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      • W​ilma set this record in October 2005 while over the western Caribbean Sea. Wilma's extreme intensity also set a record for the smallest documented eye size, only 2.3 miles wide. According to NOAA's Hurricane Research Division, an average eye is 20 to 40 miles wide.
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  2. The 1935 Labor Day hurricane, with a pressure of 892 mbar (hPa; 26.34 inHg), is the third strongest Atlantic hurricane and the strongest documented tropical cyclone prior to 1950. Since the measurements taken during Wilma and Gilbert were documented using dropsonde , this pressure remains the lowest measured over land.

  3. Oct 12, 2018 · STRONGEST ATLANTIC TROPICAL CYCLONES ON RECORD Name/Year/Barometric Pressure (mb)/Winds (mph)/Damage (in U.S. 2017 Dollars) Wilma - 2005 - 882 - 185 - $34.4 billion

  4. Sep 8, 2023 · 1. Wilma (2005): 882 millibars. 2 . Gilbert (1988): 888 millibars. 3 . "Labor Day" Hurricane (1935): 892 millibars. 4 . Rita (2005): 895 millibars. 5 . Allen (1980): 899...

  5. Jul 24, 2019 · With a pressure of 892 millibars at landfall in the Florida keys, the Category 5 Labor Day hurricane of 1935 is the most intense hurricane on record to hit the U.S. The small hurricane...

  6. Sep 1, 2021 · Hurricane Ian (2022): 150-mph in Florida; Hurricane Ida (2021): 150-mph in Louisiana; Hurricane Laura (2020): 150-mph in Louisiana; Hurricane Charley (2004): 150-mph in Florida; 1932...

  7. The strongest storm by 1-minute sustained winds was Hurricane Allen . Storms which reached a minimum central pressure of 920 millibars (27.17 inHg) or less are listed.

  8. Nov 23, 2022 · With a wind speed of 185 mph at landfall, the Labor Day Hurricane of 1935 is the strongest hurricane ever to hit the United States. It was also the first recorded Category 5 storm in the...

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