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Tropical Cyclone
Hurricane Cora (1978)
7 August 1978 · North Atlantic · Category 1
Hurricane Cora formed in the North Atlantic basin on 7 August 1978 and lasted 5 days. Its sustained winds reached 148 km/h, Category 1 on the Saffir-Simpson scale, with a minimum pressure of 980 hPa.
- Formed
- 7 August 1978
- Dissipated
- 12 August 1978
- Duration
- 5 days
- Basin
- North Atlantic
- Maximum Sustained Wind
- 148 km/h (80 kt)
- Category (Saffir-Simpson)
- 1
- Minimum Pressure
- 980 hPa
Other Cyclones of the Season
- Cat. 4Hurricane Ella222 km/h
- Cat. 4Hurricane Greta:olivia213 km/h
- TSTropical Storm Debra93 km/h
- TSTropical Storm Amelia83 km/h
Sources: IBTrACS v04r01, NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (Knapp et al., 2010) · Wikidata · Natural Earth