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Tropical Cyclone
Hurricane Frances (1976)
27 August 1976 · North Atlantic · Category 3
Hurricane Frances formed in the North Atlantic basin on 27 August 1976 and lasted 11 days. Its sustained winds reached 185 km/h, Category 3 on the Saffir-Simpson scale, with a minimum pressure of 963 hPa.
- Formed
- 27 August 1976
- Dissipated
- 7 September 1976
- Duration
- 11 days
- Basin
- North Atlantic
- Maximum Sustained Wind
- 185 km/h (100 kt)
- Category (Saffir-Simpson)
- 3
- Minimum Pressure
- 963 hPa
Other Cyclones of the Season
- Cat. 3Hurricane Belle194 km/h
- Cat. 2Hurricane Emmy167 km/h
- TSTropical Storm Dottie83 km/h
Sources: IBTrACS v04r01, NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (Knapp et al., 2010) · Wikidata · Natural Earth