Hurricane Irma: The Records

Here are some of the records and interesting statistics associated with Hurricane Irma:

• Easternmost Category 5 hurricane on record.
• Tied for the second strongest Atlantic Hurricane (The Florida Keys in 1935, Hugo in 1989, and Wilma in 2005); winds of 185 mph and a minimum pressure of 914 millibars.
• Sustained winds of at least 185 mph for 37 hours; 3 days as a Category 5 - the longest time since satellites.
• Strongest hurricane ever recorded in the Atlantic outside of the Gulf of Mexico and the Caribbean Sea.
• Third strongest tropical cyclone to make landfall globally.
• Second Category 5 to make landfall in Cuba.

Source: FEMA.gov

• Seventh lowest pressure (929 millibars) for a tropical cyclone making landfall in the U.S.
• Caused power outages across Florida, leaving 15 million people without power (roughly 75% of the population of the state).