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Tropical Cyclone
Hurricane Madeline (1976)
29 September 1976 · Eastern Pacific · Category 4
Hurricane Madeline formed in the Eastern Pacific basin on 29 September 1976 and lasted 10 days. Its sustained winds reached 232 km/h, Category 4 on the Saffir-Simpson scale, with a minimum pressure of 941 hPa. It made landfall in Mexico.
- Formed
- 29 September 1976
- Dissipated
- 8 October 1976
- Duration
- 10 days
- Basin
- Eastern Pacific
- Maximum Sustained Wind
- 232 km/h (125 kt)
- Category (Saffir-Simpson)
- 4
- Minimum Pressure
- 941 hPa
Countries Hit
- Cat. 1Mexico139 km/h
Other Cyclones of the Season
- Cat. 4Hurricane Annette222 km/h
- Cat. 4Hurricane Liza222 km/h
- Cat. 4Hurricane Iva213 km/h
- Cat. 3Hurricane Hyacinth185 km/h
- Cat. 1Hurricane Kathleen130 km/h
- TSTropical Storm Naomi83 km/h
Sources: IBTrACS v04r01, NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (Knapp et al., 2010) · Wikidata · Natural Earth