Track map & timeline · Atlantic · January 1–6, 1938
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 1938 January Hurricane was a Category 1 hurricane of the 1938 Atlantic season. It formed on January 1, 1938, reached its peak of 81 mph (130 km/h) on January 4, 1938, and never made landfall. The storm lasted 5.3 days and travelled about 1,694 miles (2,726 km).
02 · Intensity
03 · Timeline
| Date · UTC | Status | Wind | Pressure | Position | Nearest place |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 1 12:00 | TS extratropical | 46 mph | — | 32.3°N 40.6°W | open ocean |
| Jan 1 18:00 | TS extratropical | 46 mph | — | 32.3°N 39.7°W | open ocean |
| Jan 2 00:00 | TS extratropical | 52 mph | — | 32.3°N 38.8°W | open ocean |
| Jan 2 06:00 | TS extratropical | 58 mph | — | 32.3°N 38.0°W | open ocean |
| Jan 2 12:00 | TS extratropical | 58 mph | — | 32.2°N 37.1°W | open ocean |
| Jan 2 18:00 | TS extratropical | 58 mph | — | 32.0°N 36.4°W | open ocean |
| Jan 3 00:00 | TS extratropical | 58 mph | — | 31.7°N 35.8°W | open ocean |
| Jan 3 06:00 | TS extratropical | 58 mph | — | 30.4°N 35.2°W | open ocean |
| Jan 3 12:00 | TS extratropical | 58 mph | — | 28.5°N 34.8°W | open ocean |
| Jan 3 18:00 | TS | 63 mph | — | 27.5°N 35.3°W | open ocean |
| Jan 4 00:00 | TS | 63 mph | — | 26.6°N 35.9°W | open ocean |
| Jan 4 06:00 | TS | 69 mph | — | 25.7°N 36.5°W | open ocean |
| Jan 4 12:00 | Cat 1 | 75 mph | — | 24.9°N 37.6°W | open ocean |
| Jan 4 18:00 | Cat 1 | 81 mph | — | 24.3°N 39.2°W | open ocean |
| Jan 5 00:00 | Cat 1 | 81 mph | — | 23.8°N 40.8°W | open ocean |
| Jan 5 06:00 | Cat 1 | 75 mph | — | 22.9°N 41.8°W | open ocean |
| Jan 5 12:00 | TS | 69 mph | — | 21.8°N 42.5°W | open ocean |
| Jan 5 18:00 | TS | 63 mph | — | 20.6°N 43.2°W | open ocean |
| Jan 6 00:00 | TS | 58 mph | — | 19.3°N 43.9°W | open ocean |
| Jan 6 06:00 | TS | 52 mph | — | 18.0°N 44.6°W | open ocean |
| Jan 6 12:00 | TS | 46 mph | — | 16.8°N 45.3°W | open ocean |
| Jan 6 18:00 | TS | 40 mph | — | 15.8°N 46.0°W | open ocean |
⬇ Download track data (CSV) · public-domain NOAA best track
Questions
No — the NOAA best-track record shows no landfall for 1938 January Hurricane.
At its peak on January 4, 1938, 1938 January Hurricane was a Category 1 hurricane with maximum sustained winds of 81 mph (130 km/h).
5.3 days, from January 1, 1938 to January 6, 1938, including 24 hours at hurricane strength. It travelled about 1,694 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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