Detailed Wind Data

Current
Measure Value
Gust 12.7 mph
Max Gust Last Hour 19.6 mph
Speed 6.9 mph
10-min Speed 9.4 mph
30-min Speed 7.6 mph
1hr Speed 7.5 mph
24hr Speed 5.9 mph
Beaufort Speed Light breeze (F2)
Direction SW
10-min Direction W
30-min Direction SW
1-hr Direction SW
24-hr Direction WSW
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Day Average Speed 6.2 mph
Week Average Speed 4.5 mph
Month Average Speed 3.9 mph (-0.8)
Year Average Speed 5.3 mph (+0.3)
31-day Speed 4.5 mph
365-day Speed 5.1 mph
Day Average Direction WSW
Month Mean Direction NE
Current Extremes
MeasureTodayYesterdayWeekMonthYear
Max Gust 25.3 mph
13:06
19.6 mph
16:21
31.1 mph
13th May
31.1 mph
13th
43.8 mph
24th Mar
Max Windspeed 15.1 mph
14:42
13.1 mph
16:22
17.5 mph
13th May
17.5 mph
13th
27.8 mph
24th Mar
Max 10-min Speed 12.2 mph
14:58
10.0 mph
18:15
13.8 mph
13th May
13.8 mph
13th
19.3 mph
24th Mar
Calmest Day - - 3.0 mph
15th May
2.2 mph
4th
1.0 mph
28th Jan
Windiest Day - - 6.2 mph
Today
6.2 mph
Today
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.
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
MeasureOverallMay18th May
Max Gust 63.9 mph
18th Feb 2022
42.2 mph
Day 21, 2021
39.8 mph
2015
Max Windspeed 44.1 mph
18th Feb 2022
25.5 mph
Day 5, 2015
21.0 mph
2015
Max 10-min Speed 29.5 mph
18th Feb 2022
19.7 mph
Day 3, 2021
18.0 mph
2015
Calmest Day 0.0 mph
15th Nov 2021
0.4 mph
Day 18, 2019
0.4 mph
2019
Windiest Day 16.4 mph
9th Feb 2020
13.9 mph
Day 21, 2021
8.3 mph
2015

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