Track map & timeline · Atlantic · August 18–29, 1927
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 1927 Nova Scotia Hurricane was a Category 3 hurricane of the 1927 Atlantic season. It formed on August 18, 1927, reached its peak of 127 mph (204 km/h) and a minimum pressure of 950 mb on August 21, 1927, and never made landfall. The storm lasted 11.0 days and travelled about 6,589 miles (10,602 km).
02 · Intensity
03 · Impact
| City | Distance to center | When (UTC) | Storm strength then |
|---|---|---|---|
| Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada | 48 mi | Aug 25 · 01:00 UTC | Cat 2 98 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 18 12:00 | TS | 40 mph | — | 14.0°N 40.0°W | open ocean |
| Aug 18 18:00 | TS | 46 mph | — | 14.5°N 41.5°W | open ocean |
| Aug 19 00:00 | TS | 52 mph | — | 15.0°N 43.0°W | open ocean |
| Aug 19 06:00 | TS | 58 mph | — | 15.5°N 44.5°W | open ocean |
| Aug 19 12:00 | TS | 69 mph | — | 16.0°N 46.0°W | open ocean |
| Aug 19 18:00 | Cat 1 | 75 mph | — | 16.6°N 47.5°W | open ocean |
| Aug 20 00:00 | Cat 1 | 81 mph | — | 17.3°N 49.0°W | open ocean |
| Aug 20 06:00 | Cat 1 | 86 mph | — | 18.2°N 50.5°W | open ocean |
| Aug 20 12:00 | Cat 1 | 92 mph | — | 19.0°N 52.0°W | open ocean |
| Aug 20 18:00 | Cat 2 | 98 mph | — | 19.6°N 53.6°W | open ocean |
| Aug 21 00:00 | Cat 2 | 104 mph | — | 20.0°N 55.3°W | open ocean |
| Aug 21 06:00 | Cat 3 | 115 mph | — | 20.3°N 57.1°W | open ocean |
| Aug 21 12:00 | Cat 3 | 121 mph | — | 20.7°N 59.0°W | open ocean |
| Aug 21 18:00 | Cat 3 | 127 mph | — | 21.4°N 61.1°W | open ocean |
| Aug 22 00:00 | Cat 3 | 127 mph | — | 22.3°N 63.3°W | open ocean |
| Aug 22 06:00 | Cat 3 | 127 mph | 950 mb | 23.3°N 65.7°W | open ocean |
| Aug 22 12:00 | Cat 3 | 127 mph | — | 24.5°N 67.7°W | open ocean |
| Aug 22 18:00 | Cat 3 | 127 mph | — | 25.9°N 69.5°W | open ocean |
| Aug 23 00:00 | Cat 3 | 127 mph | — | 27.5°N 71.0°W | open ocean |
| Aug 23 06:00 | Cat 3 | 127 mph | — | 29.1°N 72.3°W | open ocean |
| Aug 23 12:00 | Cat 3 | 127 mph | — | 30.8°N 73.0°W | open ocean |
| Aug 23 18:00 | Cat 3 | 127 mph | — | 32.5°N 73.2°W | open ocean |
| Aug 24 00:00 | Cat 3 | 121 mph | — | 34.2°N 72.9°W | open ocean |
| Aug 24 06:00 | Cat 3 | 115 mph | — | 36.0°N 72.3°W | open ocean |
| Aug 24 12:00 | Cat 2 | 109 mph | — | 38.0°N 71.5°W | 184 mi ESE of Atlantic City, New Jersey |
| Aug 24 18:00 | Cat 2 | 104 mph | — | 40.8°N 69.0°W | 83 mi SE of Harwich, Massachusetts |
| Aug 25 00:00 | Cat 2 extratropical | 98 mph | — | 44.5°N 65.0°W | 47 mi SSW of Kentville, Nova Scotia, Canada |
| Aug 25 06:00 | Cat 2 extratropical | 98 mph | — | 48.5°N 60.3°W | 106 mi NE of Cap-aux-Meules, Quebec, Canada |
| Aug 25 12:00 | Cat 1 extratropical | 92 mph | — | 51.8°N 54.8°W | open ocean |
| Aug 25 18:00 | Cat 1 extratropical | 92 mph | — | 54.4°N 49.0°W | open ocean |
| Aug 26 00:00 | Cat 1 extratropical | 92 mph | — | 56.8°N 43.5°W | open ocean |
| Aug 26 06:00 | Cat 1 extratropical | 86 mph | — | 58.6°N 38.0°W | open ocean |
| Aug 26 12:00 | Cat 1 extratropical | 81 mph | — | 61.0°N 32.3°W | open ocean |
| Aug 26 18:00 | Cat 1 extratropical | 81 mph | — | 62.5°N 25.0°W | 128 mi SW of Reykjanesbær, Iceland |
| Aug 27 00:00 | Cat 1 extratropical | 75 mph | — | 64.0°N 17.5°W | 118 mi S of Akureyri, Iceland |
| Aug 27 06:00 | Cat 1 extratropical | 75 mph | — | 65.3°N 12.0°W | 176 mi E of Akureyri, Iceland |
| Aug 27 12:00 | TS extratropical | 69 mph | — | 66.5°N 10.0°W | open ocean |
| Aug 27 18:00 | TS extratropical | 69 mph | — | 67.7°N 10.5°W | open ocean |
| Aug 28 00:00 | TS extratropical | 63 mph | — | 68.9°N 11.0°W | open ocean |
| Aug 28 06:00 | TS extratropical | 58 mph | — | 70.0°N 12.0°W | open ocean |
| Aug 28 12:00 | TS extratropical | 52 mph | — | 71.0°N 13.0°W | open ocean |
| Aug 28 18:00 | TS extratropical | 46 mph | — | 71.5°N 13.5°W | open ocean |
| Aug 29 00:00 | TS extratropical | 40 mph | — | 71.8°N 13.0°W | open ocean |
| Aug 29 06:00 | TS extratropical | 40 mph | — | 71.9°N 11.8°W | open ocean |
| Aug 29 12:00 | TD extratropical | 35 mph | — | 72.0°N 10.0°W | open ocean |
⬇ Download track data (CSV) · public-domain NOAA best track
Questions
No — the NOAA best-track record shows no landfall for 1927 Nova Scotia Hurricane. Its closest approach to a major city was 48 miles from Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada.
At its peak on August 21, 1927, 1927 Nova Scotia Hurricane was a Category 3 hurricane with maximum sustained winds of 127 mph (204 km/h) and a central pressure of 950 mb.
11.0 days, from August 18, 1927 to August 29, 1927, including 126 hours at hurricane strength (78 as a major hurricane). It travelled about 6,589 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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