STY Paka Obs

[senorpepr]

Just going through some old observations from Andersen AFB, Guam when Super Typhoon Paka hit back in 1997.

http://www.wunderground.com/history/air ... story.html

Here's the infamous METAR that "broke" the world record wind gust at Mt. Washington, NH. Of course, after further investigation it was determined that the FMQ-13 annemometer was inacturate at this extreme wind and was voided from the record books.

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METAR PGUA 160631Z 33084G205KT 0SM +RA VV000 23/22 A2891 RMK WR//

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Updated: 04:31 PM Guam LST on December 16, 1997
Observed at Andersen AFB, Guam

Temperature  73.4°F / 23°C
Humidity     94%
Dew Point    71.6°F / 22°C
Wind         NNW at 96.7 mph / 155.6 km/h
Wind Gust    235.9 mph / 379.7 km/h
Pressure     28.91" / 978.9 mb
Conditions   Heavy Rain
Visibility   0 mi / 0 km
Clouds       Vertical Visibility (VV) 0'

[Aslkahuna]

the extreme windspeed but the heavy rain that resulted in the erroneous reading.

Steve

[senorpepr]

I've seen both reports of high wind inaccuracy and heavy rain giving the erroneous reading. I'm surprised they never put that FMQ-13 through wind tunnel testing to see the accuracy. Regardless... it was windy.