? The strongest winds ever recorded were on Mt. Washington in New Hampshire at 231 miles per hour. ? Nine out of ten bolts of lightning strike land rather than water. ? The Guinness Book of World Records recorded the largest snowflake at 38 cm wide by 20 cm thick on January 28, 1887 in Fort Keogh, Montana. ? The United States averages around 1200 tornadoes a year, which is more than any other country in the world. ? Sources: climateandweather.net, sciencekids.co.nz