When was hurricane rita?

At its peak intensity, Hurricane Rita was stronger than all but three other Atlantic Basin hurricanes, occupying the elite sub-900 millibar minimum surface pressure club (minimum pressure: 895 millibars). read more

Hurricane Rita was the 4th most intense Hurricane recorded in the Atlantic Basin with a peak low pressure of 895 mb (hPa). It places behind: Hurricane Wilma (2005, 882 mb), Hurricane Gilbert (1988, 888 mb) and The Labor Day Hurricane (1935, 892 mb). read more

Hurricane Rita was the fourth-most intense Atlantic hurricane ever recorded and the most intense tropical cyclone ever observed in the Gulf of Mexico. read more