Results vary based on who's measuring and what's being measured. But a 252 mph reading from Hurricane Melissa is among the ...

Hurricane Melissa has officially entered the record books after scientists verified a wind gust of 252 mph as the storm ...

A brutal heat wave in Japan has set nationwide records and continues to deliver punishing heat across the country. On July 30, the country hit the highest temperature ever recorded, measuring 106.16 ...

A line of thunderstorms that moved across North Texas on Aug. 4 produced the highest wind gust ever recorded at DFW. At 4:39 a.m., the observation at DFW Airport recorded a wind gust of 89 mph. This ...