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Severe Weather Discussion => General Weather - all topics not current severe weather. => Topic started by: Michael Bath on 28 January 2010, 05:36:07 AM

Title: World Record Wind Gust - TC Olivia 1996
Post by: Michael Bath on 28 January 2010, 05:36:07 AM

It seems there has been a review of the data and the strongest wind gusts for a non-tornado event is now from Tropical Cyclone Olivia (http://australiasevereweather.com/tropical_cyclones/1995_1996/bom/tropical_cyclone_olivia.htm) on 10th April 1996 with 408km/h

http://www.wmo.int/pages/mediacentre/infonotes/info_58_en.html (http://www.wmo.int/pages/mediacentre/infonotes/info_58_en.html)

Title: Re: World Record Wind Gust - TC Olivia 1996
Post by: Mathew Townsend on 29 January 2010, 08:51:43 AM

Wow that just shocking! Our cyclones certainly do have strong winds in them. They have power of need for speed!