Posted on 04/12/2022 6:34:32 AM PDT by nascarnation
National Big Wind Day is observed each year in the United States on April 12. The day commemorates the recording of the highest natural wind gust measured on the Earth’s surface. It was on the afternoon of April 12, 1934, that winds blowing at 231 miles per hour were recorded by Mount Washington Observatory. Mount Washington is the highest peak in the Northeastern United States at 6,288 ft. It is said to be the most notable mountain east of the Mississippi River. While it is difficult to say if the day will receive strong winds as it did in 1934, one can still expect that it will be windy on Mount Washington.
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Big wind day? Dem’s holding a rally?
The day Stacy Abrams enters a bean eatin' contest.
302 mph, Bridge Creek, OK 1999
https://wmo.asu.edu/content/tornado-highest-recorded-wind-speed-tornado-doppler-radar
If you want to go to a hilltop to experience a Big Wind, go to Capitol Hill.
US National Wind Map:
World Wind Map:
https://earth.nullschool.net/#current/wind/isobaric/1000hPa/orthographic=-112.34,31.03,323
Mine are supersonic from time to time.
Has Sir Shitz A Lot escaped the White House?
Really cool. Hadn’t seen these. Many thanks for the links!
I used to have one that was of superior quality, and you could even show the different winds at different altitudes, along with many other easy to use features.
But sure enough, as with other quality weather maps, they replaced it with a low quality and hard to use one.
It’s like going from a HD 1080 on a 21” screen to a broadcast B&W TV on a TV CRT run by tubes.
LOL - you and my gramps could have a contest. Watch:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VPIP9KXdmO0
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