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Tropical Cyclone
Hurricane Jimena (2009)
26 August 2009 · Eastern Pacific · Category 4
Hurricane Jimena formed in the Eastern Pacific basin on 26 August 2009 and lasted 10 days. Its sustained winds reached 250 km/h, Category 4 on the Saffir-Simpson scale, with a minimum pressure of 931 hPa. It made landfall in Mexico.
- Formed
- 26 August 2009
- Dissipated
- 5 September 2009
- Duration
- 10 days
- Basin
- Eastern Pacific
- Maximum Sustained Wind
- 250 km/h (135 kt)
- Category (Saffir-Simpson)
- 4
- Minimum Pressure
- 931 hPa
Countries Hit
- Cat. 1Mexico139 km/h
Other Cyclones of the Season
- Cat. 5Hurricane Rick287 km/h
- Cat. 4Hurricane Felicia232 km/h
- Cat. 3Hurricane Guillermo204 km/h
- Cat. 3Hurricane Neki204 km/h
- Cat. 1Hurricane Andres130 km/h
- TSTropical Storm Patricia93 km/h
- TSTropical Storm Blanca83 km/h
Sources: IBTrACS v04r01, NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (Knapp et al., 2010) · Wikidata · Natural Earth