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Tropical Cyclone
Hurricane Diane (1955)
7 August 1955 · North Atlantic · Category 2
Hurricane Diane formed in the North Atlantic basin on 7 August 1955 and lasted 17 days. Its sustained winds reached 167 km/h, Category 2 on the Saffir-Simpson scale, with a minimum pressure of 969 hPa. It made landfall in the United States of America.
- Formed
- 7 August 1955
- Dissipated
- 23 August 1955
- Duration
- 17 days
- Basin
- North Atlantic
- Maximum Sustained Wind
- 167 km/h (90 kt)
- Category (Saffir-Simpson)
- 2
- Minimum Pressure
- 969 hPa
Countries Hit
- TSUnited States of America107 km/h
Other Cyclones of the Season
- Cat. 5Hurricane Janet278 km/h
- Cat. 4Hurricane Connie222 km/h
- Cat. 4Hurricane Ione222 km/h
- Cat. 3Hurricane Hilda194 km/h
Sources: IBTrACS v04r01, NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (Knapp et al., 2010) · Wikidata · Natural Earth