| Observed | ||||||
| Wind | 1944-1969 | 1970-1991 | ||||
| Speed | Mean | Kraft's Wind | Mean | Kraft's Wind | ||
| (m s-1) | (#) | (mb) | (m s-1) | (#) | (mb) | (m s-1) |
| 51 | (63) | 968 | 48 | (48) | 962 | 51 |
| 54 | (43) | 963 | 51 | (28) | 959 | 53 |
| 57 | (76) | 960 | 53 | (35) | 953 | 56 |
| 59 | (30) | 957 | 54 | (26) | 949 | 58 |
| 62 | (38) | 952 | 56 | (34) | 942 | 61 |
| 64 | (30) | 950 | 57 | (17) | 937 | 63 |
| 67 | (20) | 941 | 61 | (11) | 935 | 64 |
Table 5 Means of observed minimum pressure values for intense Atlantic basin hurricanes by 2.5 m s-1 wind speed intervals for two multidecadal groupings. The number of cases and the Kraft-derived wind speed corresponding to the mean minimum pressure values are also provided.