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Tropical Cyclone
Hurricane David (1979)
25 August 1979 · North Atlantic · Category 5
Hurricane David formed in the North Atlantic basin on 25 August 1979 and lasted 14 days. Its sustained winds reached 278 km/h, Category 5 on the Saffir-Simpson scale, with a minimum pressure of 924 hPa. It made landfall in the Dominican Republic, Haiti, the United States of America, The Bahamas and Canada.
- Formed
- 25 August 1979
- Dissipated
- 8 September 1979
- Duration
- 14 days
- Basin
- North Atlantic
- Maximum Sustained Wind
- 278 km/h (150 kt)
- Category (Saffir-Simpson)
- 5
- Minimum Pressure
- 924 hPa
Countries Hit
- Cat. 4Dominican Republic241 km/h
- Cat. 3Haiti185 km/h
- Cat. 2United States of America157 km/h
- Cat. 1The Bahamas148 km/h
- TSCanada102 km/h
Other Cyclones of the Season
- Cat. 4Hurricane Frederic213 km/h
- Cat. 1Hurricane Henri139 km/h
- Cat. 1Hurricane Bob120 km/h
- TSTropical Storm Claudette83 km/h
- TSTropical Storm Elena65 km/h
Sources: IBTrACS v04r01, NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (Knapp et al., 2010) · Wikidata · Natural Earth