Historical Windspeed Data web source?

[clearfinalsno1]

Sorry if this has been answered before. I did a quick search but found no obvious threads.

When we are discussing aircraft incidents, some of you frequently post the wind speed and direction (infact all the met data) for that day.

My question is: Where can I find historical met data (specifically windspeed and direction) on the web?

I am particularly interested in the conditions around Heathrow on the 30th December.

Thanks
CFN1

[Roffa]

Drop bookworm a PM, he might be able to help.

[kevmusic]

In a broader sense - if I may expand the thread a little - I would like to know where you can source (if poss.) all weather data for a specific region on a specific date. I tried the Met office site to no avail.

Kev.

[moggiee]

Are you trying to see if the forecast wind at BHX two days ago (25kt gusting 352kt!) has ever been matched?

[Slopey]

From the Met Office - MIDAS Land Surface Observation Stations Data
http://badc.nerc.ac.uk/data/ukmo-midas/
UK data from 1853 to the present day.
See the web page for the data availiable - You need to apply for access as they don't want it republished, so hopefully you want it for academic research purposes rather than commercial.

EDIT - re-reading your original post, the above is probably inappropriate, but I'll leave it up as a useful link ;)

[Slopey]

Here's a better solution ;)
Requires free registration, but then select your date, and log in with the Authenticate link. Gives UTC, QNH, Humidity, Wind & Direction, Vis, Cloud Cover and Significant WX.
http://www.eurometeo.com/english/condition/city_EGLL/archive_select/meteo_London-Heathrow

[clearfinalsno1]

Great Slopey. Your 2nd post worked well. Many thanks.

It would still be nice to see the historical aviation Metars though, as they show Gust strength which Eurometeo's data doesn't.

[Slopey]

Ok - try this one :)

http://www.wunderground.com/history/station/03772/2006/12/30/DailyHistory.html?req_city=NA&req_state=NA&req_statename=NA

Gusts shown in the table at the bottom of observations, and click show full METARs at the bottom for the un-decoded goodness :)

[clearfinalsno1]

Slopey, you are a god ! Cheers mate.

[bookworm]

Looks like you may have what you want but here are the raw METARs.

METAR COR EGLL 300020Z 19017KT 7000 -RA FEW009 SCT013 12/10 Q1005 TEMPO 4500 RA BKN009=
METAR COR EGLL 300050Z 20018KT 7000 -RA BKN009 12/11 Q1004 TEMPO 4500 RA=
METAR EGLL 300120Z AUTO 20020KT 5000NDV -RA BKN010/// 12/11 Q1004=
METAR EGLL 300150Z AUTO 20019KT 6000NDV -RA BKN009/// 13/11 Q1003=
METAR EGLL 300220Z AUTO 20018KT 8000NDV DZ FEW009/// BKN011/// 13/11 Q1003=
METAR COR EGLL 300250Z 21018KT 6000 -RA BKN009 13/12 Q1003 TEMPO 4500 RA=
METAR COR EGLL 300320Z 20017KT 6000 -RA OVC009 13/12 Q1003 TEMPO 4500 RA=
METAR EGLL 300350Z 20017KT 6000 -RA OVC007 13/12 Q1003 RERA=
METAR COR EGLL 300420Z 20016KT 6000 -RA FEW008 BKN011 13/12 Q1003 TEMPO 4500 RA BKN008=
METAR COR EGLL 300450Z 21018KT 8000 -RA FEW009 SCT011 BKN016 13/12 Q1003 TEMPO BKN009=
METAR COR EGLL 300520Z 22020KT 9999 -RA FEW012 SCT015 14/11 Q1003 NOSIG=
METAR COR EGLL 300550Z 22018G31KT 9999 FEW023 SCT029 13/11 Q1004 NOSIG=
METAR COR EGLL 300620Z 23021G31KT 9999 FEW025 13/10 Q1005 NOSIG=
METAR COR EGLL 300650Z 25024KT 9999 FEW019 12/09 Q1006 NOSIG=
METAR COR EGLL 300750Z 24016KT CAVOK 11/08 Q1008 TEMPO 24017G27KT=
METAR COR EGLL 300820Z 24015KT CAVOK 11/08 Q1008 TEMPO 24017G27KT=
METAR COR EGLL 300850Z 23014KT CAVOK 11/07 Q1009 TEMPO 23015G25KT=
METAR EGLL 300920Z 22012KT CAVOK 11/08 Q1009=
METAR COR EGLL 300950Z 22013KT 190V250 CAVOK 12/08 Q1009 TEMPO 22016G25KT=
METAR COR EGLL 301020Z 23013KT CAVOK 12/08 Q1010 NOSIG=
METAR COR EGLL 301050Z 23015KT 9999 FEW030 12/08 Q1010 NOSIG=
METAR COR EGLL 301120Z 22013KT CAVOK 12/08 Q1010 NOSIG=
METAR EGLL 301150Z 22013KT CAVOK 13/08 Q1009=
METAR COR EGLL 301220Z 21010KT 9999 FEW028 SCT032 13/09 Q1008 NOSIG=
METAR COR EGLL 301250Z 19010KT 9999 FEW022 SCT025 12/09 Q1007 NOSIG=
METAR COR EGLL 301320Z 19013KT 170V240 9999 FEW021 SCT025 13/09 Q1006 NOSIG=
METAR COR EGLL 301350Z 19011KT 150V220 9999 FEW021 SCT025 12/09 Q1005 TEMPO 4500 RA=
METAR COR EGLL 301420Z 18014KT 160V240 7000 -SHRA SCT016 SCT021 12/10 Q1004 TEMPO RA=
METAR COR EGLL 301420Z 18014KT 6000 RA SCT017 SCT030 12/10 Q1004 TEMPO 20020G30KT=
METAR COR EGLL 301450Z 19016KT 6000 RA SCT017 SCT040 12/10 Q1003 TEMPO 20020G30KT +RA BKN014=
METAR COR EGLL 301520Z 17013KT 150V230 5000 RA SCT016 SCT028 11/09 Q1002 TEMPO 19020G30KT 3000 +RA BKN014CB=
METAR COR EGLL 301550Z 17013KT 130V220 7000 RA FEW007 SCT009 BKN011 11/10 Q0999 TEMPO 18025G45KT 2000 +RA BKN010CB=
METAR COR EGLL 301550Z 18023G39KT 3000 +RA SQ BKN008 12/11 Q0999 BECMG 9999 NSW SCT015=
METAR COR EGLL 301620Z 24014KT 9999 -RA FEW008 SCT014 11/09 Q1000 TEMPO 24020G30KT=
METAR COR EGLL 301650Z 24020KT 9999 FEW040 11/08 Q1001 TEMPO 24020G35KT SHRA=
METAR COR EGLL 301720Z 24022KT 9999 FEW027 SCT032 11/09 Q1001 TEMPO 24020G35KT SHRA=
METAR COR EGLL 301750Z 25025G35KT 9999 BKN024 10/07 Q1003 TEMPO SHRA=
METAR EGLL 301750Z 25025G35KT 9999 BKN024 10/07 Q1003=
METAR COR EGLL 301820Z 26019KT 9999 FEW021 SCT024 10/07 Q1004 TEMPO 25020G35KT SHRA=
METAR COR EGLL 301850Z 27016KT 9000 -SHRA FEW019 BKN021 09/08 Q1005 TEMPO 25020G35KT SHRA=
METAR COR EGLL 301950Z 26022KT 9999 -SHRA FEW022 09/06 Q1008 TEMPO 26022G32KT=
METAR COR EGLL 302020Z 26021KT 9999 SCT028 SCT043 09/06 Q1010 RESHRA TEMPO 26020G32KT=
METAR COR EGLL 302050Z 26021G31KT 9999 -SHRA FEW019 BKN024 09/06 Q1010 NOSIG=
METAR COR EGLL 302120Z 25020G31KT 9999 FEW026 SCT040 08/06 Q1012 NOSIG=
METAR COR EGLL 302150Z 25021KT 9999 FEW027 SCT034 08/06 Q1013 NOSIG=
METAR EGLL 302220Z 25020KT 9999 FEW030 08/05 Q1013=
METAR COR EGLL 302250Z 25019KT CAVOK 09/05 Q1015 NOSIG=
METAR COR EGLL 302320Z 24018KT 9999 FEW040 09/05 Q1015 NOSIG=

[clearfinalsno1]

Thanks Bookworm, even better. Is your source public (accessible to the rest of us) ?

[bookworm]

Is your source public (accessible to the rest of us) ?

I'm afraid not -- not because it's secret but it's just not set up for WWW access.

[LH2]

I'm afraid not -- not because it's secret but it's just not set up for WWW access.

So, out of interest, could you explain how you obtain it? Thanks in advance.

/lh2