Records
| Wettest tropical cyclones in Jamaica |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Precipitation | Storm | Location | Ref | ||
| Rank | mm | Inches | |||
| 1 | 3429.0 | 135.00 | Nov. 1909 Hurricane | Silver Hill Plantation | |
| 2 | 1524.0 | 60.00 | Flora 1963 | Silver Hill | |
| 3 | 1057.9 | 41.65 | Michelle 2001 | ||
| 4 | 950.0 | 37.42 | Nicole 2010 | Negril | |
| 5 | 938.3 | 36.94 | Gilda 1973 | Top Mountain | |
| 6 | 863.6 | 34.00 | June 1979 T.D. | Western Jamaica | |
| 7 | 823.0 | 32.40 | Gilbert 1988 | Interior mountains | |
| 8 | 720.6 | 28.37 | Ivan 2004 | Ritchies | |
| 9 | 690.9 | 27.20 | Isidore 2002 | Cotton Tree Gully | |
| 10 | 623.3 | 24.54 | Dennis 2005 | Mavis Bank | |
On September 13, Hurricane Gilbert attained a record low central pressure of 888 mb (hPa; 26.22 inHg), surpassing the previous minimum of 892 mb (hPa; 26.3 inHg) set by the 1935 Labor Day hurricane. This made it the strongest tropical cyclone on record in the north Atlantic basin at the time. It was surpassed by Hurricane Wilma in 2005, which attained a central pressure of 882 mbar (hPa; 26.0 inHg). Inflicting approximately $7.1 billion in damage, Gilbert was one of the most destructive Atlantic hurricanes ever observed at the time. Gilbert is the most intense tropical cyclone on record to strike Jamaica. The storm also produced record-breaking rainfall in Jamaica, amounting to 27.56 in (700 mm). This ranked it as the fourth-wettest known storm to strike Jamaica; however, it has since been surpassed by three other storms.
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