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Tropical Cyclone
Hurricane Baker (1950)
18 August 1950 · North Atlantic · Category 2
Hurricane Baker formed in the North Atlantic basin on 18 August 1950 and lasted 14 days. Its sustained winds reached 167 km/h, Category 2 on the Saffir-Simpson scale, with a minimum pressure of 979 hPa. It made landfall in the United States of America, Cuba, Puerto Rico and the Dominican Republic.
- Formed
- 18 August 1950
- Dissipated
- 1 September 1950
- Duration
- 14 days
- Basin
- North Atlantic
- Maximum Sustained Wind
- 167 km/h (90 kt)
- Category (Saffir-Simpson)
- 2
- Minimum Pressure
- 979 hPa
Countries Hit
- Cat. 1United States of America139 km/h
- TSCuba89 km/h
- TSPuerto Rico61 km/h
- TSDominican Republic56 km/h
Other Cyclones of the Season
- Cat. 4Hurricane Dog232 km/h
- Cat. 4Hurricane Fox222 km/h
- Cat. 4Hurricane King213 km/h
- Cat. 3Hurricane Able204 km/h
- Cat. 3Hurricane Easy194 km/h
- Cat. 3Hurricane Jig185 km/h
- Cat. 2Hurricane Charlie176 km/h
- Cat. 2Hurricane George176 km/h
Sources: IBTrACS v04r01, NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (Knapp et al., 2010) · Wikidata · Natural Earth