Track map & timeline · Atlantic · October 30 – November 14, 1932
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 1932 Cuba Hurricane was a Category 5 hurricane of the 1932 Atlantic season. It formed on October 30, 1932, 312 mi ENE of Bridgetown, Barbados, reached its peak of 173 mph (278 km/h) and a minimum pressure of 918 mb on November 6, 1932, and never made landfall. It rapidly intensified by 46 mph in 24 hours (to 150 mph on November 5, 1932). The storm lasted 15.5 days and travelled about 5,093 miles (8,195 km).
02 · Intensity
03 · Impact
| City | Distance to center | When (UTC) | Storm strength then |
|---|---|---|---|
| Camagüey, Camagüey, Cuba | direct hit | Nov 9 · 17:00 UTC | Cat 4 140 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 30 06:00 | TD | 29 mph | — | 15.0°N 55.4°W | open ocean |
| Oct 30 12:00 | TD | 29 mph | — | 15.0°N 56.3°W | open ocean |
| Oct 30 18:00 | TD | 35 mph | — | 15.0°N 57.2°W | open ocean |
| Oct 31 00:00 | TD | 35 mph | — | 14.9°N 58.2°W | 156 mi NE of Bridgetown, Barbados |
| Oct 31 06:00 | TD | 35 mph | — | 14.9°N 59.3°W | 109 mi E of Le François, Martinique |
| Oct 31 12:00 | TD | 35 mph | — | 14.8°N 60.5°W | 30 mi ENE of Le François, Martinique |
| Oct 31 18:00 | TS | 40 mph | — | 14.8°N 61.7°W | 44 mi WNW of Fort-de-France, Martinique |
| Nov 1 00:00 | TS | 46 mph | — | 14.7°N 63.0°W | 115 mi WSW of Roseau, Dominica |
| Nov 1 06:00 | TS | 52 mph | — | 14.6°N 64.5°W | open ocean |
| Nov 1 12:00 | TS | 58 mph | — | 14.5°N 66.0°W | open ocean |
| Nov 1 18:00 | TS | 63 mph | — | 14.3°N 67.2°W | 165 mi NNE of Kralendijk, Bonaire, Saint Eustatius and Saba |
| Nov 2 00:00 | TS | 69 mph | — | 14.1°N 68.2°W | 135 mi N of Kralendijk, Bonaire, Saint Eustatius and Saba |
| Nov 2 06:00 | Cat 1 | 75 mph | — | 13.9°N 69.0°W | 113 mi N of Bandabou, Curacao |
| Nov 2 12:00 | Cat 1 | 81 mph | — | 13.7°N 69.5°W | 86 mi NNE of Noord, Aruba |
| Nov 2 18:00 | Cat 1 | 86 mph | — | 13.5°N 70.0°W | 65 mi N of Noord, Aruba |
| Nov 3 00:00 | Cat 1 | 92 mph | — | 13.4°N 70.5°W | 66 mi NNW of Noord, Aruba |
| Nov 3 06:00 | Cat 2 | 98 mph | — | 13.3°N 71.0°W | 83 mi NW of Noord, Aruba |
| Nov 3 12:00 | Cat 2 | 98 mph | — | 13.3°N 71.5°W | 111 mi WNW of Noord, Aruba |
| Nov 3 18:00 | Cat 2 | 98 mph | — | 13.4°N 72.1°W | 139 mi NNE of Riohacha, Colombia |
| Nov 4 00:00 | Cat 2 | 104 mph | — | 13.5°N 72.9°W | 135 mi N of Riohacha, Colombia |
| Nov 4 06:00 | Cat 2 | 104 mph | — | 13.7°N 73.7°W | 158 mi NNW of Riohacha, Colombia |
| Nov 4 12:00 | Cat 2 | 104 mph | — | 13.8°N 74.4°W | 178 mi N of Santa Marta, Colombia |
| Nov 4 18:00 | Cat 3 | 115 mph | — | 13.8°N 75.0°W | 185 mi NNW of Santa Marta, Colombia |
| Nov 5 00:00 | Cat 3 | 127 mph | — | 13.8°N 75.8°W | open ocean |
| Nov 5 06:00 | Cat 4 | 138 mph | — | 13.9°N 76.8°W | open ocean |
| Nov 5 12:00 | Cat 4 | 150 mph | — | 14.0°N 77.8°W | open ocean |
| Nov 5 18:00 | Cat 5 | 161 mph | — | 14.1°N 78.5°W | open ocean |
| Nov 6 00:00 | Cat 5 | 173 mph | — | 14.2°N 78.9°W | open ocean |
| Nov 6 06:00 | Cat 5 | 173 mph | — | 14.3°N 79.2°W | open ocean |
| Nov 6 12:00 | Cat 5 | 173 mph | — | 14.4°N 79.5°W | open ocean |
| Nov 6 18:00 | Cat 5 | 173 mph | — | 14.6°N 79.8°W | open ocean |
| Nov 7 00:00 | Cat 5 | 167 mph | — | 14.9°N 80.1°W | open ocean |
| Nov 7 06:00 | Cat 5 | 167 mph | — | 15.2°N 80.4°W | open ocean |
| Nov 7 12:00 | Cat 5 | 167 mph | — | 15.5°N 80.7°W | open ocean |
| Nov 7 18:00 | Cat 5 | 167 mph | — | 15.8°N 80.9°W | open ocean |
| Nov 8 00:00 | Cat 5 | 161 mph | — | 16.2°N 81.1°W | open ocean |
| Nov 8 06:00 | Cat 5 | 161 mph | — | 16.7°N 81.1°W | 180 mi S of George Town, Cayman Islands |
| Nov 8 12:00 | Cat 5 | 161 mph | — | 17.3°N 81.0°W | 138 mi S of Bodden Town, Cayman Islands |
| Nov 8 18:00 | Cat 5 | 161 mph | — | 18.1°N 80.8°W | 87 mi SSE of Bodden Town, Cayman Islands |
| Nov 9 00:00 | Cat 4 | 155 mph | — | 19.1°N 80.6°W | 40 mi ESE of Frank Sound, Cayman Islands |
| Nov 9 06:00 | Cat 4 | 155 mph | — | 20.0°N 79.8°W | 102 mi ENE of Further Ground, Cayman Islands |
| Nov 9 12:00 | Cat 4 | 150 mph | 918 mb | 20.8°N 78.9°W | 58 mi WSW of Vertientes, Camagüey, Cuba |
| Nov 9 18:00 | Cat 4 | 138 mph | — | 21.5°N 77.7°W | near Minas, Camagüey, Cuba |
| Nov 10 00:00 | Cat 4 | 132 mph | — | 22.1°N 76.5°W | 63 mi N of Puerto Padre, Las Tunas Province, Cuba |
| Nov 10 06:00 | Cat 3 | 127 mph | — | 23.0°N 75.3°W | 141 mi NNE of Gibara, Holguín Province, Cuba |
| Nov 10 12:00 | Cat 3 | 121 mph | — | 23.8°N 74.0°W | 178 mi NW of Providenciales, Turks and Caicos Islands |
| Nov 10 18:00 | Cat 3 | 115 mph | — | 24.6°N 72.5°W | open ocean |
| Nov 11 00:00 | Cat 2 | 109 mph | — | 25.4°N 71.3°W | open ocean |
| Nov 11 06:00 | Cat 2 | 104 mph | — | 26.3°N 70.3°W | open ocean |
| Nov 11 12:00 | Cat 2 | 98 mph | — | 27.3°N 69.3°W | open ocean |
| Nov 11 18:00 | Cat 2 | 98 mph | — | 28.3°N 68.2°W | open ocean |
| Nov 12 00:00 | Cat 2 | 98 mph | — | 29.3°N 67.0°W | open ocean |
| Nov 12 06:00 | Cat 2 | 98 mph | — | 30.3°N 65.7°W | 148 mi SSW of Pembroke Parish, Bermuda |
| Nov 12 12:00 | Cat 2 | 98 mph | — | 31.3°N 64.3°W | 75 mi SSE of Pembroke Parish, Bermuda |
| Nov 12 18:00 | Cat 1 | 92 mph | — | 32.6°N 62.3°W | 147 mi E of Pembroke Parish, Bermuda |
| Nov 13 00:00 | Cat 1 | 86 mph | — | 34.5°N 60.0°W | open ocean |
| Nov 13 06:00 | Cat 1 | 81 mph | — | 37.0°N 56.8°W | open ocean |
| Nov 13 12:00 | TS | 69 mph | — | 39.3°N 53.3°W | open ocean |
| Nov 13 18:00 | TS | 69 mph | — | 40.2°N 50.0°W | open ocean |
| Nov 14 00:00 | TS extratropical | 63 mph | — | 40.3°N 47.0°W | open ocean |
| Nov 14 06:00 | TS extratropical | 58 mph | — | 40.2°N 43.5°W | open ocean |
| Nov 14 12:00 | TS extratropical | 52 mph | — | 40.0°N 40.0°W | open ocean |
| Nov 14 18:00 | TS extratropical | 52 mph | — | 39.8°N 36.0°W | open ocean |
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Questions
No — the NOAA best-track record shows no landfall for 1932 Cuba Hurricane. Its closest approach to a major city was 1 miles from Camagüey, Camagüey, Cuba.
At its peak on November 6, 1932, 1932 Cuba Hurricane was a Category 5 hurricane with maximum sustained winds of 173 mph (278 km/h) and a central pressure of 918 mb.
15.5 days, from October 30, 1932 to November 14, 1932, including 270 hours at hurricane strength (150 as a major hurricane). It travelled about 5,093 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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