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Tropical Cyclone
Hurricane Frances (2004)
25 August 2004 · North Atlantic · Category 4
Hurricane Frances formed in the North Atlantic basin on 25 August 2004 and lasted 17 days. Its sustained winds reached 232 km/h, Category 4 on the Saffir-Simpson scale, with a minimum pressure of 935 hPa. It made landfall in the United States of America and Canada.
- Formed
- 25 August 2004
- Dissipated
- 10 September 2004
- Duration
- 17 days
- Basin
- North Atlantic
- Maximum Sustained Wind
- 232 km/h (125 kt)
- Category (Saffir-Simpson)
- 4
- Minimum Pressure
- 935 hPa
Countries Hit
- Cat. 2United States of America157 km/h
- TSCanada46 km/h
Other Cyclones of the Season
- Cat. 5Hurricane Ivan269 km/h
- Cat. 4Hurricane Charley241 km/h
- Cat. 4Hurricane Karl232 km/h
- Cat. 3Hurricane Alex194 km/h
- Cat. 3Hurricane Jeanne194 km/h
- Cat. 2Hurricane Danielle176 km/h
- Cat. 1Hurricane Gaston120 km/h
- Cat. 1Hurricane Lisa120 km/h
Sources: IBTrACS v04r01, NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (Knapp et al., 2010) · Wikidata · Natural Earth