Storm history › Atlantic › 1980 season
Hurricane Earl (1980)
Earl was a Category 1 hurricane of the 1980 Atlantic season. It was tracked from September 4, 1980 to September 11, 1980, about 7 days, and covered 3,514 miles.
At its peak it had winds of 75 mph (120 km/h) and a lowest pressure of 985 mb.
- Peak wind
- 75 mph
- Lowest pressure
- 985 mb
- Strongest
- Category 1 hurricane
- Landfalls
- None recorded
- Duration
- 7 days
- Track length
- 3,514 mi
- Energy (ACE)
- 6.7
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How it compares
- Peak winds: 925th highest of 2,017 Atlantic storms on record, tied with Hurricane Don (2023), Hurricane Nicole (2022), Hurricane Henri (2021) and 47 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: 4% of the 1980 Atlantic season's ACE.