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Tropical Cyclone
Hurricane Joanne (1972)
30 September 1972 · Eastern Pacific · Category 2
Hurricane Joanne formed in the Eastern Pacific basin on 30 September 1972 and lasted 7 days. Its sustained winds reached 157 km/h, Category 2 on the Saffir-Simpson scale, with a minimum pressure of 971 hPa. It made landfall in Mexico.
- Formed
- 30 September 1972
- Dissipated
- 7 October 1972
- Duration
- 7 days
- Basin
- Eastern Pacific
- Maximum Sustained Wind
- 157 km/h (85 kt)
- Category (Saffir-Simpson)
- 2
- Minimum Pressure
- 971 hPa
Countries Hit
- TSMexico74 km/h
Other Cyclones of the Season
- Cat. 4Hurricane Celeste213 km/h
- Cat. 3Hurricane Gwen204 km/h
- Cat. 3Hurricane Hyacinth204 km/h
- Cat. 3Hurricane Ruby204 km/h
- Cat. 3Hurricane Fernanda185 km/h
Sources: IBTrACS v04r01, NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (Knapp et al., 2010) · Wikidata · Natural Earth