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Tropical Cyclone
Hurricane Anna (1961)
17 July 1961 · North Atlantic · Category 2
Hurricane Anna formed in the North Atlantic basin on 17 July 1961 and lasted 7 days. Its sustained winds reached 167 km/h, Category 2 on the Saffir-Simpson scale, with a minimum pressure of 976 hPa. It made landfall in Belize, Honduras and Guatemala.
- Formed
- 17 July 1961
- Dissipated
- 25 July 1961
- Duration
- 7 days
- Basin
- North Atlantic
- Maximum Sustained Wind
- 167 km/h (90 kt)
- Category (Saffir-Simpson)
- 2
- Minimum Pressure
- 976 hPa
Countries Hit
Other Cyclones of the Season
- Cat. 5Hurricane Hattie269 km/h
- Cat. 5Hurricane Esther259 km/h
- Cat. 4Hurricane Carla232 km/h
- Cat. 4Hurricane Betsy213 km/h
- Cat. 4Hurricane Frances213 km/h
- Cat. 1Hurricane Debbie148 km/h
Sources: IBTrACS v04r01, NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (Knapp et al., 2010) · Wikidata · Natural Earth