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Tropical Cyclone
Hurricane Dean (1989)
31 July 1989 · North Atlantic · Category 2
Hurricane Dean formed in the North Atlantic basin on 31 July 1989 and lasted 9 days. Its sustained winds reached 167 km/h, Category 2 on the Saffir-Simpson scale, with a minimum pressure of 968 hPa. It made landfall in Canada.
- Formed
- 31 July 1989
- Dissipated
- 9 August 1989
- Duration
- 9 days
- Basin
- North Atlantic
- Maximum Sustained Wind
- 167 km/h (90 kt)
- Category (Saffir-Simpson)
- 2
- Minimum Pressure
- 968 hPa
Countries Hit
- TSCanada94 km/h
Other Cyclones of the Season
- Cat. 5Hurricane Hugo259 km/h
- Cat. 4Hurricane Gabrielle232 km/h
- Cat. 1Hurricane Felix139 km/h
- Cat. 1Hurricane Jerry139 km/h
- Cat. 1Hurricane Chantal130 km/h
- TSTropical Storm Karen93 km/h
- TSTropical Storm Allison83 km/h
Sources: IBTrACS v04r01, NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (Knapp et al., 2010) · Wikidata · Natural Earth