Track map & timeline · Atlantic · July 29 – August 8, 1926
TD TS Cat 1 2 3 4 5 · dashed = post-tropical / remnant low. Click any point or table row to jump there.
01 · The story
The 1926 Nova Scotia Hurricane was a Category 3 hurricane of the 1926 Atlantic season. It formed on July 29, 1926, reached its peak of 121 mph (194 km/h) on August 5, 1926, and never made landfall. It rapidly intensified by 46 mph in 24 hours (to 104 mph on August 2, 1926). The storm lasted 10.3 days and travelled about 3,008 miles (4,840 km).
02 · Intensity
03 · Impact
| City | Distance to center | When (UTC) | Storm strength then |
|---|---|---|---|
| Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada | 68 mi | Aug 8 · 07:00 UTC | Cat 1 80 mph |
Distance from the city to the storm’s center, interpolated hourly between official fixes. Damaging winds, surge and rain reach far beyond the center.
04 · Timeline
| Date · UTC | Status | Wind | Pressure | Position | Nearest place |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 29 12:00 | TD | 29 mph | — | 16.0°N 46.0°W | open ocean |
| Jul 29 18:00 | TD | 29 mph | — | 16.1°N 47.0°W | open ocean |
| Jul 30 00:00 | TD | 35 mph | — | 16.2°N 48.0°W | open ocean |
| Jul 30 06:00 | TD | 35 mph | — | 16.3°N 49.0°W | open ocean |
| Jul 30 12:00 | TD | 35 mph | — | 16.5°N 50.0°W | open ocean |
| Jul 30 18:00 | TD | 35 mph | — | 16.7°N 50.9°W | open ocean |
| Jul 31 00:00 | TS | 40 mph | — | 16.9°N 51.8°W | open ocean |
| Jul 31 06:00 | TS | 40 mph | — | 17.2°N 52.7°W | open ocean |
| Jul 31 12:00 | TS | 40 mph | — | 17.5°N 53.5°W | open ocean |
| Jul 31 18:00 | TS | 46 mph | — | 18.1°N 54.4°W | open ocean |
| Aug 1 00:00 | TS | 52 mph | — | 19.0°N 55.3°W | open ocean |
| Aug 1 06:00 | TS | 58 mph | — | 20.0°N 56.2°W | open ocean |
| Aug 1 12:00 | TS | 69 mph | — | 21.0°N 57.0°W | open ocean |
| Aug 1 18:00 | Cat 1 | 81 mph | — | 22.1°N 57.6°W | open ocean |
| Aug 2 00:00 | Cat 1 | 92 mph | — | 23.1°N 58.2°W | open ocean |
| Aug 2 06:00 | Cat 2 | 104 mph | — | 24.1°N 58.7°W | open ocean |
| Aug 2 12:00 | Cat 3 | 115 mph | — | 25.1°N 59.2°W | open ocean |
| Aug 2 18:00 | Cat 3 | 115 mph | — | 25.7°N 59.7°W | open ocean |
| Aug 3 00:00 | Cat 3 | 115 mph | — | 26.1°N 60.2°W | open ocean |
| Aug 3 06:00 | Cat 3 | 115 mph | — | 26.3°N 60.6°W | open ocean |
| Aug 3 12:00 | Cat 3 | 115 mph | — | 26.5°N 61.0°W | open ocean |
| Aug 3 18:00 | Cat 3 | 115 mph | — | 26.6°N 61.2°W | open ocean |
| Aug 4 00:00 | Cat 3 | 115 mph | — | 26.7°N 61.3°W | open ocean |
| Aug 4 06:00 | Cat 3 | 115 mph | — | 26.8°N 61.4°W | open ocean |
| Aug 4 12:00 | Cat 3 | 115 mph | — | 27.0°N 61.5°W | open ocean |
| Aug 4 18:00 | Cat 3 | 115 mph | — | 27.3°N 61.8°W | open ocean |
| Aug 5 00:00 | Cat 3 | 115 mph | — | 27.7°N 62.2°W | open ocean |
| Aug 5 06:00 | Cat 3 | 121 mph | — | 28.1°N 62.6°W | open ocean |
| Aug 5 12:00 | Cat 3 | 121 mph | — | 28.5°N 63.0°W | open ocean |
| Aug 5 18:00 | Cat 3 | 121 mph | — | 28.9°N 63.5°W | open ocean |
| Aug 6 00:00 | Cat 3 | 121 mph | — | 29.3°N 64.1°W | open ocean |
| Aug 6 06:00 | Cat 3 | 115 mph | — | 29.8°N 64.8°W | 173 mi S of Pembroke Parish, Bermuda |
| Aug 6 12:00 | Cat 2 | 109 mph | — | 30.5°N 65.5°W | 131 mi SSW of Pembroke Parish, Bermuda |
| Aug 6 18:00 | Cat 2 | 109 mph | — | 31.7°N 66.0°W | 82 mi WSW of Pembroke Parish, Bermuda |
| Aug 7 00:00 | Cat 2 | 104 mph | — | 33.5°N 66.1°W | 112 mi NW of Pembroke Parish, Bermuda |
| Aug 7 06:00 | Cat 2 | 104 mph | — | 35.5°N 66.2°W | open ocean |
| Aug 7 12:00 | Cat 2 | 98 mph | — | 37.7°N 66.2°W | open ocean |
| Aug 7 18:00 | Cat 2 | 98 mph | — | 39.6°N 65.6°W | open ocean |
| Aug 8 00:00 | Cat 1 | 92 mph | — | 41.6°N 64.5°W | open ocean |
| Aug 8 06:00 | Cat 1 extratropical | 81 mph | — | 43.6°N 62.9°W | 79 mi SSE of Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada |
| Aug 8 12:00 | Cat 1 extratropical | 75 mph | — | 45.8°N 61.0°W | 46 mi WSW of Sydney, Nova Scotia, Canada |
| Aug 8 18:00 | TS extratropical | 63 mph | — | 48.0°N 59.0°W | 81 mi SW of Corner Brook, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada |
⬇ Download track data (CSV) · public-domain NOAA best track
Questions
No — the NOAA best-track record shows no landfall for 1926 Nova Scotia Hurricane. Its closest approach to a major city was 68 miles from Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada.
At its peak on August 5, 1926, 1926 Nova Scotia Hurricane was a Category 3 hurricane with maximum sustained winds of 121 mph (194 km/h).
10.3 days, from July 29, 1926 to August 8, 1926, including 156 hours at hurricane strength (96 as a major hurricane). It travelled about 3,008 miles.
The 6-hourly positions, winds, pressure and wind radii are available as CSV on this page (track.csv) — they come from the NOAA National Hurricane Center's HURDAT2 database and are in the public domain.
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