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Tropical Cyclone
Hurricane Frances (1992)
22 October 1992 · North Atlantic · Category 1
Hurricane Frances formed in the North Atlantic basin on 22 October 1992 and lasted 8 days. Its sustained winds reached 139 km/h, Category 1 on the Saffir-Simpson scale, with a minimum pressure of 976 hPa. It made landfall in Spain.
- Formed
- 22 October 1992
- Dissipated
- 30 October 1992
- Duration
- 8 days
- Basin
- North Atlantic
- Maximum Sustained Wind
- 139 km/h (75 kt)
- Category (Saffir-Simpson)
- 1
- Minimum Pressure
- 976 hPa
Countries Hit
- TSSpain56 km/h
Other Cyclones of the Season
- Cat. 5Hurricane Andrew278 km/h
- Cat. 2Hurricane Bonnie176 km/h
- TSTropical Storm Danielle102 km/h
Sources: IBTrACS v04r01, NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (Knapp et al., 2010) · Wikidata · Natural Earth