North Atlantic (hurricanes): Highest peak wind

No. 1Allen1980 · 165 kt (85 m/s)

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Storms ranked9861950–2025

Allen (1980)165

Melissa (2025)165

Gilbert (1988)160

Wilma (2005)160

Dorian (2019)160

Mitch (1998)155

Rita (2005)155

Irma (2017)155

Janet (1955)150

Camille (1969)150

Anita (1977)150

David (1979)150

Andrew (1992)150

Katrina (2005)150

Dean (2007)150

Felix (2007)150

Maria (2017)150

Milton (2024)150

Hattie (1961)145

Isabel (2003)145

Rank	Name	Year	Highest peak wind
1	Allen	1980	165 kt (85 m/s)
2	Melissa	2025	165 kt (85 m/s)
3	Gilbert	1988	160 kt (82 m/s)
4	Wilma	2005	160 kt (82 m/s)
5	Dorian	2019	160 kt (82 m/s)
6	Mitch	1998	155 kt (80 m/s)
7	Rita	2005	155 kt (80 m/s)
8	Irma	2017	155 kt (80 m/s)
9	Janet	1955	150 kt (77 m/s)
10	Camille	1969	150 kt (77 m/s)
11	Anita	1977	150 kt (77 m/s)
12	David	1979	150 kt (77 m/s)
13	Andrew	1992	150 kt (77 m/s)
14	Katrina	2005	150 kt (77 m/s)
15	Dean	2007	150 kt (77 m/s)
16	Felix	2007	150 kt (77 m/s)
17	Maria	2017	150 kt (77 m/s)
18	Milton	2024	150 kt (77 m/s)
19	Hattie	1961	145 kt (75 m/s)
20	Isabel	2003	145 kt (75 m/s)
21	Ivan	2004	145 kt (75 m/s)
22	Matthew	2016	145 kt (75 m/s)
23	Lee	2023	145 kt (75 m/s)
24	Beryl	2024	145 kt (75 m/s)
25	Carol	1953	140 kt (72 m/s)
26	Esther	1961	140 kt (72 m/s)
27	Inez	1966	140 kt (72 m/s)
28	Beulah	1967	140 kt (72 m/s)
29	Hugo	1989	140 kt (72 m/s)
30	Emily	2005	140 kt (72 m/s)
31	Ian	2022	140 kt (72 m/s)
32	Erin	2025	140 kt (72 m/s)
33	Humberto	2025	140 kt (72 m/s)
34	Carmen	1974	135 kt (69 m/s)
35	Georges	1998	135 kt (69 m/s)
36	Floyd	1999	135 kt (69 m/s)
37	Lenny	1999	135 kt (69 m/s)
38	Igor	2010	135 kt (69 m/s)
39	Joaquin	2015	135 kt (69 m/s)
40	Jose	2017	135 kt (69 m/s)
41	Michael	2018	135 kt (69 m/s)
42	Iota	2020	135 kt (69 m/s)
43	Sam	2021	135 kt (69 m/s)
44	Easy	1951	130 kt (67 m/s)
45	Flora	1963	130 kt (67 m/s)
46	Cleo	1964	130 kt (67 m/s)
47	Edith	1971	130 kt (67 m/s)
48	Gladys	1975	130 kt (67 m/s)
49	Luis	1995	130 kt (67 m/s)
50	Opal	1995	130 kt (67 m/s)

Winds are NHC 1-minute sustained winds (not directly comparable with 10-minute typhoon winds).