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Tropical Cyclone
Hurricane Rita (2005)
18 September 2005 · North Atlantic · Category 5
Hurricane Rita formed in the North Atlantic basin on 18 September 2005 and lasted 8 days. Its sustained winds reached 287 km/h, Category 5 on the Saffir-Simpson scale, with a minimum pressure of 895 hPa. It made landfall in the United States of America. It killed at least 120 people. It is the 54th most powerful tropical cyclone recorded since 1950.
- Formed
- 18 September 2005
- Dissipated
- 26 September 2005
- Duration
- 8 days
- Basin
- North Atlantic
- Maximum Sustained Wind
- 287 km/h (155 kt)
- Category (Saffir-Simpson)
- 5
- Minimum Pressure
- 895 hPa
- Deaths
- 120
- Estimated Damage
- 12 billion US dollars
Countries Hit
- Cat. 1United States of America120 km/h
Other Cyclones of the Season
- Cat. 5Hurricane Wilma296 km/h
- Cat. 5Hurricane Katrina278 km/h
- Cat. 5Hurricane Emily259 km/h
- Cat. 4Hurricane Dennis241 km/h
- Cat. 3Hurricane Maria185 km/h
- Cat. 3Hurricane Beta185 km/h
- Cat. 2Hurricane Irene167 km/h
- Cat. 1Hurricane Nate148 km/h
Sources: IBTrACS v04r01, NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (Knapp et al., 2010) · Wikidata · Natural Earth