Kerry Emanuel

PROFESSOR EMERITUS OF ATMOSPHERIC SCIENCE

Potential Intensity Estimates for Individual Cities and Regions

City or RegionLongitudeLatitude90th Percentile Minimum Pressure (mb)90th Percentile Maximum Wind Speed (m/s)Lowest 90th Percentile Minimum Pressure (mb) within 1000 kmLargest 90th Percentile Maximum Wind Speed (m/s) within 1000 km
Amsterdam5 E52.5 N9774290883
Auckland175 E37.5 S9774797053
Black Sea35 E42.5 N9665890086
Bombay72.5 E17.5 N85098814112
Boston70 W42.5 N9933191281
Brisbane152.5 E27.5 S9317587991
Calcutta87.5 E22.5 N837103800109
Caspian Sea50 E40 N9526393174
Darwin130 E12.5 S780114777114
Galveston95 W30 N86794840104
Helsinki25 E60 N9803897843
Hong Kong115 E22.5 N90080812105
Honolulu157.5 W20 N9127987790
London050 N9794195148
Madagascar50 E20 S88488832105
Manila120 E15 N812105803105
Miami80 W25 N8619785099
New Orleans90 W30 N85199840104
New York72.5 W40 N9854688791
Persian Gulf52.5 E27.5 N736136715141
Perth115 E32.5 S9626093970
Red Sea37.5 E20 N795116749131
Rome12.5 E40 N9237790883
San Diego117.5 W32.5 N100328834108
Sydney152.5 E35 S9526493175
Tahiti150 W17.5 S86095828102
Tai Pei122.5 E25 N8908384397
Tokyo140 E35 N9466889185
Washington75 W40 N9904388791