As the rest of #Taiwan awaits the #landfall of #Typhoon #Koinu on Thursday, #OrchidIsland just recorded the fastest #gust speed in Taiwan's meteorological history: the anemometer read 95.2m/s (185kts / 213mph / 343kph) before it was damaged by the strong winds.
Source: https://news.ltn.com.tw/news/life/breakingnews/4448879
If verified, the 213mph / 343kph wind gust on #OrchidIsland, #Taiwan, on Wednesday evening might be the 3rd fastest measured wind speed ever recorded on the Earth's surface, only exceeded by the 253mph / 407kph wind on Barrow Island, Australia in 1996, and the 231mph / 372kph wind on Mount Washington, USA in 1934.
Source: https://www.wunderground.com/cat6/the-highest-anemometer-measured-wind-speeds-on-earth
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