This is a condensed list of worldwide tropical cyclone records set by different storms and seasons.
Colour scheme used in this table: Hydrological records Impact records Intensity records Longevity records Size records Velocity records Miscellaneous records
Major records
CharacteristicRecordDateTropical Cyclone and/or LocationRef(s) Highest overall rainfall – Cyclone Hyacinthe in Reunion Island Highest storm surge Cyclone Mahina in Bathurst Bay, Queensland, Australia Highest confirmed wave height Hurricane Luis on Queen Elizabeth 2 in the north Atlantic Ocean Costliest tropical cyclone $125 billion (2005 and 2017 USD) in damages Hurricane Katrina and Hurricane Harvey in the northern Gulf Coast of the United States Costliest tropical cyclone season ≥$294.803 billion (2017 USD) in damages during the 2017 Atlantic hurricane season – North Atlantic Ocean Deadliest tropical cyclone c. 500,000+ fatalities Bhola cyclone in East Pakistan The world's worst natural disasters Calamities of the 20th and 21st centuries CBC News. Retrieved 2010-10-29. Deadliest tropical cyclone season 500,805+ fatalities during the 1970 North Indian Ocean cyclone season – North Indian Ocean Most tornadoes formed 120 confirmed tornadoes – Hurricane Ivan in the southern and eastern United States Highest wind gusts Cyclone Olivia in Barrow Island, Western Australia Highest accumulated cyclone energy (ACE) index for a tropical cyclone 85 – Hurricane/Typhoon Ioke in the northeast and northwest Pacific Ocean Highest accumulated cyclone energy (ACE) index for a season 570 during the 1997 Pacific typhoon season – Northwest Pacific Ocean Highest number of rapid intensification cycles for a tropical cyclone 6 – Cyclone Freddy in the Australian region and South-West Indian Ocean Most intense (1-minute maximum sustained surface winds) Hurricane Patricia in the northeast Pacific Ocean Most intense (10-minute maximum sustained winds) Cyclone Winston in the south Pacific Ocean Most intense (lowest central pressure) Typhoon Tip in the northwest Pacific Ocean Most intense at landfall (1-minute maximum sustained winds) Typhoon Goni in Catanduanes, Philippines Most intense at landfall (10-minute maximum sustained winds) Cyclone Winston in Viti Levu, Fiji. Most intense at landfall (pressure) Cyclone Winston in Viti Levu, Fiji. Longest lasting tropical cyclone 36 days – Cyclone Freddy in the Australian region and South-West Indian Ocean Longest distance traveled by a tropical cyclone – Hurricane/Typhoon John in the northeast and northwest Pacific Ocean Longest lasting Category 4 or 5 winds 8.25 consecutive days – Hurricane/Typhoon Ioke in the northeast and northwest Pacific Ocean Longest lasting Category 5 winds 5.50 consecutive days – Typhoon Nancy in the northwest Pacific Ocean Largest tropical cyclone (radius of winds from center) Gale winds extending from center Typhoon Tip in the northwest Pacific Ocean Smallest tropical cyclone (radius of winds from center) Gale winds extending from center Tropical Storm Marco in the Bay of Campeche Largest eye Typhoon Carmen and Typhoon Winnie in the northwest Pacific Ocean Smallest eye Hurricane Wilma in the Caribbean Sea Fastest intensification (1-minute sustained surface winds) , from to in under 24 h – Hurricane Patricia in the northeast Pacific Ocean Fastest intensification (pressure) 100 mb (100 hPa), from to in under 24 h – Typhoon Forrest in the northwest Pacific Ocean Fastest seafloor current produced by a tropical cyclone Hurricane Ivan in the north Atlantic Ocean Fastest updraft produced in a tropical cyclone Hurricane Patricia in the northeast Pacific Ocean Highest forward speed Tropical Storm Six in the north Atlantic Ocean Closest proximity to the equator 1.4° N Tropical Storm Vamei in the South China Sea Heaviest natural object moved by a tropical cyclone Typhoon Haiyan in Samar, Philippines Highest number of tropical storms in a season 39 official storms during the 1964 Pacific typhoon season – Northwest Pacific Ocean Warmest eye at 700 hPa height Typhoon Judy in the northwest Pacific Ocean Coldest cloud tops produced by a tropical cyclone Typhoon Kammuri over the Philippine Sea
See also List of weather records Tornado records List of the most intense tropical cyclones List of wettest tropical cyclones Outline of tropical cyclones
Notes
References
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
Typhoon Ophelia Record: Had a 5000 mi traveling