Category5Kaiju wrote:CrazyC83 wrote:Iceresistance wrote:The 1944 Great Atlantic Hurricane was found to be a Category 5 from a HURDAT analysis, currently making this storm the only Category 5 in the 1940s.
They found that 919 mb from a ship that wasn't known in the initial reanalysis was legitimate (with 15 kt winds concurrently meaning 918 mb). It's possible it was stronger still as one ship recorded 914 mb or lower, but they still haven't figured out the legitimacy of that. One researcher suggests 909 mb, which would support about 150 kt. (That would be the strongest storm ever in the Atlantic north of 27N.)
I suspect it will be at least another year before we get to 1971-1975. One thing I believe from 1972 is that Agnes I think will be reclassified as a subtropical cyclone for much of its life (I think it was an 80 kt hurricane when it hit Florida, then likely expanded and restructured itself, but I don't think it was ever frontal).
The two storms I am very curious to see how they handle are Edith and Carmen. I wonder if Edith's central pressure was lower than 943 mbar (assuming it retains its Cat 5 status), and I am also wondering if Carmen could be reanalyzed to be stronger either in terms of windspeed, pressure, or perhaps both
I'm going to guess Edith is held at 943 mb, and that the intensity is lowered. I'd say 130 kt as it was a pretty small storm at the time.