Storm history › Atlantic › 1980 season
Hurricane Frances (1980)
Frances was a Category 3 hurricane of the 1980 Atlantic season. It was tracked from September 6, 1980 to September 21, 1980, about 15 days, and covered 4,848 miles.
At its peak it had winds of 115 mph (185 km/h) and a lowest pressure of 958 mb.
- Peak wind
- 115 mph
- Lowest pressure
- 958 mb
- Strongest
- Category 3 hurricane
- Landfalls
- None recorded
- Duration
- 15 days
- Track length
- 4,848 mi
- Energy (ACE)
- 37.2
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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: 245th lowest of 1,294 Atlantic storms with a recorded pressure, tied with Hurricane Nigel (2023), Hurricane Fred (2009), Hurricane Omar (2008) and 6 more.
- Energy: 25% of the 1980 Atlantic season's ACE.