"Philip Eden" philipATweatherHYPHENukDOTcom wrote in news:497b13bd$0
:

In 12 years of records I have recorded
gusts over 20mph only four times, and none above 26mph,
although the station was, sadly, out of action during the storms
of December 1999.

Philip - I did a quick check on the larger gusts today at Bordeaux and
Biarritz and in comparison to Windstorm Martin - the 2nd of the 2 Dec 99
storms - Windstorm Klaus (today's event) had stronger winds.

Richard