On Friday, January 22, 2010, the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) released a report stating that a new world record wind speed was recorded on April 10, 1996 in Barrow Island, Australia during Typhoon Olivia. According to the report, the new record stands at 253 mph, far surpassing the Mount Washington, New Hampshire, Observatory’s record of 231 mph recorded on April 12, 1934. Read more here.