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Tropical Cyclone
Hurricane Kay (1980)
16 September 1980 · Eastern Pacific · Category 4
Hurricane Kay formed in the Eastern Pacific basin on 16 September 1980 and lasted 14 days. Its sustained winds reached 222 km/h, Category 4 on the Saffir-Simpson scale.
- Formed
- 16 September 1980
- Dissipated
- 30 September 1980
- Duration
- 14 days
- Basin
- Eastern Pacific
- Maximum Sustained Wind
- 222 km/h (120 kt)
- Category (Saffir-Simpson)
- 4
Other Cyclones of the Season
- Cat. 3Hurricane Agatha185 km/h
- Cat. 3Hurricane Javier185 km/h
- Cat. 3Hurricane Dinah185 km/h
- TSTropical Storm Madeline83 km/h
Sources: IBTrACS v04r01, NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (Knapp et al., 2010) · Wikidata · Natural Earth