Coby Beck asked (on an Ioke thread which is closed)
Ioke strengthened into a Category 5 storm, the first storm with a name
from the Central Pacific list to reach that intensity."
Seems like another "first". Is it significant?
also
re longevity as a category 4+
Perhaps a very interesting record in the works. Might this also make
it a
record setter for energy dissipation?
It seems that Ioke has taken the record for longevity as a category 4
or higher not only for a central Pacific hurricane but also worldwide.
It lasted for a time period that should be 33 consecutive 6 hourly
report. Previous record for the basin was 1997 Typhoon Paka 25
consecutive reports and worldwide was 2004 Ivan with 32 consecutive 6
hourly reports.
I don't think it was a energy dissipation record maker. I calculate
around 102 * 10^6 Kt^3 for Ioke. 1961's Super Typhoon 18 managed 119.1
*10^6 Kt^3.
Personally I doubt it is significant on its own. If it had beaten all
of the above records and the records beaten had all been recently set
then maybe it would be significant but if it fails to beat a 1961
record then I have difficulty believing it is significant unless you
combine it with a lot of other data. Of course others may know better
than me about whether it is significant.
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