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THIS IS THE LOWEST PRESSURE OBSERVED IN 2005 AND IS EQUIVALENT TO THE MINIMUM PRESSURE OF THE 1935 LABOR DAY HURRICANE IN THE FLORIDA KEYS.

The Labor Day Hurricane of 1935 is the #1 most intense hurricane on the NHC List.

If Wilma's pressure drops any more, it will take the record.

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Link correction -

The Most Intense Hurricanes in the United States 1851-2004

http://www.nhc.noaa.gov/pastint.shtml

[Miztiki]

Wow. Wilma is really trying to make a name for herself. Just wow.

Katrina and Rita tracked a bit east of the predicted path, so perhaps Wilma will too and miss the US entirely.

Let's hope!

Is there a live thread for Saddam's trial that he appears to be late for?

[steveegg]

The Labor Day Hurricane of 1935 is the #1 most intense hurricane on the NHC List.

If Wilma's pressure drops any more, it will take the record.

The 1935 Labor Day hurricane is "only" the US-strike record (and that pressure was measured at landfall, which is usually higher than the absolute minimum) . Mitch is the Atlantic record-holder at 888 mb, and Super Typhoon Tip is the world record-holder at 870 mb