Mt Washington wind record broken

[M@]

According to this:
http://wmo.asu.edu/world-maximum-surface-wind-gust

Old Record = 231mph (Mt. Wash)
New Record = 253mph (Barrow Il.)

Funny part is - I just got back from the hardware store buying hardware to mount my anemometer. My current max wind speed for the year is 22mph measured today at 10:09am.

M@

[RR]

Accuweather supports the MWO record, but I'll have to get home before I can read why because of work's new, more aggressive, web policies.

[natron]

mt. washington, nh home to the world's 2nd worste weather?

[TheSlav]

I don't buy it.

Barrow Island needs a tropical cyclone to gust that hard. Washington just needs to be in the mood.

[Harkin Banks]

The 'new' record? It says it was back in '96 that it happened. Why are we only hearing about it now?

[Rider.Steve]

New record? Looks like a lot of wind according to this report:

http://www.accuweather.com/mt-news-blogs.asp?blog=weathermatrix&partner=accuweather&pgUrl=/mtweb/content/weathermatrix/archives/2009/03/was_world_wind_speed_record_challenged_in_1996.asp

[Dave Brooks]

It's new because the World Meteorological Organization, a UN group, has certified it ... here's a partial story that will be in tomorrow's Nashua Telegraph:
http://www.nashuatelegraph.com/news/577175-196/australian-wind-speed-certified-toppling-mount-washingtons.html

[RR]

I don't buy it.

Barrow Island needs a tropical cyclone to gust that hard. Washington just needs to be in the mood.Well Said! Very reputable too...

BTW:
Pluto is a planet!

[M@]

As an offical act of mourning: I installed an anemometer:
http://lh6.ggpht.com/_OpZd3ayUdeA/S18ykw9XVyI/AAAAAAAAFWU/nhshOATRNlo/s720/IMG_8420.JPG

M@

[PWDR8S]

Nice setup M@!
I agree about not buying the BI record....
Methinks it is suspect.