The strongest and deadliest tropical cyclone of the year was Typhoon Haiyan, which was estimated to have a minimum barometric pressure of 895 hPa (26.43 inHg) and caused at least 6,300 deaths in the Philippines.
[1] The costliest tropical cyclone of the year was Hurricane Manuel, which was responsible for at least $4.2 billion worth of damages in Mexico.
The accumulated cyclone energy (ACE) index for the 2013 (seven basins combined), as calculated by Colorado State University was 618.5 units.
It also featured one of the most intense tropical systems to make landfall in India - Cyclone Phalin.
[13] 1The "strength" of a tropical cyclone is measured by the minimum barometric pressure, not wind speed.