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Tropical Cyclone
Hurricane Alma (1996)
20 June 1996 · Eastern Pacific · Category 2
Hurricane Alma formed in the Eastern Pacific basin on 20 June 1996 and lasted 8 days. Its sustained winds reached 167 km/h, Category 2 on the Saffir-Simpson scale, with a minimum pressure of 969 hPa. It made landfall in Mexico.
- Formed
- 20 June 1996
- Dissipated
- 27 June 1996
- Duration
- 8 days
- Basin
- Eastern Pacific
- Maximum Sustained Wind
- 167 km/h (90 kt)
- Category (Saffir-Simpson)
- 2
- Minimum Pressure
- 969 hPa
Countries Hit
- Cat. 2Mexico167 km/h
Other Cyclones of the Season
- Cat. 4Hurricane Yates241 km/h
- Cat. 4Hurricane Douglas213 km/h
- Cat. 3Hurricane Fausto194 km/h
- Cat. 1Hurricane Boris148 km/h
- Cat. 1Hurricane Hernan139 km/h
- TSTropical Storm Cristina111 km/h
Sources: IBTrACS v04r01, NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (Knapp et al., 2010) · Wikidata · Natural Earth