Storm history › Atlantic › 1976 season
Hurricane Frances (1976)
Frances was a Category 3 hurricane of the 1976 Atlantic season. It was tracked from August 27, 1976 to September 7, 1976, about 11 days, and covered 4,129 miles.
At its peak it had winds of 115 mph (185 km/h) and a lowest pressure of 963 mb.
- Peak wind
- 115 mph
- Lowest pressure
- 963 mb
- Strongest
- Category 3 hurricane
- Landfalls
- None recorded
- Duration
- 11 days
- Track length
- 4,129 mi
- Energy (ACE)
- 14.7
DepressionTropical stormCat 1Cat 2Cat 3Cat 4Cat 5
How it compares
- Peak winds: 282nd highest of 2,017 Atlantic storms on record, tied with Hurricane Bonnie (2022), Hurricane Epsilon (2020), Hurricane Zeta (2020) and 33 more.
- Lowest pressure: 299th lowest of 1,294 Atlantic storms with a recorded pressure, tied with Hurricane Isaac (2024), Hurricane Cristobal (2014), Hurricane Dolly (2008) and 2 more.
- Energy: 18% of the 1976 Atlantic season's ACE.