List of tropical cyclone records

This is a condensed list of worldwide tropical cyclone records set by different storms and seasons.[1]

Colour scheme used in this table:
Hydrological records
Impact records
Intensity records
Longevity records
Size records
Velocity records
Other records

Major records

Characteristic	Record	Date	Tropical Cyclone and/or Location	Ref(s)
Highest overall rainfall	6,083 mm (239.5 in)	January 14 – 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 11, 1995	Hurricane Luis on Queen Elizabeth 2 in the north Atlantic Ocean	[4]
Costliest tropical cyclone	$125 billion (2017 USD) in damages	August 29, 2005 August 25, 2017	Hurricane Katrina and Hurricane Harvey in the northern Gulf Coast of the United States	[5]
Costliest tropical cyclone season	≥$294.92 billion (2017 USD) in damages during the 2017 Atlantic hurricane season	April 19 – November 9, 2017	North Atlantic Ocean	[6]
Deadliest tropical cyclone	c. 500,000+ fatalities	November 12, 1970	Bhola cyclone in East Pakistan	[7][8]
Deadliest tropical cyclone season	500,805+ fatalities during the 1970 North Indian Ocean cyclone season	May 2 – November 29, 1970	North Indian Ocean	[9]
Most tornadoes spawned	120 confirmed tornadoes	September 15 – 18, 2004	Hurricane Ivan in the southern and eastern United States	[10]
Highest wind gusts	113 m/s (255 mph; 220 kn; 405 km/h)	April 10, 1996	Cyclone Olivia in Barrow Island, Western Australia	[11]
Highest Accumulated cyclone energy (ACE) index for a tropical cyclone	82	August 20 – September 7, 2006	Hurricane/Typhoon Ioke in the northeast and northwest Pacific Ocean	[12]
Highest Accumulated cyclone energy (ACE) index for a season	571 during the 1997 Pacific typhoon season	January 19 – December 23, 1997	Northwest Pacific Ocean	[13]
Most intense (1-minute maximum sustained surface winds)	96.2 m/s (215 mph; 185 kn; 345 km/h)	October 23, 2015	Hurricane Patricia in the northeast Pacific Ocean	[14]
Most intense (10-minute maximum sustained winds)	78.2 m/s (175 mph; 150 kn; 280 km/h)	February 20, 2016	Cyclone Winston in the south Pacific Ocean	[15]
Most intense (lowest central pressure)	870 mb (870.0 hPa; 25.7 inHg)	October 12, 1979	Typhoon Tip in the northwest Pacific Ocean	[16][17]
Most intense at landfall (1-minute maximum sustained winds)	88 m/s (195 mph; 170 kn; 315 km/h)	November 1, 2020	Typhoon Goni in Catanduanes, Philippines	[18]
Most intense at landfall (10-minute maximum sustained winds)	78.2 m/s (175 mph; 150 kn; 280 km/h)	February 20, 2016	Cyclone Winston in Viti Levu, Fiji.	[15]
Most intense at landfall (pressure)	884 mb (884.0 hPa; 26.1 inHg)	February 20, 2016	Cyclone Winston in Viti Levu, Fiji.	[15]
Longest lasting tropical cyclone	31 days	August 11 – September 10, 1994	Hurricane/Typhoon John in the northeast and northwest Pacific Ocean	[19][20]
Longest distance traveled by tropical cyclone	13,180 km (8,190 mi)	August 11 – September 10, 1994	Hurricane/Typhoon John in the northeast and northwest Pacific Ocean	[21]
Longest lasting Category 4 or 5 winds	8.25 consecutive days	August 24 – September 2, 2006	Hurricane/Typhoon Ioke in the northeast and northwest Pacific Ocean	[22]
Longest lasting Category 5 winds^β	5.50 consecutive days	September 9 – 14, 1961	Typhoon Nancy in the northwest Pacific Ocean	[23]
Largest tropical cyclone (radius of winds from center)	Gale winds 17.5 m/s (40 mph; 35 kn; 65 km/h) extending 1,086 km (675 mi) from center	October 12, 1979	Typhoon Tip in the northwest Pacific Ocean	[16][24]
Smallest tropical cyclone (radius of winds from center)	Gale winds 17.5 m/s (40 mph; 35 kn; 65 km/h) extending 18.5 km (11.5 mi) from center	October 7, 2008	Tropical Storm Marco in the Bay of Campeche	[25]
Largest eye	370 km (230 mi)	August 20, 1960 August 17, 1997	Typhoon Carmen and Typhoon Winnie in the northwest Pacific Ocean	[26][27]
Smallest eye	3.7 km (2.3 mi)	October 19, 2005	Hurricane Wilma in the Caribbean Sea	[28]
Fastest intensification (1-minute sustained surface winds)	54 m/s (120 mph; 105 kn; 195 km/h), from 38 m/s (85 mph; 75 kn; 135 km/h) to 91.6 m/s (205 mph; 180 kn; 330 km/h) in under 24 h	October 22 – 23, 2015	Hurricane Patricia in the northeast Pacific Ocean	[14]
Fastest intensification (pressure)	100 mb (100 hPa), from 976 mb (976.0 hPa; 28.8 inHg) to 876 mb (876.0 hPa; 25.9 inHg) in under 24 h	September 22 – 23, 1983	Typhoon Forrest in the northwest Pacific Ocean	[29][30]
Fastest seafloor current produced by a tropical cyclone	2.25 m/s (5 mph; 5 kn; 10 km/h)	September 16, 2004	Hurricane Ivan in the north Atlantic Ocean	[31][32]
Fastest updraft produced in a tropical cyclone	27.4 m/s (60 mph; 55 kn; 100 km/h)	October 23, 2015	Hurricane Patricia in the northeast Pacific Ocean	[33]
Highest forward speed	31.18 m/s (70 mph; 60 kn; 110 km/h)	September 15, 1961	Tropical Storm Six in the north Atlantic Ocean	[34]
Closest proximity to the equator	1.4° N	December 26, 2001	Tropical Storm Vamei in the South China Sea	[35]
Heaviest natural object moved	177 short tons (161 t)	November 8, 2013	Typhoon Haiyan in Samar, Philippines	[36]
Highest number of tropical storms in a season	39 official and 1 unofficial storms during the 1964 Pacific typhoon season	May 12 – December 17, 1964	Northwest Pacific Ocean	[37]
Warmest eye	34.0 °C (93.2 °F) at 700 hPa height	August 19, 1979	Typhoon Judy in the northwest Pacific Ocean	[38]

See also

• List of weather records
  • Tornado records
• List of the most intense tropical cyclones
• List of wettest tropical cyclones
• List of tropical cyclones
• List of Atlantic hurricane records
• List of Pacific hurricanes

Notes

^α Although Luis produced the highest confirmed wave height for a tropical cyclone, it is possible that Hurricane Ivan produced a wave measuring 131 feet (40 m).[39]

^β It is believed that reconnaissance aircraft overestimated wind speeds in tropical cyclones from the 1940s to the 1960s, and data from this time period is generally considered unreliable. Consequently, Typhoon Nancy may not have sustained Category 5 winds for such a long duration.

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External links

• Tropical Cyclone Records from the Global Weather & Climate Extremes (World Meteorological Organization)
• Bureau of Meteorology, Australian Cyclone History
• Discussion of size extremes for tropical cyclones near Australia
• "Faq : Hurricanes, Typhoons, And Tropical Cyclones". Atlantic Oceanographic and Meteorological Laboratory. Retrieved 2008-12-23.
• "THE DEADLIEST, COSTLIEST, AND MOST INTENSE UNITED STATES HURRICANES FROM 1900 TO 2000". Atlantic Oceanographic and Meteorological Laboratory. Retrieved 2008-12-23.
• Typhoon Ophelia Record: Had a 5000 mi traveling