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List of Atlantic Category 5 Hurricanes (1979-present)

Can you name all Category 5 hurricanes recorded in the Atlantic Ocean since 1979, the year the permanent name cycle was introduced.
According to Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Category_5_Atlantic_hurricanes
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First submittedMay 13, 2017
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Year
Wind Speed
Answer
1979
175
David
1980
190
Allen
1988
185
Gilbert
1989
160
Hugo
1992
175
Andrew
1998
180
Mitch
2003
165
Isabel
2004
165
Ivan
2005
160
Emily
2005
175
Katrina
2005
180
Rita
2005
185
Wilma
2007
175
Dean
2007
175
Felix
Year
Wind Speed
Answer
2016
165
Matthew
2017
180
Irma
2017
175
Maria
2018
160
Michael
2019
185
Dorian
2019
160
Lorenzo
2022
160
Ian
2023
165
Lee
2024
165
Beryl
2024
180
Milton
2025
160
Erin
2025
160
Humberto
2025
185
Melissa
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8 Comments
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Level 8
Dec 29, 2017
This quiz was TOTALLY obvious.100%
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Level 77
Sep 2, 2020
Lorenzo was C4!1!!11!!!!1
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Level 42
Sep 3, 2020
Its max winds were 160 mph.
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Level 77
Oct 7, 2020
I know, It's just a joke. (TPE Texas)
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Level 46
May 3, 2021
it should be 155 though as there wasnt much evidence for 160
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Level 67
Feb 1, 2021
This needs to be updated with Iota.
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Level 55
Aug 25, 2025
Update time!
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Level 49
Oct 30, 2025
Time to add Melissa