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Bad case of wind!

Post by otway1949 » Sat Jan 30, 2010 9:18 pm

Fastest wind gust ever recorded no longer in U.S.
New Hampshire’s Mount Washington has lost its distinction as the site of the fastest wind gust ever recorded on Earth, officials say.

The World Meteorological Organization posted a snippet on its Web site saying a panel of experts reviewing extreme weather and climate data turned up a 253 mph gust on Australia’s Barrow Island during Cyclone Olivia in 1996. That tops the the 231 mph record set atop Mount Washington on April 12, 1934.



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