Detailed Wind Data

Current
Measure Value
Gust 2.3 mph
Max Gust Last Hour 8.1 mph
Speed 1.2 mph
10-min Speed 1.4 mph
30-min Speed 2.1 mph
1hr Speed 2.4 mph
24hr Speed 2.3 mph
Beaufort Speed Light air (F1)
Direction W
10-min Direction SW
30-min Direction WSW
1-hr Direction WSW
24-hr Direction SE
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Day Average Speed 1.3 mph
Week Average Speed 3.7 mph
Month Average Speed 4.7 mph (-0.5)
Year Average Speed 4.7 mph (-0.5)
31-day Speed 5.2 mph
365-day Speed 4.9 mph
Day Average Direction SE
Month Mean Direction W
Current Extremes
MeasureTodayYesterdayWeekMonthYear
Max Gust 8.1 mph
04:20
15.0 mph
04:38
25.3 mph
15th Jan
33.4 mph
11th
33.4 mph
11th Jan
Max Windspeed 5.4 mph
04:19
10.3 mph
04:37
16.2 mph
15th Jan
20.7 mph
11th
20.7 mph
11th Jan
Max 10-min Speed 3.7 mph
04:24
7.7 mph
04:41
12.5 mph
15th Jan
13.9 mph
9th
13.9 mph
9th Jan
Calmest Day - - 1.3 mph
Today
1.3 mph
Today
1.3 mph
Today
Windiest Day - - 6.8 mph
15th Jan
9.2 mph
9th
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.
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
MeasureOverallJanuary19th Jan
Max Gust 63.9 mph
18th Feb 2022
54.1 mph
Day 2, 2024
33.1 mph
2021
Max Windspeed 44.1 mph
18th Feb 2022
32.8 mph
Day 2, 2024
21.8 mph
2021
Max 10-min Speed 29.5 mph
18th Feb 2022
25.0 mph
Day 21, 2024
16.1 mph
2021
Calmest Day 0.0 mph
15th Nov 2021
0.1 mph
Day 14, 2022
0.3 mph
2016
Windiest Day 16.4 mph
9th Feb 2020
13.7 mph
Day 20, 2021
12.1 mph
2021

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


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