CW's analysis of 2010's Hurricane Earl

Hurricane Earl (2010)

Official wind speed: 145 mph (230 km/h)

My wind speed 150 mph (240 km/h)

I think Hurricane Earl in 2010 was possibly stronger than is officially recognized for a few reasons:

1: a pressure reading taken on September 2 revealed Earl to have a minimum barometric pressure of 927 hPa, which is typical of high-end category 4 or low-end category 5 hurricane.

2: Earl was very well-organized on satellite, and had a large, round eye.