List of tropical cyclone records

Columns: Characteristic | Record | Date | Location
Highest overall rainfall | 6,083 mm ( 239.5 in ) | January 14 - 28 , 1980 | Cyclone Hyacinthe in Reunion Island | Highest storm surge | 14.5 m ( 47.6 ft ) | March 5 , 1899 | Cyclone Mahina in Bathurst Bay , Queensland , Australia | Highest confirmed wave height | 30 m ( 98.4 ft ) | September 11 , 1995 | Hurricane Luis on Queen Elizabeth 2 in the north Atlantic Ocean | Costliest tropical cyclone | $ 125 billion ( 2017 USD ) in damages | August 29 , 2005 August 25 , 2017 | Hurricane Katrina and Hurricane Harvey in the northern Gulf Coast of the United States | Costliest tropical cyclone season | ≥ $ 294.92 billion ( 2017 USD ) in damages during the 2017 Atlantic hurricane season | April 19 - November 9 , 2017 | North Atlantic Ocean | Deadliest tropical cyclone | c. 500,000+ fatalities | November 12 , 1970 | Bhola cyclone in East Pakistan | Deadliest tropical cyclone season | c. 500,805+ fatalities during the 1970 North Indian Ocean cyclone season | May 2 - November 29 , 1970 | North Indian Ocean

Example questions:
What is the characteristic of the cyclone whose location had above-average activity due to the El Niño of 1994-95 ? | What is the characteristic of the cyclone whose location extended into southeastern Mexico ? | What is the characteristic of the cyclone whose location is the second largest of the world 's oceans ? | What is the characteristic of the cyclone whose location is the second-largest and third-most populous state in the Commonwealth of Australia ?

Answers:
Longest lasting tropical cyclone | 1-minute maximum sustained surface winds | wave height | storm surge