List of tropical cyclone records

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This is a condensed list of official tropical cyclone records.^[1] For a more comprehensive listing, see List of notable tropical cyclones.

Contents 1 Major records 2 Rainfall records 3 See also 4 References 5 External links

[edit] Major records

Characteristic	Record	Date	Location
Most intense (lowest central pressure)	870 mb (hPa) (25.69 inHg)	October 12, 1979	Typhoon Tip in northwest Pacific Ocean
Most intense (maximum sustained surface wind)	95 m/s (215 mph, 185 kt, 345 km/h)	September 12, 1961	Typhoon Nancy in northwest Pacific Ocean
Fastest intensification	100 mb (hPa) from 976-876 mb (hPa) in just 24 h	September 1983	Super Typhoon Forrest in northwest Pacific Ocean
Highest storm surge	13 m (42 ft)	March 5, 1899	Cyclone Mahina in Bathurst Bay, Queensland, Australia
Largest tropical cyclone (winds from center)	Gale winds (17 m/s, 34 kt, 39 mph, 63 km/h) extending 1100 km (675 mi) from center	October 12, 1979	Typhoon Tip in northwest Pacific Ocean
Smallest tropical cyclone (winds from center)	Gale winds (17 m/s, 34 kt, 39 mph, km/h) extending 50 km (30 mi) from center	December 24, 1974	Cyclone Tracy near Darwin, Australia
Longest lasting tropical cyclone	31 days	August 10 - September 10, 1994	Hurricane/Typhoon John in northeast and northwest Pacific Basin
Longest distance traveled by tropical cyclone	13,500 km (8500 mi)	November 28 - December 8, 1960	Super Typhoon Ophelia in west Pacific Basin
Longest lasting category 5 winds	5.50 days	September 9 - 14, 1961	Typhoon Nancy in west Pacific Basin
Deadliest tropical cyclone	c. 300,000 fatalities	November 12, 1970	1970 Bhola cyclone in Bay of Bengal

[edit] Rainfall records

Characteristic	Record	Date	Location
12 h	1144 mm (45.0 in)	January 7 - January 8, 1966	Cyclone Denise in south Indian Ocean
24 h	1825 mm (71.8 in)	January 7 - January 8, 1966	Cyclone Denise in south Indian Ocean
48 h	2467 mm (97.1 in)	April 8 - April 10, 1958	Unnamed Cyclone in south Indian Ocean
72 h	3929 mm (154.7 in)	February 24 - February 28, 2007	Cyclone Gamede in south Indian Ocean
10 day	5678 mm (223.5 in)	January 18 - 27, 1980	Cyclone Hyacinthe in south Indian Ocean

[edit] See also

• List of weather records
  • Tornado records

[edit] References

1. ^ Cerveny, Randall S.; Jay Lawrimore, Roger Edwards, and Christopher Landsea (June 2007). "Extreme Weather Records. Compilation, Adjudication, and Publication.". Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society 88 (6): 853–860. doi:10.1175/BAMS-88-6-853. 

[edit] External links

• Tropical Cyclone Records (Atlantic Oceanographic and Meteorological Laboratory)
• THE DEADLIEST, COSTLIEST, AND MOST INTENSE UNITED STATES HURRICANES FROM 1900 TO 2000 (AND OTHER FREQUENTLY REQUESTED HURRICANE FACTS) (AOML)

The most powerful tropical cyclones by area of development or impact
Arabian Sea	Australia	Bay of Bengal	Central Pacific	East Pacific	North Atlantic	South Pacific	SW Indian Ocean	West Pacific
Cyclone Gonu 920 hPa (2007)	Cyclone Inigo 900 hPa (2003)	Orissa cyclone 912 hPa (1999)	Hurricane Ioke 915 hPa (2006)	Hurricane Linda 902 hPa (1997)	Hurricane Wilma 882 hPa (2005)	Cyclone Zoe 890 hPa (2002)	Cyclone Gafilo 895 hPa (2004)	Typhoon Tip 870 hPa (1979)