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Tropical Cyclone
Hurricane Patsy (1959)
6 September 1959 · Eastern Pacific · Category 5
Hurricane Patsy formed in the Eastern Pacific basin on 6 September 1959 and lasted 5 days. Its sustained winds reached 278 km/h, Category 5 on the Saffir-Simpson scale, with a minimum pressure of 970 hPa.
- Formed
- 6 September 1959
- Dissipated
- 11 September 1959
- Duration
- 5 days
- Basin
- Eastern Pacific
- Maximum Sustained Wind
- 278 km/h (150 kt)
- Category (Saffir-Simpson)
- 5
- Minimum Pressure
- 970 hPa
Other Cyclones of the Season
- Cat. 4Hurricane Dot241 km/h
Sources: IBTrACS v04r01, NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (Knapp et al., 2010) · Wikidata · Natural Earth