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Old November 29th 15, 02:04 PM posted to uk.sci.weather
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Default Great Dun Fell - Hurricane force winds

Ken Cook wrote:

On Sunday, 29 November 2015 12:33:10 UTC, Norman wrote:
A bracing day on the top of Great Dun Fell. At 1200 the wind was 73 knots
gusting to 99 knots with the temperature on 3.9 deg.

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Norman Lynagh
Tideswell, Derbyshire
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Hi, Norman,
I was just about to post that!
20 miles east and 2,000ft lower, current Copley a tad more pleasant, but
still very unpleasant and a gale 10min 12:40Z WSW 38G50KT with driving rain.
Ken Copley
Habitable part of Teesdale



Perhaps more notable is the 51 knots gusting 81 knots at Capel Curig at 1300z.

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Norman Lynagh
Tideswell, Derbyshire
303m a.s.l.
http://peakdistrictweather.org