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Tropical Cyclone
Hurricane Pauline (1997)
5 October 1997 · Eastern Pacific · Category 4
Hurricane Pauline formed in the Eastern Pacific basin on 5 October 1997 and lasted 5 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
- 5 October 1997
- Dissipated
- 10 October 1997
- Duration
- 5 days
- Basin
- Eastern Pacific
- Maximum Sustained Wind
- 213 km/h (115 kt)
- Category (Saffir-Simpson)
- 4
- Minimum Pressure
- 948 hPa
Countries Hit
- Cat. 2Mexico176 km/h
Other Cyclones of the Season
- Cat. 5Hurricane Linda296 km/h
- Cat. 5Typhoon Paka296 km/h
- Cat. 5Hurricane Guillermo259 km/h
- Cat. 5Typhoon Oliwa259 km/h
- Cat. 4Hurricane Jimena222 km/h
- Cat. 4Hurricane Felicia213 km/h
- Cat. 4Hurricane Nora213 km/h
- Cat. 3Hurricane Enrique185 km/h
Sources: IBTrACS v04r01, NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (Knapp et al., 2010) · Wikidata · Natural Earth