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<div class="definition"><div class="short_definition">After U.S. weather observing practice, the highest | <div class="definition"><div class="short_definition">After U.S. weather observing practice, the highest "instantaneous" [[wind speed]] recorded at a [[station]] during a specified period, usually the 24-hour [[observational day]].</div><br/> <div class="paragraph">Therefore, a peak gust need not be a true [[gust]] of [[wind]]. <br/>''Compare'' [[fastest mile]].</div><br/> </div> | ||
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Latest revision as of 14:49, 20 February 2012
peak gust
After U.S. weather observing practice, the highest "instantaneous" wind speed recorded at a station during a specified period, usually the 24-hour observational day.
