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3. A few years, I guess . . . Wilma is still the strongest Atlantic storm at 880 Mb

Sun Nov 10, 2013, 10:31 AM

Nov 2013

Nobody's 100% certain regarding Haiyan just yet but I've seen estimates ranging from 895 Mb to 858 Mb (25.34 inches).

They've had to estimate pressures from satellite data, since there aren't any hurricane observation flights in the western Pacific.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Typhoon_Haiyan_%282013%29
http://www.koaa.com/news/super-typhoon-haiyan/

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Haiyan maintains category-5 strength for 48 hours, including entire Phillipines Landfall [View all] phantom power Nov 2013 OP

With the seas warming, how long will this record stand? dbackjon Nov 2013 #2