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Spring storm with high winds at South Pole Station
A spring storm brought high winds to Amundsen-Scott South Pole Station in late September 2011. During this period, almost every peak and average wind record from Sept. 21 to 27 was broken, culminating on the last day with the all-time-strongest wind speed ever recorded at the South Pole. The peak wind speed was clocked at 58 miles-per-hour (mph), or 50 knots. The previous record of 55 mph (48 kts) was set on Aug. 24, 1989. [Note: Please see special restrictions regarding use of this image, below.] (Date image taken: September 2011; date originally posted to NSF Multimedia Gallery: March 3, 2017)
Credit: Jens Dreyer; source: U.S. Antarctic Program photo library
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