MOUNT WASHINGTON, N.H. -- One of the windiest spots on Earth just outdid itself for the month of February.

The (very sturdy) wind gauge atop 6,288-foot Mount Washington Observatory in New Hampshire registered an incredible 171 mph gust on Monday -- an all-time February record.

The observatory says they had a 1 hour average of 138 mph. The "lull" of the day? 92 mph.

The 171 mph gust ranks as the 8th-highest gust ever recorded on the mountain, and the strongest since a 172 mph gust was registered on Jan. 16, 1985, the observatory said.

Of course, No. 1 on their all-time list was the 231 mph gust on April 12, 1934 that stood for decades as the strongest wind gust ever recorded on the planet. It has since been topped by Tropical Cyclone Olivia in 1996, which gave a gust measured at 253 mph to an automated station on Australia's Barrow Island. But Mt. Washington still claims the title of strongest gust measured where humans were present

What does 171 mph look like? Sadly, they don't have any video posted of anyone out experiencing it. But to get an idea of winds...OK not really near 171 mph, but at least in triple digits, here's a brave observer heading out when the winds were gusting at a paltry 109 mph in 2016:

By the way, it was slightly calmer early Tuesday afternoon. Just about 24 hours after the epic 171 mph gust was measured, wind speeds were around 9 mph. Still good for a wind chill of -38!

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