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Barrow Island recorded the fastest non-tornado wind gust

Tropical Cyclone Olivia generated a gust of 408 kilometres per hour

On April 10, 1996, an automated weather station on Barrow Island, Western Australia, recorded a peak wind gust of 408 kilometres per hour during Tropical Cyclone Olivia. The World Meteorological Organization confirmed the measurement after reviewing instrument data. It remains the fastest wind speed ever measured by an anemometer.

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Where does this come from, and can I check it?: Tropical Cyclone Olivia generated a gust of 408 kilometres per hour. The figure is taken from NOAA, which is linked in full on this page. Every fact on Mondo Knows names its source rather than repeating an unsourced claim.
Is this really a records & extremes fact?: Yes. It sits on the Records & Extremes shelf, one of 1,090 sourced facts grouped into space, animals, the human body, history, science and more. Category pages collect every fact in the same field.
What else can I read about it?: The links under the fact point to a quiz, game, puzzle or calculator on the same subject, and the shelf below shows related facts. The wording here is original, and quoted phrases are marked as quotations.