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Tropical Cyclone
Hurricane Esther (1961)
10 September 1961 · North Atlantic · Category 5
Hurricane Esther formed in the North Atlantic basin on 10 September 1961 and lasted 17 days. Its sustained winds reached 259 km/h, Category 5 on the Saffir-Simpson scale, with a minimum pressure of 919 hPa. It made landfall in the United States of America and Canada.
- Formed
- 10 September 1961
- Dissipated
- 27 September 1961
- Duration
- 17 days
- Basin
- North Atlantic
- Maximum Sustained Wind
- 259 km/h (140 kt)
- Category (Saffir-Simpson)
- 5
- Minimum Pressure
- 919 hPa
Countries Hit
- TSUnited States of America93 km/h
- TSCanada56 km/h
Other Cyclones of the Season
- Cat. 5Hurricane Hattie269 km/h
- Cat. 4Hurricane Carla232 km/h
- Cat. 4Hurricane Betsy213 km/h
- Cat. 4Hurricane Frances213 km/h
- Cat. 2Hurricane Anna167 km/h
- Cat. 1Hurricane Debbie148 km/h
Sources: IBTrACS v04r01, NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (Knapp et al., 2010) · Wikidata · Natural Earth