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Tropical Storm Claudette (1979)
Claudette was a tropical storm of the 1979 Atlantic season. It was tracked from July 15, 1979 to July 29, 1979, about 14 days, and covered 4,943 miles.
At its peak it had winds of 50 mph (85 km/h) and a lowest pressure of 997 mb.
Its closest pass to a major city was 9 miles from San Juan, Puerto Rico.
- Peak wind
- 50 mph
- Lowest pressure
- 997 mb
- Strongest
- Tropical storm
- Landfalls
- None recorded
- Duration
- 14 days
- Track length
- 4,943 mi
- Energy (ACE)
- 1.6
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Closest pass to major cities
| City | Closest pass |
|---|---|
| San Juan, Puerto Rico | 9 mi (14 km) |
| Santo Domingo Este, Dominican Republic | 17 mi (27 km) |
| Santo Domingo Oeste, Dominican Republic | 17 mi (28 km) |
| Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic | 19 mi (30 km) |
| Dallas, United States | 24 mi (39 km) |
| Port-au-Prince, Haiti | 30 mi (49 km) |
| Houston, United States | 31 mi (49 km) |
How it compares
- Peak winds: 1459th highest of 2,017 Atlantic storms on record, tied with Tropical Storm Gonzalo (2026), Tropical Storm Alberto (2024), Tropical Storm Joyce (2024) and 73 more.
- Lowest pressure: 846th lowest of 1,294 Atlantic storms with a recorded pressure, tied with Tropical Storm Sara (2024), Tropical Storm Karl (2022), Tropical Storm Victor (2021) and 16 more.
- Energy: 2% of the 1979 Atlantic season's ACE.