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A spring storm brought high winds to Amundsen-Scott South Pole Station in late September 2011. 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: peak wind speed was clocked at 58 miles per hour (mph), or 50 knots.
The previous record of 55 mph (48kts) was set on Aug. 24, 1989.Image credit: Jens Dreyer, NSF
