Science: Wind

During five minutes last week when the wind on Mount Washington in New Hampshire screamed by at an average of 188 m. p. h., Summit Observatory's instruments recorded a top velocity of 231 m. p. h., greatest wind speed in weather-recording history. Previous record: 164 m. p. h., recorded at Mount Washington, N. H, on April 5, 1933.

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