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July, 58 m 44 19:00 Donna Nook, Lincolnshire 8 m 37 8 July, 07:00 Mumbles Head, near Swansea Holbeach, 32 m 36 7 July, 22:00 Lincolnshire 3 m 34 8 July, 02:00 Langdon Bay, 7 July, 117 m 32 Kent 13:00 Culdrose, 7 July, 78 m 32 Cornwall 21:00 Comments Previous highest July value was 41 knots on 25 July
mph) at Valley (Anglesey) and 69 Kt (79 mph) at Mumbles Head (Swansea). Ex-hurricane Ophelia occurred on the 30th anniversary of the Great Storm of 16 October 1987 . For comparison, maximum gust speeds in 1987 are shown below, exceeding 70 Kt widely across south-east England and 80 to 90 Kt
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of England. The highest gusts were 66 Kt (76 mph) at Mumbles Head (Swansea), 63 Kt (72 mph) at Capel Curig (Conwy) and 61 Kt (70 mph) at Emley Moor (West Yorkshire). The previous low pressure system early on the 3rd brought some very strong winds across Scotland – particularly the mountain summits where Bealach na Ba (Wester Ross) recorded a gust of 102 Kt (117 mph). Last updated 07/03/2019
Ciara and Dennis, but flooding problems continued in the aftermath of these earlier storms and as a result of further rain falling on already saturated ground. The railway line between Cardiff and Swansea as closed and there were reports of further localised flooding. The M4 in west Wales
Battery (Isle of Wight), 70Kt (81mph) at Exeter Airport (Devon), 62Kt (71mph) at Isle of Portland (Dorset) and Mumbles Head (Swansea) and 60Kt (69mph) at Cardinham, Bodmin (Cornwall) and Heathrow (Greater London). The 70Kt gust at Exeter Airport was unusually strong for this inland location: Exeter
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of Wight) - 80 m Mumbles Head (near Swansea) - 32 m Berry Head (Devon) - 58 m 71 Isle of Portland (Dorset) - 52 m 67 Jersey Airport - 84 m 67 Plymouth Mount Batten (Devon) - 50 metres 10 March 2008 - station highest gust values Highest gust Hour ending speed (UTC) Comparison with past records (knots
to 60Kt across exposed coastal locations. Needles Old Battery (Isle of Wight) recorded a gust of 70Kt (81mph). The chart below shows hourly maximum gust speeds at three exposed coastal locations, Aberdaron (Lleyn Peninsula), Mumbles Head (Swansea) and Needles Old Battery (Isle of Wight). In all
(Isle of Wight). Numerous other stations recorded gusts exceeding 60Kt (69mph). A feature of storm Gerrit was the persistence of the strongest winds. The chart below shows hourly maximum gusts at Blackpool, Squires Gate (Lancashire), Lake Vyrnwy (Powys) and Mumbles Head (Swansea) from Christmas Day
