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From: Don Green9/25/2022 3:18:14 PM
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Record Intensities
Scientists use both barometric pressure and wind speed to gauge the intensity of a given tropical cyclone. The most intense on record was Typhoon Tip, a mighty whirlwind that roared into Japan in the autumn of 1979. Typhoon Tip’s central pressure registered at 870 millibars on October 12 of that year. Some estimates, however, suggest the November 2013 storm Typhoon Haiyan may have attained even lower barometric pressure: 860 millibars. Typhoon Tip, incidentally, also takes the prize for the largest cyclone yet measured: The immense typhoon boasted gale-force winds extending across a radius of 2,220 kilometers (1,380 miles). A 1996 storm named Tropical Cyclone Olivia, which made landfall in Australia, holds the current record for maximum sustained wind speed: an astonishing 113 meters per second (253 mph).
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