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Frances — 2004

Peak intensity: Cat 4 (144 mph). Active August 25–September 10, 2004 (17 days). Made 6 landfalls.

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  1. By the numbers
  2. Storm summary
  3. Track and observations
  4. Location-specific summary

By the numbers

Peak winds
144 mph
Cat 4
Min pressure
935 mb
at peak intensity
Observations
75
6-hourly fixes
ACE
45.9
accumulated cyclone energy

Storm summary

A plain-language narrative summary for this storm is on the way. In the meantime, the key statistics above and the full observation log below come directly from HURDAT2, NOAA's official Atlantic hurricane database. Where the National Hurricane Center has published a Tropical Cyclone Report, a link to the official PDF will appear here.

Track and observations

The complete observation log below lists all 75 fixes from HURDAT2 — position, status, wind, and pressure at each interval over the storm's lifetime.

Show first 12 observations
Time Status Lat / Lon Winds Pressure
2004-08-25 00:00Z TD 11.1, -35.2 29 mph 1009 mb
2004-08-25 06:00Z TD 11.2, -36.8 34 mph 1008 mb
2004-08-25 12:00Z TD 11.3, -38.3 34 mph 1007 mb
2004-08-25 18:00Z TS 11.5, -39.8 40 mph 1005 mb
2004-08-26 00:00Z TS 11.9, -41.5 46 mph 1003 mb
2004-08-26 06:00Z TS 12.3, -42.9 52 mph 1000 mb
2004-08-26 12:00Z TS 12.8, -44.5 63 mph 994 mb
2004-08-26 18:00Z HU 13.3, -45.8 75 mph 987 mb
2004-08-27 00:00Z HU 13.7, -46.8 80 mph 984 mb
2004-08-27 06:00Z HU 14.2, -47.8 86 mph 980 mb
2004-08-27 12:00Z HU 14.7, -48.5 103 mph 970 mb
2004-08-27 18:00Z HU 15.4, -49.3 115 mph 962 mb
Source: HURDAT2 — NOAA Atlantic Hurricane Database, public domain. Storm ID: AL062004