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Tropical Cyclone
Hurricane Faith (1966)
21 August 1966 · North Atlantic · Category 3
Hurricane Faith formed in the North Atlantic basin on 21 August 1966 and lasted 24 days. Its sustained winds reached 194 km/h, Category 3 on the Saffir-Simpson scale, with a minimum pressure of 950 hPa. It made landfall in Norway, Sweden, Finland and Russia.
- Formed
- 21 August 1966
- Dissipated
- 13 September 1966
- Duration
- 24 days
- Basin
- North Atlantic
- Maximum Sustained Wind
- 194 km/h (105 kt)
- Category (Saffir-Simpson)
- 3
- Minimum Pressure
- 950 hPa
Countries Hit
Other Cyclones of the Season
- Cat. 5Hurricane Inez259 km/h
- Cat. 3Hurricane Alma185 km/h
Sources: IBTrACS v04r01, NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (Knapp et al., 2010) · Wikidata · Natural Earth