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Tropical Cyclone
Hurricane Sam (2021)
22 September 2021 · North Atlantic · Category 4
Hurricane Sam formed in the North Atlantic basin on 22 September 2021 and lasted 15 days. Its sustained winds reached 250 km/h, Category 4 on the Saffir-Simpson scale, with a minimum pressure of 927 hPa.
- Formed
- 22 September 2021
- Dissipated
- 7 October 2021
- Duration
- 15 days
- Basin
- North Atlantic
- Maximum Sustained Wind
- 250 km/h (135 kt)
- Category (Saffir-Simpson)
- 4
- Minimum Pressure
- 927 hPa
Other Cyclones of the Season
- Cat. 4Hurricane Ida241 km/h
- Cat. 3Hurricane Larry204 km/h
- Cat. 3Hurricane Grace194 km/h
- Cat. 1Hurricane Elsa139 km/h
- Cat. 1Hurricane Henri120 km/h
- Cat. 1Hurricane Nicholas120 km/h
- TSTropical Storm Wanda111 km/h
- TSTropical Storm Julian93 km/h
Sources: IBTrACS v04r01, NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (Knapp et al., 2010) · Wikidata · Natural Earth