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Tropical Cyclone
Hurricane Dot (1959)
1 August 1959 · Eastern Pacific · Category 4
Hurricane Dot formed in the Eastern Pacific basin on 1 August 1959 and lasted 7 days. Its sustained winds reached 241 km/h, Category 4 on the Saffir-Simpson scale, with a minimum pressure of 952 hPa.
- Formed
- 1 August 1959
- Dissipated
- 8 August 1959
- Duration
- 7 days
- Basin
- Eastern Pacific
- Maximum Sustained Wind
- 241 km/h (130 kt)
- Category (Saffir-Simpson)
- 4
- Minimum Pressure
- 952 hPa
Other Cyclones of the Season
- Cat. 5Hurricane Patsy278 km/h
Sources: IBTrACS v04r01, NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (Knapp et al., 2010) · Wikidata · Natural Earth