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Tropical Cyclone
Hurricane Edith (1963)
23 September 1963 · North Atlantic · Category 2
Hurricane Edith formed in the North Atlantic basin on 23 September 1963 and lasted 6 days. Its sustained winds reached 157 km/h, Category 2 on the Saffir-Simpson scale, with a minimum pressure of 990 hPa. It made landfall in the Dominican Republic.
- Formed
- 23 September 1963
- Dissipated
- 29 September 1963
- Duration
- 6 days
- Basin
- North Atlantic
- Maximum Sustained Wind
- 157 km/h (85 kt)
- Category (Saffir-Simpson)
- 2
- Minimum Pressure
- 990 hPa
Countries Hit
- TSDominican Republic102 km/h
Other Cyclones of the Season
- Cat. 4Hurricane Flora241 km/h
- Cat. 3Hurricane Beulah194 km/h
- Cat. 3Hurricane Arlene185 km/h
- Cat. 2Hurricane Ginny176 km/h
- TSTropical Storm Cindy102 km/h
Sources: IBTrACS v04r01, NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (Knapp et al., 2010) · Wikidata · Natural Earth