What New Hampshire mountain is famous for having the highest wind speed ever recorded in the U.S.?
Wind speed 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. The now second highest surface wind speed ever officially recorded is 372 km/h (231 mph; 103 m/s) at the Mount Washington (New Hampshire) Observatory: 6,288 ft (1917 m) above sea level in the US on 12 April 1934, using a
Wind power in New Hampshire In 2010 New Hampshire produced 22 million MWh, and used 7.7 million MWh. A 2009 regulation requires state approval of any energy facility of over 30 MW, and transmission lines over 100 kV. Wind power in New Hampshire Wind power in New Hampshire began in 1980, with the installation of the world's first wind farm at Crotched Mountain, consisting of 20 30 kW wind turbines, although it closed decades ago. Three wind power projects are operating in the state of New Hampshire – Lempster Mountain, which opened in 2008, Granite Wind, which opened in late 2011, and Granite Reliable Wind