One of Taiwan’s small outlying islands was hit by one of the strongest gusts of wind ever measured overnight as Typhoon Koinu swept in from the Pacific.

A weather station on Lanyu island, off of Taiwan’s southeast coast, recorded a gust of wind at 342.7 kilometers per hour (213 miles per hour) on Wednesday night, according to data from the Central Weather Administration. That makes the strongest wind ever recorded in Taiwan and one of the strongest ever globally, according to the World Meteorological Organization.

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One of the World's Strongest Ever Gusts of Wind Hits Taiwan