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Tropical Cyclone
Hurricane Rick (2009)
14 October 2009 · Eastern Pacific · Category 5
Hurricane Rick formed in the Eastern Pacific basin on 14 October 2009 and lasted 7 days. Its sustained winds reached 287 km/h, Category 5 on the Saffir-Simpson scale, with a minimum pressure of 906 hPa. It made landfall in Mexico. It is the 60th most powerful tropical cyclone recorded since 1950.
- Formed
- 14 October 2009
- Dissipated
- 21 October 2009
- Duration
- 7 days
- Basin
- Eastern Pacific
- Maximum Sustained Wind
- 287 km/h (155 kt)
- Category (Saffir-Simpson)
- 5
- Minimum Pressure
- 906 hPa
Countries Hit
- TSMexico83 km/h
Other Cyclones of the Season
- Cat. 4Hurricane Jimena250 km/h
- Cat. 4Hurricane Felicia232 km/h
- Cat. 3Hurricane Guillermo204 km/h
- Cat. 3Hurricane Neki204 km/h
- Cat. 1Hurricane Andres130 km/h
- TSTropical Storm Patricia93 km/h
- TSTropical Storm Blanca83 km/h
Sources: IBTrACS v04r01, NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (Knapp et al., 2010) · Wikidata · Natural Earth