Storm history › Atlantic › 1985 season
Hurricane Claudette (1985)
Claudette was a Category 1 hurricane of the 1985 Atlantic season. It was tracked from August 9, 1985 to August 17, 1985, about 7 days, and covered 3,483 miles.
At its peak it had winds of 85 mph (140 km/h) and a lowest pressure of 980 mb.
Its closest pass to a major city was 106 miles from Jacksonville, United States.
- Peak wind
- 85 mph
- Lowest pressure
- 980 mb
- Strongest
- Category 1 hurricane
- Landfalls
- None recorded
- Duration
- 7 days
- Track length
- 3,483 mi
- Energy (ACE)
- 7.2
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Closest pass to major cities
| City | Closest pass |
|---|---|
| Jacksonville, United States | 106 mi (171 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: 519th lowest of 1,294 Atlantic storms with a recorded pressure, tied with Hurricane Nicole (2022), Tropical Storm Karl (2016), Hurricane Kate (2015) and 14 more.
- Energy: 8% of the 1985 Atlantic season's ACE.