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Tropical Cyclone
Hurricane Rafael (2012)
12 October 2012 · North Atlantic · Category 1
Hurricane Rafael formed in the North Atlantic basin on 12 October 2012 and lasted 14 days. Its sustained winds reached 148 km/h, Category 1 on the Saffir-Simpson scale, with a minimum pressure of 966 hPa. It made landfall in Portugal.
- Formed
- 12 October 2012
- Dissipated
- 26 October 2012
- Duration
- 14 days
- Basin
- North Atlantic
- Maximum Sustained Wind
- 148 km/h (80 kt)
- Category (Saffir-Simpson)
- 1
- Minimum Pressure
- 966 hPa
Countries Hit
- TSPortugal52 km/h
Other Cyclones of the Season
- Cat. 3Hurricane Sandy185 km/h
- Cat. 3Hurricane Michael185 km/h
- Cat. 2Hurricane Ernesto157 km/h
- Cat. 1Hurricane Nadine148 km/h
- Cat. 1Hurricane Isaac130 km/h
- Cat. 1Hurricane Leslie130 km/h
- TSTropical Storm Beryl111 km/h
- TSTropical Storm Debby102 km/h
Sources: IBTrACS v04r01, NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (Knapp et al., 2010) · Wikidata · Natural Earth