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Tropical Cyclone
Hurricane Alma (1962)
26 August 1962 · North Atlantic · Category 1
Hurricane Alma formed in the North Atlantic basin on 26 August 1962 and lasted 7 days. Its sustained winds reached 139 km/h, Category 1 on the Saffir-Simpson scale, with a minimum pressure of 984 hPa. It made landfall in the United States of America.
- Formed
- 26 August 1962
- Dissipated
- 2 September 1962
- Duration
- 7 days
- Basin
- North Atlantic
- Maximum Sustained Wind
- 139 km/h (75 kt)
- Category (Saffir-Simpson)
- 1
- Minimum Pressure
- 984 hPa
Countries Hit
- TSUnited States of America56 km/h
Other Cyclones of the Season
- Cat. 2Hurricane Daisy167 km/h
Sources: IBTrACS v04r01, NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (Knapp et al., 2010) · Wikidata · Natural Earth