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Tropical Cyclone
Tropical Storm Gilda (1973)
16 October 1973 · North Atlantic
Tropical Storm Gilda formed in the North Atlantic basin on 16 October 1973 and lasted 14 days. Its sustained winds reached 111 km/h, with a minimum pressure of 968 hPa. It made landfall in Cuba.
- Formed
- 16 October 1973
- Dissipated
- 30 October 1973
- Duration
- 14 days
- Basin
- North Atlantic
- Maximum Sustained Wind
- 111 km/h (60 kt)
- Category (Saffir-Simpson)
- Tropical Storm
- Minimum Pressure
- 968 hPa
Countries Hit
- TSCuba111 km/h
Other Cyclones of the Season
- Cat. 3Hurricane Ellen185 km/h
- Cat. 1Hurricane Brenda148 km/h
- Cat. 1Tropical Storm Delia139 km/h
- Cat. 1Hurricane Fran139 km/h
- TSTropical Storm Christine93 km/h
Sources: IBTrACS v04r01, NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (Knapp et al., 2010) · Wikidata · Natural Earth