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Tropical Cyclone
Hurricane Wilma (2005)
15 October 2005 · North Atlantic · Category 5
Hurricane Wilma formed in the North Atlantic basin on 15 October 2005 and lasted 11 days. Its sustained winds reached 296 km/h, Category 5 on the Saffir-Simpson scale, with a minimum pressure of 882 hPa. It made landfall in Mexico and the United States of America. It killed at least 87 people. It is the 26th most powerful tropical cyclone recorded since 1950.
- Formed
- 15 October 2005
- Dissipated
- 26 October 2005
- Duration
- 11 days
- Basin
- North Atlantic
- Maximum Sustained Wind
- 296 km/h (160 kt)
- Category (Saffir-Simpson)
- 5
- Minimum Pressure
- 882 hPa
- Deaths
- 87
Countries Hit
- Cat. 3Mexico204 km/h
- Cat. 2United States of America176 km/h
Other Cyclones of the Season
- Cat. 5Hurricane Rita287 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