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  2. List of the most intense tropical cyclones - Wikipedia

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    The most intense storm by lowest pressure and peak 10-minute sustained winds was Typhoon Tip, which was also the most intense tropical cyclone ever recorded in terms of minimum central pressure. Storms with a minimum pressure of 899 hPa (26.55 inHg) or less are listed. Storm information was less reliably documented and recorded before 1950. [6]

  3. List of tropical cyclone records - Wikipedia

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    Record Date Tropical Cyclone and/or Location Ref(s) Highest overall rainfall: 6,083 mm (239.5 in) January 14, 1980 – January 28, 1980: Cyclone Hyacinthe in Reunion Island [2] Highest storm surge: 14.5 m (47.6 ft) March 5, 1899: Cyclone Mahina in Bathurst Bay, Queensland, Australia [3] Highest confirmed wave height α: 30 m (98.4 ft) September ...

  4. List of weather records - Wikipedia

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    Fastest ever recorded: 484±32 km/h (301±20 mph) (3-second gust); calculated by a DOW (Doppler On Wheels) radar unit in the 1999 Bridge Creek–Moore tornado between Oklahoma City and Moore, Oklahoma, USA, 3 May 1999. Recently, the wind speeds were re-examined and adjusted to a maximum official wind speed of 321 mph (516.6 km/h).

  5. Wind speed - Wikipedia

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    The fastest wind speed not related to tornadoes ever recorded was during the passage of Tropical Cyclone Olivia on 10 April 1996: an automatic weather station on Barrow Island, Australia, registered a maximum wind gust of 113.3 m/s (408 km/h; 253 mph; 220.2 kn; 372 ft/s) [6] [7] The wind gust was evaluated by the WMO Evaluation Panel, who found ...

  6. What is the strongest hurricane ever? How Hurricane Milton ...

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    Year: 1980. Location: Made landfall on South Padre Island, Texas. Peak Wind Speed: 190 mph. Deaths: 269. What happened: Allen is considered to be the only hurricane in the history of the Atlantic ...

  7. Maximum sustained wind - Wikipedia

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    Friction between the atmosphere and the Earth's surface causes a 20% reduction in the wind at the surface of the Earth. [10] Surface roughness also leads to significant variation of wind speeds. Over land, winds maximize at hill or mountain crests, while sheltering leads to lower wind speeds in valleys and lee slopes. [11]

  8. Did you see it? Wildest weather videos of 2024 - AOL

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    The Guinness World Records later certified that the drone documented the highest wind speed ever recorded by an uncrewed surface vehicle at 126.4 mph. See Incredible Video From Inside Hurricane ...

  9. How rare are hurricanes in Hawaii? Examining the Aloha ... - AOL

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    Winds were recorded at 145 mph and destroyed 1,421 houses. ... and it also produced the highest wind gusts ever recorded in Honolulu. ... Hiki formed in August 1950 and packed wind gusts of 85 mph ...