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Tropical Cyclone
Hurricane Hyacinth (1972)
28 August 1972 · Eastern Pacific · Category 3
Hurricane Hyacinth formed in the Eastern Pacific basin on 28 August 1972 and lasted 10 days. Its sustained winds reached 204 km/h, Category 3 on the Saffir-Simpson scale, with a minimum pressure of 962 hPa. It made landfall in the United States of America.
- Formed
- 28 August 1972
- Dissipated
- 7 September 1972
- Duration
- 10 days
- Basin
- Eastern Pacific
- Maximum Sustained Wind
- 204 km/h (110 kt)
- Category (Saffir-Simpson)
- 3
- Minimum Pressure
- 962 hPa
Countries Hit
- TSUnited States of America46 km/h
Other Cyclones of the Season
- Cat. 4Hurricane Celeste213 km/h
- Cat. 3Hurricane Gwen204 km/h
- Cat. 3Hurricane Ruby204 km/h
- Cat. 3Hurricane Fernanda185 km/h
- Cat. 2Hurricane Joanne157 km/h
Sources: IBTrACS v04r01, NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (Knapp et al., 2010) · Wikidata · Natural Earth