Storm history › Atlantic › 1973 season
Hurricane Fran (1973)
Fran was a Category 1 hurricane of the 1973 Atlantic season. It was tracked from October 7, 1973 to October 14, 1973, about 7 days, and covered 4,194 miles.
At its peak it had winds of 85 mph (140 km/h) and a lowest pressure of 974 mb.
- Peak wind
- 85 mph
- Lowest pressure
- 974 mb
- Strongest
- Category 1 hurricane
- Landfalls
- None recorded
- Duration
- 7 days
- Track length
- 4,194 mi
- Energy (ACE)
- 5.9
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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: 433rd lowest of 1,294 Atlantic storms with a recorded pressure, tied with Hurricane Chris (2012), Hurricane Emmy (1976), Hurricane Carol (1965) and 4 more.
- Energy: 11% of the 1973 Atlantic season's ACE.