the worlds strongest gust of wind was recorded in hurricane hugo.
the worlds strongest gust of wind was recorded in hurricane hugo.
where was the worlds strongest gust of wind recorded?
hurricane hugo
the fastest wind speed not related to tornadoes ever recorded was during the passage of tropical cyclone olivia on 10 april 1996: an automatic weather station on barrow island, australia, registered a maximum wind gust of 408 km/h (220 kn; 253 mph; 113 m/s). the wind gust was evaluated by the wmo evaluation panel who found that the anemometer was mechanically sound and the gust was within statistical probability and ratified the measurement in 2010. the anemometer was mounted 10 m above ground level (and thus 64 m above sea level). during the cyclone, several extreme gusts of greater than 300 km/h (160 kn; 83 m/s) were recorded, with a maximum 5-minute mean speed of 176 km/h (95 kn; 110 mph; 49 m/s), the extreme gust factor was in the order of 2.27–2.75 times the mean wind speed. the pattern and scales of the gusts suggest that a mesovortex was embedded in the already strong eyewall of the cyclone.
wind speed
the extratropical remnants of nanmadol brought record breaking rainfall and winds to japan. a station in shishikui, tokushima received of rain, the highest amount documented in the country. several other stations recorded rainfall totals in excess of . maximum sustained winds clocked at 88 km/h (55 mph) in chiba, chiba and ojima, tokyo, were the strongest ever recorded in december for those locations. the same station in chiba clocked a wind gust at 176 km/h (109 mph), another record for the month of december and the highest reported wind gust in japan from nanmadol's remnants. a 145 km/h (90 mph) wind gust was recorded in tokyo; this gust broke the record for the strongest gust recorded in the city since record-keeping began. offshore kagoshima prefecture, a ferry capsized in rough waters, killing five. the captain of the ferry was later charged with professional negligence. in aomori prefecture, widespread power outages resulted from the strong winds. heavy rains in aichi prefecture flooded several roads and damaged fisheries and agricultural land. one person was injured there, and damage totaled jp¥69.8 million (us$680,000).
typhoon nanmadol (2004)