Hypercanes would have wind speeds of over , potentially gusting to , and would also have a central pressure of less than , giving them an enormous lifespan of at least several weeks. This extreme low pressure could also support massive storm systems roughly the size of North America. For comparison, the largest and most intense storm on record was 1979's Typhoon Tip, with a 1-minute sustained wind speed of and a minimum central pressure of . Such a storm would be nearly eight times more powerful than Hurricane Patricia, the storm with the highest sustained wind speed recorded, which had 1-minute sustained winds of 345 km/h (215 mph). However, hypercanes may be as small as in size, and they would lose strength quickly after venturing into colder waters.