[1] Since records began in 1851, 358 tropical cyclones have peaked at this intensity.
[2] Since HURDAT began in 1851, all tropical cyclones of at least tropical storm intensity were tracked by the National Hurricane Center.
In 1971, the Saffir–Simpson scale was devised by Herbert Saffir and Robert Simpson.
[2] In 1996, the Lake Huron cyclone formed over the Great Lakes, and became a Category 1 equivalent subtropical cyclone at its peak.
[89] A climate researcher: Michael Chenoweth has suggested that the following systems were Category 1 hurricane's on the Saffir-Simpson hurricane wind scale: