The dice just weren’t loaded in 1899.
The Bathurst Bay Cyclone, also known as Tropical Cyclone Mahina, which struck Bathurst Bay, Australia on March 5, 1899, is generally credited with the world record for storm surge. The cyclone’s storm surge is variously listed at 13 – 14.6 meters (43 – 48 feet). The Category 5 cyclone was a monster–with sustained winds in excess of 175 mph and a central pressure between 880 and 914 mb.
In that year, it was Bison farts what done did it.
Just to your north Steve!
April 3, 2013 weather report for
CAMBRIDGE BAY, NUNAVUT, CANADA
Weather report as of 54 minutes ago (05:00 UTC):
The wind was blowing at a speed of 5.7 meters per second (12.7 miles per hour) from North/Northeast in Cambridge Bay, Canada. The temperature was -32 degrees Celsius (-26 degrees Fahrenheit).