North Atlantic Ocean
Storms with an intensity of 920 hPa (27.17 inHg) or less are listed.
| Most intense Atlantic hurricanes |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | Hurricane | Season | Min. pressure | |
| hPa | inHg | |||
| 1 | Wilma | 2005 | 882 | 26.0 |
| 2 | Gilbert | 1988 | 888 | 26.2 |
| 3 | "Labor Day" | 1935 | 892 | 26.3 |
| 4 | Rita | 2005 | 895 | 26.4 |
| 5 | Allen | 1980 | 899 | 26.5 |
| 6 | Katrina | 2005 | 902 | 26.6 |
| 7 | Camille | 1969 | 905 | 26.7 |
| Mitch | 1998 | 905 | 26.7 | |
| Dean | 2007 | 905 | 26.7 | |
| 10 | Ivan | 2004 | 910 | 26.9 |
| "Cuba" | 1924 | 910 | 26.9 | |
| 12 | Janet | 1955 | 914 | 27.0 |
| 13 | Isabel | 2003 | 915 | 27.0 |
| 14 | Opal | 1995 | 916 | 27.0 |
| 15 | "Cuba" | 1932 | 918 | 27.1 |
| Hugo | 1989 | 918 | 27.1 | |
| 17 | Gloria | 1985 | 919 | 27.1 |
| 18 | Hattie | 1961 | 920 | 27.2 |
| Source: Atlantic Hurricane Best Track File 1851-2006 | ||||
Read more about this topic: List Of The Most Intense Tropical Cyclones
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