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These are the windiest places on the planet

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These are the windiest places on the planet​

Extreme weather patterns are nothing new in this age of climate change and global warming. But there are some places on Earth that are notorious for the sheer forces of nature that batter and beleaguer particular destinations. These include winds of such frightening ferocity that they’ve been given names and ended up in the record books. But what are the windiest places on the planet?
 

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Wellington, New Zealand​

Wellington on North Island, the capital city of New Zealand, may look a picture of tranquility, but it is generally very windy all year round. Indeed, the highest wind speed recorded in the city is 241 km/h (154 mph).
 

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Wellington, New Zealand​

Wellington's windiest year saw gale force winds batter the city for 233 days. On average, though, Wellington gets hit with winds averaging 43.5 km/h (27 mph).
 

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Bridge Creek, Oklahoma​

According to World Meteorological Organization (WMO) data, Oklahoma in the United States is the home of the record for highest tornadic wind speed: 486 km/h (302 mph) was recorded near Bridge Creek on May 3, 1999.
 

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Bridge Creek, Oklahoma​

The wind speed was measured by a storm chaser using a a truck-mounted doppler radar unit. Some say the tornado whipped up winds of up to 511 km/h (318 mph), but this figure was never officially confirmed.
 

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Mount Washington, New Hampshire​

Mount Washington observatory's original building (pictured) survived what was then the fiercest blast ever recorded in world observatory history, when on April 12, 1934 the wind blew at the phenomenal rate of 371 km/h (231 mph) across America's New Hampshire state.
 

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Mount Washington, New Hampshire​

Hurricane speed winds of 160 km/h (100 mph) are commonplace on this 1,916-km (6,288-ft) New Hampshire peak, though wind velocity averages 51 km/h (31 mph) year round.
 

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Barrow Island, Australia​

Anchored off the north-west coast of Australia is Barrow Island. It was here on April 10, 1996 that an unmanned weather station recorded a gust of wind that reached 408 km/h (253 mph).
 

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Barrow Island, Australia​

According to the WMO, it was the strongest gust of wind ever recorded, beating the previous record of 371 km/h (231 mph) set in New Hampshire in 1934. The driving force behind Barrow Island's extreme record was Tropical Cyclone Olivia.
 

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Mount Everest​

At an elevation of 8,848 m (29,029 ft), Mount Everest is subject to some phenomenal wind speeds, especially between November and February when winds of over 160 km/h (100 mph) are commonplace.
 

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Mount Everest​

The highest recorded wind speed on Everest is 281 km/h (175 mph), measured in February 2004.
 

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Cape Blanco, Oregon​

Cape Blanco extends further west than any point of land in the United States (excluding Alaska and Hawaii). The destination is infamous for the mighty winter storms that whip up winds of up to 160 km/p (100 mph) in strength.
 

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Cape Blanco, Oregon, US​

In fact, wind speeds over Cape Blanco have been recorded up to 204 km/h (127 mph), making this part of the coast especially dangerous for shipping.
 

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These are the windiest places on the planet​

Extreme weather patterns are nothing new in this age of climate change and global warming. But there are some places on Earth that are notorious for the sheer forces of nature that batter and beleaguer particular destinations. These include winds of such frightening ferocity that they’ve been given names and ended up in the record books. But what are the windiest places on the planet?

Great... thanks for the info....

Will throw some bastards there to suffer @winners @glockman @Devil Within ....
 
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