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Tropical Cyclone
Hurricane Rick (1997)
7 November 1997 · Eastern Pacific · Category 2
Hurricane Rick formed in the Eastern Pacific basin on 7 November 1997 and lasted 4 days. Its sustained winds reached 157 km/h, Category 2 on the Saffir-Simpson scale, with a minimum pressure of 973 hPa. It made landfall in Mexico.
- Formed
- 7 November 1997
- Dissipated
- 10 November 1997
- Duration
- 4 days
- Basin
- Eastern Pacific
- Maximum Sustained Wind
- 157 km/h (85 kt)
- Category (Saffir-Simpson)
- 2
- Minimum Pressure
- 973 hPa
Countries Hit
- Cat. 1Mexico131 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. 4Hurricane Pauline213 km/h
Sources: IBTrACS v04r01, NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (Knapp et al., 2010) · Wikidata · Natural Earth