According to the Irish Meteorological Service, the winds in Ireland range from an average of 7 to 18 MPH. Check out their webiste at www.met.ie/climate/wind.asp for more detailed information.
Highest wind speed in a gust: 98kts at Malin Head, Co. Donegal on 16th September 1961.
Highest 10-minute mean wind speed: 71kts at Foynes, Co. Limerick on 18th January 1945.
238 mph in 1948. A rogue tornado hit just south of Providence.
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during hurricane hazel in october of 1954 I believe the wind speed atop the empire state building recorded a wind gust to 124mph?
The highest sustained wind speed on record in a tropical cyclone came with Typhoon Haiyan in 2013 with peak sustained wind speeds of 195 mph.
The 1937 Great Hong Kong Typhoon--- Observatory instruments of registering up to 125mph broke down. By the way, the first T10 typhoon signal was hoisted in 13 years today. Highest wind speed recorded was in Ngong Ping, 142kph (89 mph)
from 73 mph to 318 highest ever recorded
North America does not have record of their highest wind speed available to the public. However, the highest wind speed ever recorded anywhere was during Tropical Storm Olivia in Australia. Top speeds reached 203 miles per hour.
From Wikipedia: "The highest wind speeds recorded in Antarctica were at Dumont d'Urville station in July 1972: 327km/h (199 mph),"
No. The highest gust ever recorded in a hurricane or similar storm was 253 mph. The highest sustained wind recorded was 190 mph. Only a tornado can produce 300 mph winds.
238 mph in 1948. A rogue tornado hit just south of Providence.
The Highest wind speed ever recorded in a tornado was 302 mph (some sources say 318 mph) in the F5 tornado that struck Moore and Bridgecreek Oklahoma on May 3, 1999. This tornado is sometimes referred to as the Oklahoma City tornado
The largest tornado ever recorded was the El Reno, Oklahoma tornado of May 31, 2013. This tornado was 2.6 miles wide. Doppler radar measured a wind gust in the tornado at 296 mph, the second highest wind speed ever recorded in a tornado.
96MPH recorded in Feb 2009.
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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.
during hurricane hazel in october of 1954 I believe the wind speed atop the empire state building recorded a wind gust to 124mph?
The highest sustained wind speed on record in a tropical cyclone came with Typhoon Haiyan in 2013 with peak sustained wind speeds of 195 mph.