Storm history › Atlantic › 1996 season
Hurricane Cesar (1996)
Cesar was a Category 1 hurricane of the 1996 Atlantic season. It was tracked from July 24, 1996 to July 28, 1996, about 4 days, and covered 1,727 miles.
At its peak it had winds of 85 mph (140 km/h) and a lowest pressure of 985 mb.
It made landfall once, near Bluefields, Nicaragua.
Its closest pass to a major city was 39 miles from Managua, Nicaragua.
- Peak wind
- 85 mph
- Lowest pressure
- 985 mb
- Strongest
- Category 1 hurricane
- Landfalls
- 1
- Duration
- 4 days
- Track length
- 1,727 mi
- Energy (ACE)
- 4.0
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Landfalls
| # | Date (UTC) | Near | Wind |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | July 28, 1996 | Bluefields, Nicaragua | 85 mph (140 km/h) |
Closest pass to major cities
| City | Closest pass |
|---|---|
| Managua, Nicaragua | 39 mi (63 km) |
| Santa Marta, Colombia | 74 mi (120 km) |
| Tegucigalpa, Honduras | 77 mi (123 km) |
| Barranquilla, Colombia | 84 mi (136 km) |
| San Salvador, El Salvador | 96 mi (154 km) |
| Cumaná, Venezuela | 98 mi (157 km) |
| Caracas, Venezuela | 100 mi (161 km) |
How it compares
- Peak winds: 686th highest of 2,017 Atlantic storms on record, tied with Hurricane Oscar (2024), Hurricane Danielle (2022), Hurricane Julia (2022) and 57 more.
- Lowest pressure: 600th lowest of 1,294 Atlantic storms with a recorded pressure, tied with Hurricane Lisa (2022), Hurricane Humberto (2007), Hurricane Ernesto (2006) and 10 more.
- Energy: 2% of the 1996 Atlantic season's ACE.