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GEOGRAPHY
Physical - Natural Disasters
Cyclones with the Highest Wind Speed
This list features the cyclones with the highest wind speed in history.
RANK | HURRICANE | MAX WIND SPEED | YEAR |
1 | Hurricane Patricia | 345 km/h (215 mph) | 2015 |
2 | Typhoon Nancy | 345 km/h (215 mph) | 1961 |
3 | Typhoon Violet | 335 km/h (205 mph) | 1961 |
4 | Typhoon Ida | 325 km/h (200 mph) | 1958 |
5 | Typhoon Kit | 315 km/h (195 mph) | 1966 |
6 | Typhoon Meranti | 315 km/h (195 mph) | 2016 |
7 | Typhoon Sally | 315 km/h (195 mph) | 1964 |
8 | Typhoon Opal | 315 km/h (195 mph) | 1964 |
9 | Typhoon Haiyan | 315 km/h (195 mph) | 2013 |
10 | Hurricane Surigae | 315 km/h (195 mph) | 2021 |
11 | Typhoon Tip | 305 km/h (190 mph) | 1979 |
12 | Typhoon Vera | 305 km/h (190 mph) | 1959 |
13 | Hurricane Allen | 305 km/h (190 mph) | 1980 |
References
Wikipedia (no date) List of the most intense tropical cyclones. Available at: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_the_most_intense_tropical_cyclones (Accessed: 6 July 2025).
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