<P> Hurricane Rita is the fourth strongest Atlantic hurricane in terms of barometric pressure and one of three tropical cyclones from 2005 on the list, with the others being Wilma and Katrina at first and sixth, respectively . However, with a barometric pressure of 895 mbar (hPa; 26.43 inHg), Rita is the strongest tropical cyclone ever recorded in the Gulf of Mexico . Hurricanes Camille, Mitch, and Dean share intensities for the seventh strongest Atlantic hurricane at 905 mbar (hPa; 26.73 inHg). The tenth place for most intense Atlantic tropical cyclone is Hurricane Maria listed to have deepened to a pressure as low as 908 mbar (hPa; 26.81 inHg). </P> <P> Many of the strongest recorded tropical cyclones weakened prior to their eventual landfall or demise . However, three of the storms remained intense enough at landfall to be considered some of the strongest landfalling hurricanes--three of the eleven hurricanes on the list constitute the three most intense Atlantic landfalls in recorded history . The 1935 Labor Day hurricane made landfall at peak intensity, making it the most intense Atlantic landfall . Though it weakened slightly before its eventual landfall on the Yucatán Peninsula, Hurricane Gilbert maintained a pressure of 900 mbar (hPa; 26.58 inHg) at landfall, making its landfall the second strongest . Similarly, Hurricane Dean made landfall on the peninsula, though it did so at peak intensity and with a higher barometric pressure; its landfall marked the third strongest in Atlantic hurricane history . </P> <Table> <Tr> <Th_colspan="4"> Total and Average Number of Tropical Storms by Month (1851--2015) </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Month </Th> <Th> Total </Th> <Th> Average per year </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> January--April </Td> <Td> 5 </Td> <Td> <0.05 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> May </Td> <Td> 21 </Td> <Td> 0.1 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> June </Td> <Td> 87 </Td> <Td> 0.5 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> July </Td> <Td> 118 </Td> <Td> 0.7 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> August </Td> <Td> 378 </Td> <Td> 2.3 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> September </Td> <Td> 571 </Td> <Td> 3.5 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> October </Td> <Td> 336 </Td> <Td> 2.0 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> November </Td> <Td> 89 </Td> <Td> 0.5 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> December </Td> <Td> 17 </Td> <Td> 0.1 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="4"> Source: NOAA FAQ </Td> </Tr> </Table> <Tr> <Th_colspan="4"> Total and Average Number of Tropical Storms by Month (1851--2015) </Th> </Tr>

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