Table 3 Tropical cyclone wind speed categorization on the Saffir-Simpson Scale.
From: Estimation of global tropical cyclone wind speed probabilities using the STORM dataset
Category | Wind speed threshold | |
|---|---|---|
1-minute average sustained | 10-minute average sustained | |
Category 1 | 64–82 kt | 29.0–37.1 m/s |
32.9–42.2 m/s | ||
Category 2 | 83–95 kt | 37.6–43.0 m/s |
42.7–48.9 m/s | ||
Category 3 | 96–112 kt | 43.4–50.7 m/s |
49.3–57.6 m/s | ||
Category 4 | 113–136 kt | 51.1–61.6 m/s |
58.1–70 m/s | ||
Category 5 | ≥137 kt | ≥61.6 m/s |
≥70 m/s | ||
