U.S. Census Bureau Daily Feature for April 12

WASHINGTON, April 12 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Following is thedaily "Profile America" feature from the U.S. Census Bureau:

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MONDAY, APRIL 12: HIGHEST WIND

Profile America -- Monday, April 12th. Spring often brings somewindy days but rarely anything like that on this date in 1934. Thatday, the observatory at the top of Mount Washington in New Hampshirerecorded an astonishing gust of wind at 231 miles-an-hour -- thehighest ever recorded on the face of the earth. The next year,nature delivered a runner-up as a hurricane hit the Florida Keyswith 200 mile an hour gusts. For comparison, winds in a category F5tornado range up to 318 miles an hour. Chicago is known as the WindyCity, but its average annual wind speed of a little over 10 miles anhour is behind Cheyenne, Wyoming, at nearly 13. Profile America ispresented by the U.S. Census Bureau, reminding you -- take part inthe 2010 Census and put your census form in the mail.

Sources: Chase's Calendar of Events 2010, p. 221

Statistical Abstract of the United States 2010, t. 384

Profile America is produced by the Public Information Office ofthe U.S. Census Bureau. These daily features are available asproduced segments, ready to air, on a monthly CD or on the Internetat http://www.census.gov (look under the "Newsroom" button).

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