On 29/01/2016 08:59, xmetman wrote:
Great Dun Fell is holding it's own in regards to mean wind speed, but the gusts to 125 knots on Cairngorm will take some beating.

Highest Hourly Mean Wind Speed
In WMO Block 03
08:00 UTC on Fri, 29 January 2016

[01] 03065 Cairngorm 1237 M 250° [WSW] 74 kt [f13] Gst 125 kt [f18]

Wow, thats 143mph.

I capture the highest gust over the 24 hour period on my Worldwide
Reports section of my website from the hourly synops, but the 29th won't
be updated until tomorrow afternoon (28th late this evening as I'm on
lates today.

Keep them coming Bruce, great stuff.

Thanks
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