Rough surf surrounds a dock in Boynton Beach, Florida on September 10.

All the records Irma has already broken -- and other jaw-dropping stats

By Brandon Miller, CNN
Design: Paul Martucci, CNN

Updated 1845 GMT (0245 HKT) September 10, 2017

(CNN)There hasn't been a storm like Irma to hit the US. Ever.

Consider these stats from CNN's meteorology team:
  • Irma is the strongest Atlantic basin hurricane ever recorded outside the Gulf of Mexico and the Caribbean Sea
  • It spent three days as a Category 5 hurricane, the longest Category 5 hurricane since satellite storm-tracking began
  • No storm on record has maintained winds 185 mph or above for as long as Irma (total of 37 hours)
  • It prompted the largest evacuation in the history of the Bahamas -- and potentially the largest in the US
Here are some other startling stats that put into perspective the fury and impact of Hurricane Irma: