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Tropical Cyclone
Tropical Storm Claudette (1979)
15 July 1979 · North Atlantic
Tropical Storm Claudette formed in the North Atlantic basin on 15 July 1979 and lasted 14 days. Its sustained winds reached 83 km/h, with a minimum pressure of 997 hPa. It made landfall in the United States of America, Puerto Rico, Cuba, the Dominican Republic and Haiti.
- Formed
- 15 July 1979
- Dissipated
- 29 July 1979
- Duration
- 14 days
- Basin
- North Atlantic
- Maximum Sustained Wind
- 83 km/h (45 kt)
- Category (Saffir-Simpson)
- Tropical Storm
- Minimum Pressure
- 997 hPa
Countries Hit
- TSUnited States of America80 km/h
- TSPuerto Rico56 km/h
- TSCuba56 km/h
- TSDominican Republic46 km/h
- TSHaiti37 km/h
Other Cyclones of the Season
- Cat. 5Hurricane David278 km/h
- Cat. 4Hurricane Frederic213 km/h
- Cat. 1Hurricane Henri139 km/h
- Cat. 1Hurricane Bob120 km/h
- TSTropical Storm Elena65 km/h
Sources: IBTrACS v04r01, NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (Knapp et al., 2010) · Wikidata · Natural Earth