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The fastest wind gust ever measured on Earth's surface hit Barrow Island, Australia during Cyclone Olivia in 1996. How fast was it, in km/h?
408
km/h
Cyclone Olivia produced a 408 km/h gust — faster than a Formula 1 car has ever driven, as a puff of wind.SOURCEWorld Meteorological Organization
Scale check: 408 is roughly a packed double-decker bus.
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