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This Stations Seasonal Wind Summary (mph)

Data last updated 21/11/24 06:25
Northern Hemisphere Meterological Seasons
Winter: December, January, February
Spring: March, April, May
Summer: June, July, August
Autumn: September, October, November

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Maximum Wind Speed (mph)
DateWinterSpringSummerAutumnYear
Dec 2023 / Nov 202451561838*56*
Dec 2022 / Nov 20233634304040
Dec 2021 / Nov 20224836243948
Dec 2020 / Nov 20215247395454
Dec 2019 / Nov 20206438454064
Dec 2018 / Nov 20194848385252
Dec 2017 / Nov 20184433335353
Dec 2016 / Nov 20174232364042
Dec 2015 / Nov 20165055293355
Dec 2014 / Nov 20154844384048
Dec 2013 / Nov 20144837324048
Dec 2012 / Nov 20133233255252
Dec 2011 / Nov 20125851456161
Dec 2010 / Nov 20113136323636
Dec 2009 / Nov 201036483131*48*
Dec 2008 / Nov 20093734304141
Dec 2007 / Nov 2008---30*313131*
Max64 56 45 61 64
 
Average Maximum Wind Speed (mph)
DateWinterSpringSummerAutumnYear
Dec 2023 / Nov 202422 3 more than the Winter average.14 4 less than the Spring average.12 5 less than the Summer average.10* 8 less than the Autumn average.15*4 less than the yearly average.
Dec 2022 / Nov 202316 4 less than the Winter average.17 1 less than the Spring average.16 2 less than the Summer average.17  172 less than the yearly average.
Dec 2021 / Nov 202219 1 less than the Winter average.14 4 less than the Spring average.15 2 less than the Summer average.17  162 less than the yearly average.
Dec 2020 / Nov 202121 2 more than the Winter average.20 2 more than the Spring average.18  18  191 more than the yearly average.
Dec 2019 / Nov 202026 7 more than the Winter average.21 2 more than the Spring average.20 3 more than the Summer average.19 2 more than the Autumn average.224 more than the yearly average.
Dec 2018 / Nov 201918 2 less than the Winter average.20 2 more than the Spring average.19 1 more than the Summer average.19 1 more than the Autumn average.191 more than the yearly average.
Dec 2017 / Nov 201821 1 more than the Winter average.18  16 1 less than the Summer average.19 2 more than the Autumn average.191 more than the yearly average.
Dec 2016 / Nov 201716 4 less than the Winter average.18  18 1 more than the Summer average.17  181 less than the yearly average.
Dec 2015 / Nov 201625 5 more than the Winter average.20 1 more than the Spring average.17  16 1 less than the Autumn average.201 more than the yearly average.
Dec 2014 / Nov 201520 1 more than the Winter average.20 2 more than the Spring average.19 1 more than the Summer average.18 1 more than the Autumn average.191 more than the yearly average.
Dec 2013 / Nov 201425 5 more than the Winter average.18  18 1 more than the Summer average.17 1 less than the Autumn average.201 more than the yearly average.
Dec 2012 / Nov 201317 3 less than the Winter average.18  16 1 less than the Summer average.17 1 less than the Autumn average.171 less than the yearly average.
Dec 2011 / Nov 201220  20 2 more than the Spring average.22 4 more than the Summer average.21 3 more than the Autumn average.202 more than the yearly average.
Dec 2010 / Nov 201116 3 less than the Winter average.18 1 less than the Spring average.18  18 1 more than the Autumn average.171 less than the yearly average.
Dec 2009 / Nov 201017 3 less than the Winter average.17 1 less than the Spring average.18 1 more than the Summer average.17* 1 less than the Autumn average.17*1 less than the yearly average.
Dec 2008 / Nov 200917 3 less than the Winter average.18  18  19 1 more than the Autumn average.18 
Dec 2007 / Nov 2008---16* 2 less than the Spring average.15 2 less than the Summer average.16 1 less than the Autumn average.16*2 less than the yearly average.
Avg20 18 17 18 18
 
Average Wind Speed (mph)
DateWinterSpringSummerAutumnYear
Dec 2023 / Nov 20245  2 3 less than the Spring average.1 2 less than the Summer average.1* 3 less than the Autumn average.2*2 less than the yearly average.
Dec 2022 / Nov 20234 1 less than the Winter average.4  2 1 less than the Summer average.3 1 less than the Autumn average.31 less than the yearly average.
Dec 2021 / Nov 20224 1 less than the Winter average.3 2 less than the Spring average.2 1 less than the Summer average.3 1 less than the Autumn average.31 less than the yearly average.
Dec 2020 / Nov 20215  5  4  3 1 less than the Autumn average.4 
Dec 2019 / Nov 20206 1 more than the Winter average.5 1 more than the Spring average.5 1 more than the Summer average.4 1 more than the Autumn average.51 more than the yearly average.
Dec 2018 / Nov 20194  5 1 more than the Spring average.4 1 more than the Summer average.4 1 more than the Autumn average.4 
Dec 2017 / Nov 20185  5  4  5 1 more than the Autumn average.4 
Dec 2016 / Nov 20174 1 less than the Winter average.5  4 1 more than the Summer average.4  4 
Dec 2015 / Nov 20166 2 more than the Winter average.5  4  4  51 more than the yearly average.
Dec 2014 / Nov 20155  5 1 more than the Spring average.4 1 more than the Summer average.4 1 more than the Autumn average.51 more than the yearly average.
Dec 2013 / Nov 20146 1 more than the Winter average.4  4  4  51 more than the yearly average.
Dec 2012 / Nov 20134 1 less than the Winter average.5 1 more than the Spring average.4  4  4 
Dec 2011 / Nov 20124  4  5 1 more than the Summer average.3 1 less than the Autumn average.4 
Dec 2010 / Nov 20114  5  4  4 1 more than the Autumn average.4 
Dec 2009 / Nov 20104 1 less than the Winter average.4  4 1 more than the Summer average.4* 1 more than the Autumn average.4* 
Dec 2008 / Nov 20094  5 1 more than the Spring average.5 1 more than the Summer average.5 1 more than the Autumn average.51 more than the yearly average.
Dec 2007 / Nov 2008---4*  2 2 less than the Summer average.4  3*1 less than the yearly average.
Avg5 4 4 4 4
* denotes incomplete data for the month/year.


Wind Colour Coding Chart
Beaufort number Description Wind speed
mph km/h knots m/s
0Calm< 1< 1< 1< 0.3
1Light air1 – 31.1 – 5.51 – 20.3 – 1.5
2Light breeze4 – 7 5.6 – 113 – 61.6 – 3.4
3Gentle breeze8 – 1212 – 197 – 103.4 – 5.4
4Moderate breeze 13 – 1720 – 2811 – 155.5 – 7.9
5Fresh breeze 18 – 2429 – 3816 – 208.0 – 10.7
6Strong breeze25 – 3039 – 4921 – 2610.8 – 13.8
7High wind, Moderate gale, Near gale31 – 3850 – 6127 – 3313.9 – 17.1
8Gale, Fresh gale39 – 4662 – 7434 – 4017.2 – 20.7
9Strong gale47 – 5475 – 8841 – 4720.8 – 24.4
10Storm, Whole gale55 – 6389 – 10248 – 5524.5 – 28.4
11Violent storm64 – 72103 - 10756 – 6328.5 – 32.6
12Hurricane force > 73> 118> 64> 32.7