This is a condensed list of worldwide
tropical cyclone
A tropical cyclone is a rapidly rotating storm system with a low-pressure area, a closed low-level atmospheric circulation, strong winds, and a spiral arrangement of thunderstorms that produce heavy rain and squalls. Depending on its locat ...
records set by different storms and seasons.
Major records
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List of weather records
The list of weather records includes the most extreme occurrences of weather phenomena for various categories. Many weather records are measured under specific conditions—such as surface temperature and wind speed—to keep consistency amon ...
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Tornado records
This article lists various tornado records. The most "extreme" tornado in recorded history was the 1925 Tri-State tornado, Tri-State tornado, which spread through parts of Missouri, Illinois, and Indiana on March 18, 1925. It is considered an F5 ...
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List of the most intense tropical cyclones
This is a list of the most intense tropical cyclones as measured by minimum atmospheric pressure at sea level. Although maximum sustained winds are often used to measure intensity as they commonly cause notable impacts over large areas, and most ...
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List of wettest tropical cyclones
This is a list of the wettest tropical cyclones, listing all tropical cyclones known to have dropped at least of precipitation on a single location. Data is most complete for Australia, Cuba, Dominican Republic, Japan, Hong Kong, Mexico, Yap, Chuu ...
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Outline of tropical cyclones
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List of Atlantic hurricane records
As of November 2024, there have been 1,745 tropical cyclones of at least Saffir–Simpson scale, tropical storm intensity, 971 at hurricane intensity, and 338 at major hurricane intensity within the Atlantic Ocean since 1851 Atlantic hurricane s ...
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List of Pacific hurricanes
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References
External links
Tropical Cyclone Records from the Global Weather & Climate Extremes(
World Meteorological Organization
The World Meteorological Organization (WMO) is a List of specialized agencies of the United Nations, specialized agency of the United Nations responsible for promoting international cooperation on atmospheric science, climatology, hydrology an ...
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Bureau of Meteorology, Australian Cyclone HistoryDiscussion of size extremes for tropical cyclones near Australia
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Typhoon Ophelia Record: Had a 5000 mi traveling
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Tropical cyclone
A tropical cyclone is a rapidly rotating storm system with a low-pressure area, a closed low-level atmospheric circulation, strong winds, and a spiral arrangement of thunderstorms that produce heavy rain and squalls. Depending on its locat ...