The 231 MPH Wind Gust

On April 12, 1934, weather observers at the summit of Mount Washington in New Hampshire recorded a wind gust of 231 miles per hour, a world record that stood for 62 years until it was beaten in Australia in 1996. Mount Washington still holds the record for the fastest wind speed ever recorded at a staffed weather station. The summit experiences hurricane-force winds on average more than 100 days per year, and the combination of extreme cold, ice, and wind has killed more than 150 people on the mountain. A weather observatory has been continuously staffed on the summit since 1870.

Source: Wikipedia