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Hurricane Patricia Speed

Friday, October 23rd, 2015

Hurricane Patricia the most intense tropical cyclone ever observed in the Western Hemisphere is comming.
With measured winds speed of 200 MPH (322 km/h)
Hurricane Patricia became the strongest tropical cyclone ever recorded.

The minimum barometric pressure is
880 hPa (25.99 inHg, 660 mmHg),
and the hurricane is moving north-northwest,
speed – 10mph (9.7 knots, 16 km/h)

Storms with an intensity of 922 hPa (27.23 inHg) or less for only Eastern Pacific Ocean are listed below.
Source: East Pacific Hurricane Best Track File 1851–2014

Cyclone Year Max. Speed Min. Pressure
Ava 1973 260 km/h (160 mph) 915 hPa (27.02 inHg)
Gilma 1994 260 km/h (160 mph) 920 hPa (27.17 inHg)
Guillermo 1997 260 km/h (160 mph) 919 hPa (27.14 inHg)
Linda 1997 295 km/h (185 mph) 902 hPa (26.64 inHg)
Elida 2002 260 km/h (160 mph) 921 hPa (27.20 inHg)
Hernan 2002 260 km/h (160 mph) 921 hPa (27.20 inHg)
Kenna 2002 270 km/h (165 mph) 913 hPa (26.96 inHg)
Ioke 2006 260 km/h (160 mph) 915 hPa (27.02 inHg)
Rick 2009 285 km/h (180 mph) 906 hPa (26.75 inHg)
Celia 2010 260 km/h (160 mph) 921 hPa (27.20 inHg)
Marie 2014 260 km/h (160 mph) 918 hPa (27.11 inHg)
Odile 2014 220 km/h (140 mph) 918 hPa (27.11 inHg)
Patricia 2015 325 km/h (200 mph) 880 hPa (25.99 inHg)