Now, that’s windy (5/6)

Hurricane, typhoon, and tornado strength is measured primarily due to wind speed. For instance, a category 5 hurricane has wind speeds in excess of 157 miles per hour. However, this airspeed might be considered as a breeze in Commonwealth Bay, Antarctica. Each year, the winds there are recorded and close to 200 miles per hour.

The strongest surface wind speed ever recorded was on Mt. Washington, New Hampshire. That wind speed was officially measured at 231 miles per hour.