Hurricane
Weather
(abbrev. HURCN) A tropical cyclone in the Atlantic, Caribbean Sea, Gulf of Mexico, or eastern Pacific, which the maximum 1-minute sustained surface wind is 64 knots (74 mph) or greater.
Climate Change
A severe tropical cyclone having winds in excess of 64 knots (74 miles per hour).
- — ARM Climate Research Glossary retrieved 2014-06-12