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Tropical Cyclone
Hurricane Charlie (1951)
12 August 1951 · North Atlantic · Category 4
Hurricane Charlie formed in the North Atlantic basin on 12 August 1951 and lasted 12 days. Its sustained winds reached 213 km/h, Category 4 on the Saffir-Simpson scale, with a minimum pressure of 968 hPa. It made landfall in Mexico and Jamaica.
- Formed
- 12 August 1951
- Dissipated
- 23 August 1951
- Duration
- 12 days
- Basin
- North Atlantic
- Maximum Sustained Wind
- 213 km/h (115 kt)
- Category (Saffir-Simpson)
- 4
- Minimum Pressure
- 968 hPa
Countries Hit
Other Cyclones of the Season
- Cat. 4Hurricane Easy241 km/h
- Cat. 3Hurricane Fox185 km/h
- Cat. 2Hurricane How157 km/h
- Cat. 1Hurricane Able148 km/h
Sources: IBTrACS v04r01, NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (Knapp et al., 2010) · Wikidata · Natural Earth