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      Category 1 Hurricane

      Hurricane Rafael

      Storm Activity: Oct 12, 2012 - Oct 26, 2012

      Peak Wind
      90 mph
      Lowest Pressure
      966 mb
      Duration
      14 days
      Last Position
      40 N 7.5 W

      Storm Track

      Oct 12 – Oct 26
      Storm Category
      1. Tropical Depression < 39 mph
      2. Tropical Storm 39-73 mph
      3. Category 1 Peak 74-95 mph
      4. Category 2 96-110 mph
      5. Category 3 111-129 mph
      6. Category 4 130-156 mph
      7. Category 5 157+ mph

      Intensity

      Sustained wind at each observation
      Peak wind
      90 mph
      Peak category
      Category 1
      Lowest pressure
      966 mb

      Oct 26 · 12:00 GMT 30 mph 1,002 mb Extratropical

      Storm Track Statistics
      Oct 26 12:00 GMT 40 -7.5 30 mph 1,002 mb Extratropical --
      Oct 26 09:00 GMT 40.14 -8.32 30 mph 1,000 mb Extratropical --
      Oct 26 06:00 GMT 40.3 -9.1 35 mph 999 mb Extratropical --
      Oct 26 03:00 GMT 40.51 -9.81 35 mph 998 mb Extratropical --
      Oct 26 00:00 GMT 40.7 -10.4 35 mph 998 mb Extratropical --
      Oct 25 21:00 GMT 40.82 -10.84 35 mph 997 mb Extratropical --
      Oct 25 18:00 GMT 40.9 -11.2 35 mph 997 mb Extratropical --
      Oct 25 15:00 GMT 40.94 -11.56 35 mph 996 mb Extratropical --
      Oct 25 12:00 GMT 41 -12 35 mph 996 mb Extratropical --
      Oct 25 09:00 GMT 41.14 -12.61 35 mph 995 mb Extratropical --
      Oct 25 06:00 GMT 41.3 -13.3 35 mph 995 mb Extratropical --
      Oct 25 03:00 GMT 41.45 -13.94 35 mph 995 mb Extratropical --
      Oct 25 00:00 GMT 41.6 -14.6 35 mph 995 mb Extratropical --
      Oct 24 21:00 GMT 41.76 -15.29 35 mph 995 mb Extratropical --
      Oct 24 18:00 GMT 41.9 -16 35 mph 995 mb Extratropical --
      Oct 24 15:00 GMT 42.06 -16.76 35 mph 995 mb Extratropical --
      Oct 24 12:00 GMT 42.1 -17.5 35 mph 995 mb Extratropical --
      Oct 24 09:00 GMT 41.89 -18.17 40 mph 995 mb Extratropical --
      Oct 24 06:00 GMT 41.6 -18.8 45 mph 995 mb Extratropical --
      Oct 24 03:00 GMT 41.41 -19.4 45 mph 994 mb Extratropical --
      Oct 24 00:00 GMT 41.2 -20.1 45 mph 993 mb Extratropical --
      Oct 23 21:00 GMT 40.87 -21.09 45 mph 992 mb Extratropical --
      Oct 23 18:00 GMT 40.5 -22.1 45 mph 992 mb Extratropical --
      Oct 23 15:00 GMT 40.12 -22.93 45 mph 992 mb Extratropical --
      Oct 23 12:00 GMT 39.8 -23.6 45 mph 992 mb Extratropical --
      Oct 23 09:00 GMT 39.62 -24.09 45 mph 992 mb Extratropical --
      Oct 23 06:00 GMT 39.5 -24.5 45 mph 992 mb Extratropical --
      Oct 23 03:00 GMT 39.27 -24.96 45 mph 992 mb Extratropical --
      Oct 23 00:00 GMT 39.2 -25.5 45 mph 992 mb Extratropical --
      Oct 22 21:00 GMT 39.44 -26.23 45 mph 990 mb Extratropical --
      Oct 22 18:00 GMT 40 -27 45 mph 989 mb Extratropical --
      Oct 22 15:00 GMT 40.86 -27.65 45 mph 988 mb Extratropical --
      Oct 22 12:00 GMT 41.9 -28.3 45 mph 987 mb Extratropical --
      Oct 22 09:00 GMT 42.92 -29.05 45 mph 986 mb Extratropical --
      Oct 22 06:00 GMT 43.9 -29.8 45 mph 985 mb Extratropical --
      Oct 22 03:00 GMT 44.74 -30.58 45 mph 984 mb Extratropical --
      Oct 22 00:00 GMT 45.5 -31.1 45 mph 983 mb Extratropical --
      Oct 21 21:00 GMT 46.28 -31.07 45 mph 982 mb Extratropical --
      Oct 21 18:00 GMT 47 -30.8 45 mph 982 mb Extratropical --
      Oct 21 15:00 GMT 47.64 -30.64 45 mph 980 mb Extratropical --
      Oct 21 12:00 GMT 48.2 -30.6 45 mph 979 mb Extratropical --
      Oct 21 09:00 GMT 48.75 -30.75 45 mph 978 mb Extratropical --
      Oct 21 06:00 GMT 49.2 -31.1 45 mph 978 mb Extratropical --
      Oct 21 03:00 GMT 49.44 -31.53 50 mph 976 mb Extratropical --
      Oct 21 00:00 GMT 49.7 -32.2 50 mph 975 mb Extratropical --
      Oct 20 21:00 GMT 50.12 -33.18 55 mph 972 mb Extratropical --
      Oct 20 18:00 GMT 50.8 -34.3 60 mph 970 mb Extratropical --
      Oct 20 15:00 GMT 51.82 -35.45 60 mph 968 mb Extratropical --
      Oct 20 12:00 GMT 53.1 -36.4 60 mph 967 mb Extratropical --
      Oct 20 09:00 GMT 54.68 -37.15 60 mph 966 mb Extratropical --
      Oct 20 06:00 GMT 56 -37 60 mph 966 mb Extratropical --
      Oct 20 03:00 GMT 56.59 -35.29 60 mph 966 mb Extratropical --
      Oct 20 00:00 GMT 56.5 -33 60 mph 966 mb Extratropical --
      Oct 19 21:00 GMT 55.94 -31.22 60 mph 967 mb Extratropical --
      Oct 19 18:00 GMT 55 -30 60 mph 968 mb Extratropical --
      Oct 19 15:00 GMT 54.03 -29.29 60 mph 969 mb Extratropical --
      Oct 19 12:00 GMT 53 -29.5 60 mph 970 mb Extratropical --
      Oct 19 09:00 GMT 51.99 -30.7 60 mph 971 mb Extratropical --
      Oct 19 06:00 GMT 51 -32.5 60 mph 973 mb Extratropical --
      Oct 19 03:00 GMT 50.11 -34.2 60 mph 974 mb Extratropical --
      Oct 19 00:00 GMT 49.2 -36.2 60 mph 975 mb Extratropical --
      Oct 18 21:00 GMT 48.1 -38.51 60 mph 974 mb Extratropical --
      Oct 18 18:00 GMT 47 -41 65 mph 973 mb Extratropical --
      Oct 18 15:00 GMT 46.07 -43.5 65 mph 972 mb Extratropical --
      Oct 18 12:00 GMT 45.2 -46 65 mph 972 mb Extratropical --
      Oct 18 09:00 GMT 44.32 -48.39 65 mph 972 mb Extratropical --
      Oct 18 06:00 GMT 43.4 -50.7 70 mph 972 mb Extratropical --
      Oct 18 03:00 GMT 42.4 -52.97 70 mph 972 mb Extratropical --
      Oct 18 00:00 GMT 41.3 -55 75 mph 972 mb Extratropical 1
      Oct 17 21:00 GMT 40.06 -56.66 75 mph 972 mb Extratropical 1
      Oct 17 18:00 GMT 38.8 -58 75 mph 972 mb Extratropical 1
      Oct 17 15:00 GMT 37.65 -59.15 75 mph 972 mb Hurricane 1
      Oct 17 12:00 GMT 36.5 -60.1 75 mph 972 mb Hurricane 1
      Oct 17 09:00 GMT 35.26 -60.95 75 mph 972 mb Hurricane 1
      Oct 17 06:00 GMT 34 -61.7 80 mph 972 mb Hurricane 1
      Oct 17 03:00 GMT 32.77 -62.44 85 mph 971 mb Hurricane 1
      Oct 17 00:00 GMT 31.6 -63.1 85 mph 970 mb Hurricane 1
      Oct 16 21:00 GMT 30.51 -63.7 85 mph 970 mb Hurricane 1
      Oct 16 18:00 GMT 29.5 -64.2 85 mph 970 mb Hurricane 1
      Oct 16 15:00 GMT 28.52 -64.6 90 mph 969 mb Hurricane 1
      Oct 16 12:00 GMT 27.6 -64.9 90 mph 969 mb Hurricane 1
      Oct 16 09:00 GMT 26.7 -65.13 90 mph 970 mb Hurricane 1
      Oct 16 06:00 GMT 25.9 -65.3 90 mph 972 mb Hurricane 1
      Oct 16 03:00 GMT 25.2 -65.46 90 mph 973 mb Hurricane 1
      Oct 16 00:00 GMT 24.6 -65.6 90 mph 974 mb Hurricane 1
      Oct 15 21:00 GMT 24.08 -65.74 90 mph 976 mb Hurricane 1
      Oct 15 18:00 GMT 23.6 -65.8 85 mph 979 mb Hurricane 1
      Oct 15 15:00 GMT 23.07 -65.74 85 mph 981 mb Hurricane 1
      Oct 15 12:00 GMT 22.6 -65.6 80 mph 983 mb Hurricane 1
      Oct 15 09:00 GMT 22.28 -65.42 75 mph 984 mb Hurricane 1
      Oct 15 06:00 GMT 22 -65.2 75 mph 986 mb Hurricane 1
      Oct 15 03:00 GMT 21.67 -64.95 70 mph 987 mb Tropical Storm --
      Oct 15 00:00 GMT 21.3 -64.7 70 mph 989 mb Tropical Storm --
      Oct 14 21:00 GMT 20.85 -64.49 65 mph 991 mb Tropical Storm --
      Oct 14 18:00 GMT 20.4 -64.3 65 mph 994 mb Tropical Storm --
      Oct 14 15:00 GMT 20.04 -64.09 60 mph 996 mb Tropical Storm --
      Oct 14 12:00 GMT 19.7 -63.9 60 mph 999 mb Tropical Storm --
      Oct 14 09:00 GMT 19.32 -63.73 55 mph 1,001 mb Tropical Storm --
      Oct 14 06:00 GMT 18.9 -63.6 50 mph 1,003 mb Tropical Storm --
      Oct 14 03:00 GMT 18.43 -63.52 50 mph 1,003 mb Tropical Storm --
      Oct 14 00:00 GMT 17.9 -63.5 50 mph 1,004 mb Tropical Storm --
      Oct 13 21:00 GMT 17.31 -63.53 50 mph 1,004 mb Tropical Storm --
      Oct 13 18:00 GMT 16.7 -63.6 45 mph 1,004 mb Tropical Storm --
      Oct 13 15:00 GMT 16.08 -63.72 45 mph 1,005 mb Tropical Storm --
      Oct 13 12:00 GMT 15.6 -63.8 40 mph 1,006 mb Tropical Storm --
      Oct 13 09:00 GMT 15.39 -63.8 40 mph 1,006 mb Tropical Storm --
      Oct 13 06:00 GMT 15.3 -63.7 40 mph 1,006 mb Tropical Storm --
      Oct 13 03:00 GMT 15.15 -63.48 40 mph 1,006 mb Tropical Storm --
      Oct 13 00:00 GMT 15 -63.2 40 mph 1,007 mb Tropical Storm --
      Oct 12 21:00 GMT 14.85 -62.94 40 mph 1,006 mb Tropical Storm --
      Oct 12 18:00 GMT 14.7 -62.7 40 mph 1,006 mb Tropical Storm --

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