Ask the Chatbot Games & Quizzes History & Society Science & Tech Biographies Animals & Nature Geography & Travel Arts & Culture ProCon Money Videos
Saffir-Simpson hurricane scale
Table of Contents
Introduction References & Edit History Quick Facts & Related Topics
Images & Videos
Satellite image of a hurricane, North Atlantic Ocean
Know about the hurricanes, its formation, and the challenges in forecasting
Related Questions
Read Next
Earth from space. Full-hemisphere views of the Earth showing Hurricane Linda at its peak approaching Baja California on 1997 September 11.
What Is Earth’s Velocity?
High-oblique view of the extra-tropical unnamed cyclone that merged with Hurricane Earl is featured in this image taken by an Expedition 24 crew member on the International Space Station (Sept. 2010).
Is the Number of Hurricanes Increasing?
Lightning over the outskirts of Oradea, Rom., during the thunderstorm of August 17, 2005.
16 Questions About Earth’s Atmsophere and Weather Answered
Solar system illustration. (planets; sun)
Why Are Planets Round?
This close-up image of a dust storm on Mars was acquired by the Mars Color Imager instrument on NASA Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter on Nov. 7, 2007. This image is centered on Utopia Planitia
Do Hurricanes Happen on Other Planets?
Discover
Hindu Holi Festival celebrations with colored water, powder and colorful flower petals thrown over celebrants at a Hindu temple in Mathura, Uttar Pradesh, India on March 24, 2021.
Holi: Festival of Colors
Moonrise over Tucson, Arizona
Why Doesn’t Arizona Observe Daylight Saving Time?
A Factory Interior, watercolor, pen and gray ink, graphite, and white goache on wove paper by unknown artist, c. 1871-91; in the Yale Center for British Art. Industrial Revolution England
Inventors and Inventions of the Industrial Revolution
Camel at Khor Rori, Oman; mammal.
Do Camels Store Water in Their Humps?
solar eclipse, sun, moon, astronomy, space
How Do You Tell the Difference Between Total, Annular, Solar, and Lunar Eclipses?
Young boys working in a thread spinning mill in Macon, Georgia, 1909. Boys are so small they have to climb onto the spinning frame to reach and fix broken threads and put back empty bobbins. Child labor. Industrial revolution
The Rise of the Machines: Pros and Cons of the Industrial Revolution
Close up of periodic table, focus on nickel, copper, zinc, palladium, silver, cadmium
When Was the Periodic Table Invented?

Saffir-Simpson hurricane scale: Facts & Related Content

verifiedCite
While every effort has been made to follow citation style rules, there may be some discrepancies. Please refer to the appropriate style manual or other sources if you have any questions.
Select Citation Style
Share
Share to social media
URL
https://www.britannica.com/facts/Saffir-Simpson-hurricane-scale
Written and fact-checked by
The Information Architects of Encyclopaedia Britannica

The Information Architects maintain a master list of the topics included in the corpus of  Encyclopædia Britannica, and create and manage the relationships between them.
The Information Architects of Encyclopaedia Britannica

News •

Tropical Cyclone Alfred to intensify into category three system on Wednesday • Feb. 24, 2025, 6:43 AM ET (ABC News (Australia))

Facts

Also Known As Saffir-Simpson scale • Saffir-Simpson hurricane wind scale

Photos and Videos

Satellite image of a hurricane, North Atlantic Ocean
Know about the hurricanes, its formation, and the challenges in forecasting
See All Videos and Images →

Related Topics and References

Topics