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Tropical Cyclone
Hurricane Hilda (1955)
12 September 1955 · North Atlantic · Category 3
Hurricane Hilda formed in the North Atlantic basin on 12 September 1955 and lasted 8 days. Its sustained winds reached 194 km/h, Category 3 on the Saffir-Simpson scale, with a minimum pressure of 952 hPa. It made landfall in Mexico and Cuba.
- Formed
- 12 September 1955
- Dissipated
- 20 September 1955
- Duration
- 8 days
- Basin
- North Atlantic
- Maximum Sustained Wind
- 194 km/h (105 kt)
- Category (Saffir-Simpson)
- 3
- Minimum Pressure
- 952 hPa
Countries Hit
Other Cyclones of the Season
- Cat. 5Hurricane Janet278 km/h
- Cat. 4Hurricane Connie222 km/h
- Cat. 4Hurricane Ione222 km/h
- Cat. 2Hurricane Diane167 km/h
Sources: IBTrACS v04r01, NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (Knapp et al., 2010) · Wikidata · Natural Earth