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* The highest of the Fine Offset 'Gust' values over the previous 10 minutes becomes what Cumulus reports as the 'Gust' speed. | * The highest of the Fine Offset 'Gust' values over the previous 10 minutes becomes what Cumulus reports as the 'Gust' speed. | ||
Note that the World Meteorological Office definition of a wind gust is the mean wind speed over a 2 to 3 second sample period (not the maximum instantaneous wind speed). | Note that the World Meteorological Office definition of a wind gust is the ''mean'' wind speed over a 2 to 3 second sample period (not the ''maximum'' instantaneous wind speed). | ||
* Cumulus 'Average' can be calculated in 3 different ways: | * Cumulus 'Average' can be calculated in 3 different ways: | ||