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Tropical Cyclone
Hurricane John (2006)
28 August 2006 · Eastern Pacific · Category 4
Hurricane John formed in the Eastern Pacific basin on 28 August 2006 and lasted 8 days. Its sustained winds reached 213 km/h, Category 4 on the Saffir-Simpson scale, with a minimum pressure of 948 hPa. It made landfall in Mexico.
- Formed
- 28 August 2006
- Dissipated
- 4 September 2006
- Duration
- 8 days
- Basin
- Eastern Pacific
- Maximum Sustained Wind
- 213 km/h (115 kt)
- Category (Saffir-Simpson)
- 4
- Minimum Pressure
- 948 hPa
Countries Hit
- Cat. 2Mexico172 km/h
Other Cyclones of the Season
- Cat. 5Hurricane Ioke259 km/h
- Cat. 4Hurricane Daniel241 km/h
- Cat. 3Hurricane Bud204 km/h
- Cat. 3Hurricane Lane204 km/h
- Cat. 3Hurricane Ileana194 km/h
- Cat. 2Hurricane Sergio176 km/h
- Cat. 2Hurricane Paul167 km/h
- Cat. 1Hurricane Carlotta139 km/h
Sources: IBTrACS v04r01, NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (Knapp et al., 2010) · Wikidata · Natural Earth