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NHC AL181984 · Atlantic basin

Hurricane Klaus (1984)

November 5, 1984 – November 13, 1984

Data: NOAA NHC HURDAT2 and NOAA SPC tornado and hail reports, through 2025 · Updated

Hurricane Klaus peaked at Category 1 with 92 mph sustained winds and passed within 75 miles of 74 US cities, 0 of them while still at hurricane strength.

Klaus in the record

HURDAT2 tracks Klaus from November 5, 1984 to November 13, 1984; its peak was 92 mph (Category 1). Its centre passed within 75 miles of 74 US cities, all in Puerto Rico. The strongest pass was 54 mph (tropical storm) 7 miles from Ceiba, PR; the centre came closest to Punta Santiago, PR, 7 miles away.

Peak strength
Category 1

92 mph

Cities within 75 mi
74
At hurricane strength
0

when closest

States
1

Cities Klaus passed near, strongest first

Puerto Rico (74)

and 14 more

Other storms of the 1984 season

  • DianaCategory 4 · 280 cities
  • IsidoreTropical storm · 372 cities

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About this record

The track is the National Hurricane Center's best-track record, revised after the season with every observation available. Strength at a city is the sustained wind on the track at the closest point, not the wind that city measured.