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Tropical Cyclone
Hurricane Patricia (2015)
20 October 2015 · Eastern Pacific · Category 5
Hurricane Patricia formed in the Eastern Pacific basin on 20 October 2015 and lasted 4 days. Its sustained winds reached 343 km/h, Category 5 on the Saffir-Simpson scale, with a minimum pressure of 872 hPa. It made landfall in Mexico. It is the 1st most powerful tropical cyclone recorded since 1950.
- Formed
- 20 October 2015
- Dissipated
- 24 October 2015
- Duration
- 4 days
- Basin
- Eastern Pacific
- Maximum Sustained Wind
- 343 km/h (185 kt)
- Category (Saffir-Simpson)
- 5
- Minimum Pressure
- 872 hPa
- Estimated Damage
- 460 million US dollars
Countries Hit
- Cat. 4Mexico241 km/h
Other Cyclones of the Season
- Cat. 4Hurricane Jimena250 km/h
- Cat. 4Hurricane Olaf241 km/h
- Cat. 4Hurricane Sandra241 km/h
- Cat. 4Hurricane Andres232 km/h
- Cat. 4Hurricane Blanca232 km/h
- Cat. 4Hurricane Hilda232 km/h
- Cat. 4Hurricane Ignacio232 km/h
- Cat. 4Hurricane Kilo222 km/h
Sources: IBTrACS v04r01, NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (Knapp et al., 2010) · Wikidata · Natural Earth