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Tropical Cyclone
Hurricane Ignacio (2003)
22 August 2003 · Eastern Pacific · Category 2
Hurricane Ignacio formed in the Eastern Pacific basin on 22 August 2003 and lasted 5 days. Its sustained winds reached 167 km/h, Category 2 on the Saffir-Simpson scale, with a minimum pressure of 970 hPa. It made landfall in Mexico.
- Formed
- 22 August 2003
- Dissipated
- 27 August 2003
- Duration
- 5 days
- Basin
- Eastern Pacific
- Maximum Sustained Wind
- 167 km/h (90 kt)
- Category (Saffir-Simpson)
- 2
- Minimum Pressure
- 970 hPa
Countries Hit
- Cat. 1Mexico135 km/h
Other Cyclones of the Season
- Cat. 2Hurricane Jimena167 km/h
- Cat. 2Hurricane Nora167 km/h
- Cat. 2Hurricane Marty157 km/h
- Cat. 1Hurricane Olaf120 km/h
- TSTropical Storm Carlos102 km/h
Sources: IBTrACS v04r01, NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (Knapp et al., 2010) · Wikidata · Natural Earth