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Tropical Cyclone
Hurricane Gloria (1985)
16 September 1985 · North Atlantic · Category 4
Hurricane Gloria formed in the North Atlantic basin on 16 September 1985 and lasted 16 days. Its sustained winds reached 232 km/h, Category 4 on the Saffir-Simpson scale, with a minimum pressure of 920 hPa. It made landfall in the United States of America and Canada.
- Formed
- 16 September 1985
- Dissipated
- 2 October 1985
- Duration
- 16 days
- Basin
- North Atlantic
- Maximum Sustained Wind
- 232 km/h (125 kt)
- Category (Saffir-Simpson)
- 4
- Minimum Pressure
- 920 hPa
Countries Hit
- Cat. 1United States of America139 km/h
- TSCanada93 km/h
Other Cyclones of the Season
- Cat. 3Hurricane Elena204 km/h
- Cat. 3Hurricane Kate194 km/h
- Cat. 1Hurricane Danny148 km/h
- Cat. 1Hurricane Juan139 km/h
- Cat. 1Hurricane Bob120 km/h
- TSTropical Storm Isabel111 km/h
Sources: IBTrACS v04r01, NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (Knapp et al., 2010) · Wikidata · Natural Earth