April 12 (UPI) -- National Big Wind Day, celebrated annually on April 12, commemorates the day in 1934 that a New Hampshire observatory recorded a wind gust of 231 mph.
The holiday commemorates the Mount Washington Observatory's recording of the 231-mph wind gust on April 12, 1934.
The gust held the record for the highest natural wind speed on the surface of the planet for 62 years, until a 253 mph gust was recorded on Barrow Island, Australia, during a cyclone on April 10, 1996.
Other holidays and observations for April 12 include Grilled Cheese Sandwich Day, National Be Kind to Lawyers Day, National Licorice Day and National Only Child Day.
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