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Tropical Cyclone
Hurricane Frances (1980)
6 September 1980 · North Atlantic · Category 3
Hurricane Frances formed in the North Atlantic basin on 6 September 1980 and lasted 15 days. Its sustained winds reached 185 km/h, Category 3 on the Saffir-Simpson scale, with a minimum pressure of 958 hPa.
- Formed
- 6 September 1980
- Dissipated
- 21 September 1980
- Duration
- 15 days
- Basin
- North Atlantic
- Maximum Sustained Wind
- 185 km/h (100 kt)
- Category (Saffir-Simpson)
- 3
- Minimum Pressure
- 958 hPa
Other Cyclones of the Season
- Cat. 5Hurricane Allen306 km/h
- Cat. 2Hurricane Jeanne157 km/h
- Cat. 1Hurricane Karl139 km/h
- TSTropical Storm Hermine111 km/h
- TSTropical Storm Danielle93 km/h
Sources: IBTrACS v04r01, NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (Knapp et al., 2010) · Wikidata · Natural Earth