Track map & timeline · Atlantic · September 25 – October 2, 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 San Ciprian Hurricane was a Category 4 hurricane of the 1932 Atlantic season. It formed on September 25, 1932, 309 mi E of Le Moule, Guadeloupe, reached its peak of 144 mph (232 km/h) and a minimum pressure of 943 mb on September 26, 1932, and never made landfall. It rapidly intensified by 63 mph in 24 hours (to 121 mph on September 26, 1932). The storm lasted 7.5 days and travelled about 2,383 miles (3,835 km).
02 · Intensity
03 · Impact
| City | Distance to center | When (UTC) | Storm strength then |
|---|---|---|---|
| San Juan, Puerto Rico | 19 mi | Sep 27 · 06:00 UTC | Cat 3 115 mph |
| Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic | 30 mi | Sep 27 · 22:00 UTC | Cat 2 104 mph |
| Santo Domingo Oeste, Dominican Republic | 33 mi | Sep 27 · 22:00 UTC | Cat 2 104 mph |
| Santo Domingo Este, Dominican Republic | 31 mi | Sep 27 · 22:00 UTC | Cat 2 104 mph |
| Port-au-Prince, Haiti | 38 mi | Sep 28 · 07:00 UTC | Cat 1 83 mph |
| Carrefour, Haiti | 37 mi | Sep 28 · 07:00 UTC | Cat 1 83 mph |
| Delmas, Haiti | 38 mi | Sep 28 · 07:00 UTC | Cat 1 83 mph |
| Pétionville, Haiti | 36 mi | Sep 28 · 07:00 UTC | Cat 1 83 mph |
| Kingston, Jamaica | 21 mi | Sep 29 · 06:00 UTC | TS 46 mph |
| New Kingston, Jamaica | 22 mi | Sep 29 · 06:00 UTC | TS 46 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 25 06:00 | TS | 58 mph | — | 16.8°N 56.7°W | open ocean |
| Sep 25 12:00 | Cat 1 | 75 mph | — | 16.9°N 58.0°W | open ocean |
| Sep 25 18:00 | Cat 1 | 92 mph | — | 17.0°N 59.3°W | 141 mi ENE of Saint-François, Guadeloupe |
| Sep 26 00:00 | Cat 2 | 104 mph | — | 17.2°N 60.7°W | 76 mi E of Saint John’s, Antigua and Barbuda |
| Sep 26 06:00 | Cat 3 | 121 mph | — | 17.4°N 61.9°W | 20 mi N of Saint John’s, Antigua and Barbuda |
| Sep 26 12:00 | Cat 4 | 138 mph | 948 mb | 17.7°N 63.0°W | 33 mi NNW of Basseterre, Saint Kitts and Nevis |
| Sep 26 18:00 | Cat 4 | 144 mph | — | 17.9°N 64.0°W | 51 mi ENE of Saint Croix, U.S. Virgin Islands |
| Sep 27 00:00 | Cat 4 | 144 mph | 943 mb | 18.0°N 65.0°W | 25 mi NW of Saint Croix, U.S. Virgin Islands |
| Sep 27 06:00 | Cat 3 | 115 mph | — | 18.2°N 66.2°W | 10 mi WSW of Caguas, Puerto Rico |
| Sep 27 12:00 | Cat 2 | 104 mph | — | 18.2°N 67.6°W | 30 mi W of Mayagüez, Puerto Rico |
| Sep 27 18:00 | Cat 2 | 104 mph | — | 18.1°N 68.9°W | 23 mi S of La Romana, Dominican Republic |
| Sep 28 00:00 | Cat 2 | 104 mph | — | 18.0°N 70.4°W | 20 mi SSW of Baní, Dominican Republic |
| Sep 28 06:00 | Cat 1 | 86 mph | — | 18.0°N 72.1°W | 18 mi SW of Grand Gosier, Haiti |
| Sep 28 12:00 | TS | 69 mph | — | 18.0°N 73.7°W | 14 mi SSE of Les Cayes, Haiti |
| Sep 28 18:00 | TS | 58 mph | — | 17.9°N 74.9°W | 73 mi SW of Jérémie, Haiti |
| Sep 29 00:00 | TS | 52 mph | — | 17.8°N 75.9°W | 45 mi SE of Port Antonio, Jamaica |
| Sep 29 06:00 | TS | 46 mph | — | 17.7°N 76.7°W | 21 mi SSE of Kingston, Jamaica |
| Sep 29 12:00 | TS | 46 mph | — | 17.6°N 77.7°W | 33 mi SSW of Mandeville, Jamaica |
| Sep 29 18:00 | TS | 46 mph | — | 17.5°N 78.8°W | 61 mi SSW of Negril, Jamaica |
| Sep 30 00:00 | TS | 46 mph | — | 17.4°N 79.9°W | 118 mi WSW of Negril, Jamaica |
| Sep 30 06:00 | TS | 46 mph | — | 17.3°N 81.1°W | 138 mi S of George Town, Cayman Islands |
| Sep 30 12:00 | TS | 46 mph | — | 17.2°N 82.3°W | 156 mi SSW of George Town, Cayman Islands |
| Sep 30 18:00 | TS | 46 mph | — | 17.1°N 83.6°W | 110 mi NNE of Brus Laguna, Honduras |
| Oct 1 00:00 | TS | 46 mph | — | 17.0°N 84.9°W | 72 mi N of Iriona, Honduras |
| Oct 1 06:00 | TS | 46 mph | — | 16.9°N 86.1°W | 84 mi N of Tocoa, Honduras |
| Oct 1 12:00 | TS | 46 mph | 1003 mb | 16.8°N 87.2°W | 75 mi NNW of La Ceiba, Honduras |
| Oct 1 18:00 | TS | 46 mph | — | 16.7°N 88.3°W | 49 mi SE of Belmopan, Belize |
| Oct 2 00:00 | TS | 40 mph | — | 16.5°N 89.4°W | near Dolores, Guatemala |
| Oct 2 06:00 | TD | 35 mph | — | 16.3°N 90.5°W | 36 mi NNW of Chisec, Guatemala |
| Oct 2 12:00 | TD | 35 mph | — | 16.0°N 91.5°W | 12 mi N of San Mateo Ixtatán, Guatemala |
| Oct 2 18:00 | TD | 29 mph | — | 15.7°N 92.5°W | 19 mi SE of Jaltenango de la Paz, Chiapas, Mexico |
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Questions
No — the NOAA best-track record shows no landfall for 1932 San Ciprian Hurricane. Its closest approach to a major city was 19 miles from San Juan, Puerto Rico.
At its peak on September 26, 1932, 1932 San Ciprian Hurricane was a Category 4 hurricane with maximum sustained winds of 144 mph (232 km/h) and a central pressure of 943 mb.
7.5 days, from September 25, 1932 to October 2, 1932, including 72 hours at hurricane strength (30 as a major hurricane). It travelled about 2,383 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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