Geneva, 22 January 2010 (WMO) - According to a recent review conducted by a panel of experts in charge of global weather and climate extremes within the WMO Commission for Climatology (CCl) the record of wind gusts not related to tornados registered to date is 408 km/h during Tropical Cyclone Olivia on 10 April 1996 at Barrow Island, Australia.
The previous record was of 372 km/h, registered in April 1934 across the summit of Mount Washington, USA.
more: Global Weather & Climate Extremes, Olivia@digital-typhoon
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