on september 13, hurricane gilbert attained a record low central pressure of 888 mb (hpa; 26.22 inhg), surpassing the previous minimum of set by the 1935 labor day hurricane. this made it the strongest tropical cyclone on record in the north atlantic basin at the time. it was surpassed by hurricane wilma in 2005, which attained a central pressure of . gilbert is the most intense tropical cyclone on record to strike jamaica. the storm also produced record-breaking rainfall in jamaica, amounting to . this ranked it as the fourth-wettest known storm to strike jamaica; however, it has since been surpassed by three other storms.