph Day 21, 2020	45 mph Day 20, 2016	26.5 mph Day 25, 2020
3	12.3 mph Day 10, 2019	44 mph Day 21, 2020	26.4 mph Day 20, 2016
4	11.9 mph Day 7, 2016	39 mph Day 25, 2020	26.2 mph Day 10, 2019
5	11.8 mph Day 3, 2016	39 mph Day 3, 2016	25.2 mph Day 7, 2016

Calmest Days in August

Rank	Mean Speed	Max Gust	Max Speed
1	0.2 mph Day 31, 2020	8 mph Day 28, 2013	5.2 mph Day 1, 2024
2	0.5 mph Day 1, 2024	8 mph Day 11, 2015	5.3 mph Day 31, 2020
3	0.6 mph Day 26, 2022	8 mph Day 31, 2011	5.6 mph Day 21, 2021
4	0.7 mph Day 14, 2024	8 mph Day 31, 2020	5.8 mph Day 31, 2011
5	0.8 mph Day 21, 2021	8 mph Day 22, 2013	5.8 mph Day 8, 2009

Windiest Augusts

Rank	Mean Speed	Mean Gust
1	6.2 mph Aug 2016	25.7 mph Aug 2016
2	5.0 mph Aug 2019	21.5 mph Aug 2019
3	5.0 mph Aug 2010	21.5 mph Aug 2020
4	4.9 mph Aug 2014	20.5 mph Aug 2025
5	4.7 mph Aug 2023	19.7 mph Aug 2023

Calmest Augusts

Rank	Mean Speed	Mean Gust
1	3.1 mph Aug 2022	16.1 mph Aug 2013
2	3.5 mph Aug 2017	16.3 mph Aug 2017
3	3.8 mph Aug 2024	16.7 mph Aug 2015
4	3.9 mph Aug 2021	16.8 mph Aug 2011
5	4.0 mph Aug 2018	16.9 mph Aug 2009

Wind roses

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All-time wind rose for NW3 (2009-present)

Wind speed, gust and direction extremes for each calendar day run midnight to midnight (local time), when daily extremes are reset.

Notes

Valid wind records began in August 2009
Figures in brackets refer to departure from average conditions
"Speed" is the windspeed sampled over a one minute period; "Gust" is the windspeed sampled over a 14 second period.