List of tropical cyclone records

Columns: Characteristic | Record | Date | Location
Most tornadoes spawned | 120 confirmed tornadoes | September 15 - 18 , 2004 | Hurricane Ivan in the southern and eastern United States | Highest wind gusts | 113.3 m/s ( 255 mph ; 220 kn ; 410 km/h ) | April 10 , 1996 | Cyclone Olivia in Barrow Island , Western Australia | Highest Accumulated cyclone energy ( ACE ) index for a tropical cyclone | 82 | August 20 - September 7 , 2006 | Hurricane/Typhoon Ioke in the northeast and northwest Pacific Ocean | Highest Accumulated cyclone energy ( ACE ) index for a season | 571 during the 1997 Pacific typhoon season | January 19 - December 23 , 1997 | Northwest Pacific Ocean | Most intense ( 1-minute maximum sustained surface winds ) | 96.2 m/s ( 215 mph ; 185 kn ; 345 km/h ) | October 23 , 2015 | Hurricane Patricia in the northeast Pacific Ocean | Most intense ( 10-minute maximum sustained winds ) | 78.2 m/s ( 175 mph ; 150 kn ; 280 km/h ) | February 20 , 2016 | Cyclone Winston in the south Pacific Ocean | Most intense ( lowest central pressure ) | 870 mb ( 870.0 hPa ; 25.7 inHg ) | October 12 , 1979 | Typhoon Tip in the northwest Pacific 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