Dave Ludlow wrote in
:

So there we have it. It's a record.

It's interesting Dave, in terms of the real "danger" metric - the
windspeeds, Wilma is not a record. I was looking at the HURDAT database
this afternoon and noted the strongest sustained winds (mph) reported.
Although I'm not sure of the accuracy of these estimates given that the
reconnaissance planes are a relatively new method of getting the winds
from these systems. So as it stands, Wilma nudges into joint 5th.

Storm Name Year Month Day Wind Pressure (mb)
CAMILLE 1969 August 17 190 -
ALLEN 1980 August 7 190 899
DOG 1950 September 6 185 -
GILBERT 1988 September 14 185 888
MITCH 1998 October 26 180 905
JANET 1955 September 28 175 -
CARLA 1961 September 11 175 936
ANITA 1977 September 2 175 926
DAVID 1979 August 30 175 924
ANDREW 1992 August 23 175 922

Richard