At what wind speed does a gale begin?
62 km/hAbout 38.5 mph · Run
Force 8 on the Beaufort scale starts at about 62 km/h.
That's about 1.1 times a red kangaroo's top speed (56 km/h).
💨62 km/h
🏊a record 1,500 m swim
By speed: a gale is about 10× faster than a record 1,500 m swim.
Things about as fast
- How fast can a giraffe run?60 km/h
- How fast can a wolf run?60 km/h
- How fast was Secretariat?60.4 km/h
- How fast was Blériot's Channel flight?61 km/h
- How fast was the first car speed record?63.15 km/h
- How fast can a coyote run?64 km/h
- How fast does a Canada goose fly?64 km/h
- How fast was a Citroën 2CV?64 km/h
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