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Tropical Cyclone
Hurricane Emily (1973)
21 July 1973 · Eastern Pacific · Category 4
Hurricane Emily formed in the Eastern Pacific basin on 21 July 1973 and lasted 7 days. Its sustained winds reached 222 km/h, Category 4 on the Saffir-Simpson scale, with a minimum pressure of 972 hPa.
- Formed
- 21 July 1973
- Dissipated
- 28 July 1973
- Duration
- 7 days
- Basin
- Eastern Pacific
- Maximum Sustained Wind
- 222 km/h (120 kt)
- Category (Saffir-Simpson)
- 4
- Minimum Pressure
- 972 hPa
Other Cyclones of the Season
- Cat. 5Hurricane Ava259 km/h
- Cat. 4Hurricane Doreen222 km/h
- TSTropical Storm Claudia102 km/h
- TSTropical Storm Glenda93 km/h
Sources: IBTrACS v04r01, NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (Knapp et al., 2010) · Wikidata · Natural Earth