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Which of the following statements regarding wind speeds is correct?

The highest wind speed on September 3 was 108 kmph at 45° S, 90° W. The highest wind speed around the center of low pressure at 40° S, 30° W on September 4 was over 108 kmph. The highest wind speeds in Hurricane Frances reached 108 kmph at 29° N, 85° W on September 6. The highest wind speed in the Southern Hemisphere on September 1 was 72 kmph. Some wind speeds around the center of Typhoon Songda at 24° N, 128° E on

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The highest wind speed on September 3 was 108 kmph at 45° S, 90° W.
False It does not reach such high figures of wind speed at that coordinates.

The highest wind speed around the center of low pressure at 40° S, 30° W on September 4 was over 108 kmph.
False as the maximum wind speed for that coordinate is close to 72 kmph

The highest wind speeds in Hurricane Frances reached 108 kmph at 29° N, 85° W on September 6. True

The highest wind speed in the Southern Hemisphere on September 1 was 72 kmph.
False as there are some regions of the southern hemisphere with yellow colour wich means that the wind speed surpasses 72 kmph

Some wind speeds around the center of Typhoon Songda at 24° N, 128° E on
According to the animation there is some wind. Ussually the eye of a typhoon is a region with calm weathe.

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