12 Biggest Hurricanes Ever Recorded in the World

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4. Wilma

Wind: 185 mph

Year: 2005

Damage: $20.6 billion

Hurricane Wilma ranks 4th on our list of biggest hurricanes ever recorded in the world. It is said to be the most unusual tropical system in a most unusual Atlantic hurricane season. It had the lowest central pressure ever recorded of any Atlantic hurricane on record at 882 millibars (26.05 inches). Also, it brought rain. Lots of rain. Yucatan was devastated. Reportedly, 64.3 inches of rain (1633.98 mm) fell in 24 hours at Islas Mujeres, which is the largest 24-hour rainfall ever noted in the Northern Hemisphere.

Biggest Hurricanes Ever Recorded in the World

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