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Tropical Cyclone
Hurricane Camille (1969)
14 August 1969 · North Atlantic · Category 5
Hurricane Camille formed in the North Atlantic basin on 14 August 1969 and lasted 9 days. Its sustained winds reached 278 km/h, Category 5 on the Saffir-Simpson scale, with a minimum pressure of 900 hPa. It made landfall in the United States of America and Cuba. It is the 95th most powerful tropical cyclone recorded since 1950.
- Formed
- 14 August 1969
- Dissipated
- 22 August 1969
- Duration
- 9 days
- Basin
- North Atlantic
- Maximum Sustained Wind
- 278 km/h (150 kt)
- Category (Saffir-Simpson)
- 5
- Minimum Pressure
- 900 hPa
Countries Hit
- Cat. 5United States of America278 km/h
- Cat. 2Cuba176 km/h
Other Cyclones of the Season
- Cat. 3Hurricane Debbie204 km/h
- Cat. 3Hurricane Gerda194 km/h
- Cat. 2Hurricane Inga176 km/h
- Cat. 2Hurricane Francelia157 km/h
- Cat. 1Hurricane Martha148 km/h
Sources: IBTrACS v04r01, NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (Knapp et al., 2010) · Wikidata · Natural Earth