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Tropical Cyclone
Hurricane Frederic (1979)
29 August 1979 · North Atlantic · Category 4
Hurricane Frederic formed in the North Atlantic basin on 29 August 1979 and lasted 17 days. Its sustained winds reached 213 km/h, Category 4 on the Saffir-Simpson scale, with a minimum pressure of 943 hPa. It made landfall in the United States of America, Cuba, Puerto Rico, the Dominican Republic and Canada.
- Formed
- 29 August 1979
- Dissipated
- 15 September 1979
- Duration
- 17 days
- Basin
- North Atlantic
- Maximum Sustained Wind
- 213 km/h (115 kt)
- Category (Saffir-Simpson)
- 4
- Minimum Pressure
- 943 hPa
Countries Hit
- Cat. 2United States of America176 km/h
- Cat. 1Cuba120 km/h
- TSPuerto Rico83 km/h
- TSDominican Republic74 km/h
- TSCanada56 km/h
Other Cyclones of the Season
- Cat. 5Hurricane David278 km/h
- Cat. 1Hurricane Henri139 km/h
- Cat. 1Hurricane Bob120 km/h
- TSTropical Storm Claudette83 km/h
- TSTropical Storm Elena65 km/h
Sources: IBTrACS v04r01, NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (Knapp et al., 2010) · Wikidata · Natural Earth