[Enlightened1]

The 10 strongest hurricanes ever recorded in the Western Hemisphere.  Storms ranked by lowest recorded central pressure.  Lower pressure indicates stronger storms.

 

 

Name	Year	Pressure (mb)	Max sustained wind speed (mph)	Location
Patricia	2015	880	200	Eastern Pacific
Wilma	2005	882	175	Atlantic
Gilbert	1988	888	185	Atlantic
Labor Day	1935	892	150-200	Atlantic
Rita	2005	897	175	Atlantic
Allen	1980	899	190	Atlantic
Linda	1997	902	185	Eastern Pacific
Katrina	2005	902	175	Atlantic
Camille	1969	905	190	Atlantic
Mitch	1998	905	180	Atlantic

 

[SomeCallMeTim]

Thanks for this...

I remembered Gilbert being 888 mb, and was thinking hat 927 was still pretty high.

Seems to me that the wind speeds are inflated these days. Or, maybe we just measure them more accurately? I think the pressure is a better way to compare the relative strength of historical storms.

Gilbert was a HUGH (And series) storm... filled the entire gulf. They totally missed the prediction on it. Kept saying it would turn north, but it never did. Made a VERY straight bee-line into Northern Mexico.