253 mph ; The world's worst weather has been challenged by Australian Tropical Cyclone Olivia. Mount Washington's record wind speed of 231 mph, set in 1934, was blown away at 253 mph in 1996 on Barrow Island in Australia. The 62 year old record will be difficult to part with for the weather station, considering it took 14 years for the announcement to be made.
The fastest wind speed ever recorded on Earth was 253 mph (408 km/h) during Tropical Cyclone Olivia in 1996 at Barrow Island, Australia.
The fastest wind speed recorded in Newfoundland was 180 km/h (112 mph) during a hurricane in September 2010.
The fastest wind speed ever recorded in a hurricane was about 190 mph (305 km/h) in Hurricane Patricia in 2015.
My family has not experienced any hurricanes, and therefore no one has achieved a fastest wind speed related to hurricanes.
The fastest wind speed on Neptune has been recorded to be around 1,300 miles per hour (2,100 kilometers per hour) in its upper atmosphere. These incredibly strong winds are driven by the intense heat generated deep within the planet.
The fastest wind speed ever recorded on Earth was 253 mph (408 km/h) during Tropical Cyclone Olivia in 1996 at Barrow Island, Australia.
The fastest recorded surface wind speed on Earth was 253 mph (408 km/h) during Tropical Cyclone Olivia in 1996 near Barrow Island, Australia.
The fastest wind speed recorded in Newfoundland was 180 km/h (112 mph) during a hurricane in September 2010.
The fastest wind speed ever recorded anywhere was 302 mph (486 km/h) in an F5 tornado as it tore through Bridge Creek, Oklahoma on May 3, 1999. The measurement was obtained with Doppler radar, so it technically was not a direct measurement. The fastest directly recorded wind speed was a gust to 253 mph (408 km/h) recorded on Barrow Island, Australia on April 10, 1996.
The fastest wind speed ever recorded on Earth was 253 miles per hour (408 km/h) during Severe Tropical Cyclone Olivia in 1996, near Barrow Island, Australia. This intense wind speed was measured by an unmanned weather station before the equipment was destroyed.
The fastest wind speed ever recorded outside a tornado was a gust to 253 mph in Cyclone Olivia as it struck Barrow Island off the coast of Australia on April 10, 1996.
The fastest wind speed ever recorded in a hurricane was about 190 mph (305 km/h) in Hurricane Patricia in 2015.
My family has not experienced any hurricanes, and therefore no one has achieved a fastest wind speed related to hurricanes.
The highest recorded non-tornadic wind speed on Earth was 253 mph (408 km/h) at Barrow Island, Australia, during Tropical Cyclone Olivia in 1996.
What is the average wind speed of the Tundra?
The world record for fastest surface wind speed ever recorded is 253 mph. It was "accurately measured with an anemometer" on Australia's Barrow Island during cyclone Olivia, and being accurately measured makes the "official world record". The unofficial record is 318 mph. This was measured using Doppler radar during an F5 tornado in Oklahoma. It's unofficial because Doppler radar is a less accurate way to measure wind speed than with an anemometer.
The fastest sandstorm recorded was in Australia in 2009, with wind speeds reaching up to 69 miles per hour (111 kilometers per hour). Sandstorms can vary in speed depending on the location and weather conditions at the time.