"Hugh Newbury" wrote in message
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Last night at 03:53z the AWS recorded a gust of 68.7kts SW. I've never had
anything as high as this befo the most was the 29kts on 29/01/08.
Should I assume this is a false reading?

Any possibility it maight have been one of the neighbourhood bats getting
lost after an over-indulgant night out and bumping into it accidently on the
way home? Bat-arsed, in other words. :-)

jim, Northampton