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Tropical Cyclone
Hurricane Charley (2004)
9 August 2004 · North Atlantic · Category 4
Hurricane Charley formed in the North Atlantic basin on 9 August 2004 and lasted 6 days. Its sustained winds reached 241 km/h, Category 4 on the Saffir-Simpson scale, with a minimum pressure of 941 hPa. It made landfall in the United States of America and Cuba.
- Formed
- 9 August 2004
- Dissipated
- 15 August 2004
- Duration
- 6 days
- Basin
- North Atlantic
- Maximum Sustained Wind
- 241 km/h (130 kt)
- Category (Saffir-Simpson)
- 4
- Minimum Pressure
- 941 hPa
Countries Hit
- Cat. 4United States of America224 km/h
- Cat. 3Cuba194 km/h
Other Cyclones of the Season
- Cat. 5Hurricane Ivan269 km/h
- Cat. 4Hurricane Frances232 km/h
- Cat. 4Hurricane Karl232 km/h
- Cat. 3Hurricane Alex194 km/h
- Cat. 3Hurricane Jeanne194 km/h
- Cat. 2Hurricane Danielle176 km/h
- Cat. 1Hurricane Gaston120 km/h
- Cat. 1Hurricane Lisa120 km/h
Sources: IBTrACS v04r01, NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (Knapp et al., 2010) · Wikidata · Natural Earth