What is the criteria for recorded history? Some facts would be nice. Like a time line.
LOTS of good info. here (meteorological forum):
http://www.storm2k.org/phpbb2/viewtopic.php?f=76&t=115958&start=1240
I tracked the thing throughout: This storm is at the very top of the list, for sure. Unbelievable satellite images; virtually a true “perfect storm” just before it hit. The so-called “ADT” (Dvorak) chart only goes to 8.0, our Navy (JTWC) pegged Haiyan for a while at 8.1.