Hurricane/Typhoon Eugene (2023)

Hurricane/Typhoon Eugene was the longest lasting, and most intense, hurricane of the 2023 Eastern Pacific Hurricane Season, and is also known as the longest lasting tropical cyclone on record, beating the record set by Hurricane/Typhoon John of 1994, which lasted a total of 31 days, by over a week. As well as being the longest lasting tropical cyclone on record, Eugene is also very well known for it's record-breaking wind speeds. One Hurricane Hunters flight that flew into the outer eyewall of Hurricane Eugene while it was at peak intensity, approximately 250 miles south of Tokyo, Japan, reported wind speeds of more than 220 miles per hour and gusts of around 250 mph. When this report by the Hurricane Hunters was confirmed as true, Hurricane Eugene set the new record for highest wind speeds, which was previously held by Hurricane Patricia of 2015. While the storm had incredibly fast winds, Eugene could not beat the record for lowest air pressure, which was set by Typhoon Tip of 1979 at 870 millibars, as Eugene's lowest recorded air pressure was 881 millibars, which still made it an incredibly strong storm nonetheless.