The 1959 hurricane season

Every storm track on one map · Atlantic & Pacific · 29 systems

Atlantic storms
14
7 hurricanes · 2 major
Atlantic ACE
77
1991–2020 avg ≈ 123
Strongest
132 mph
Gracie
Landfalling
8
Atlantic storms
Pacific storms
15
5 hurricanes · 3 major
Pacific strongest
173 mph
Patsy

TD TS Cat 1 2 3 4 5 · hover a track to highlight it, click to open the storm’s own page with an animated replay.

01 · Summary

How the 1959 season went

The 1959 Atlantic season produced 14 tropical storms, 7 hurricanes and 2 major hurricanes (Cat 3+), with an accumulated cyclone energy (ACE) of 77. The strongest was Hurricane Gracie at 132 mph / 951 mb. 8 storms made landfall.

The 1959 Eastern Pacific season (Eastern and Central Pacific) produced 15 tropical storms, 5 hurricanes and 3 major hurricanes (Cat 3+), with an accumulated cyclone energy (ACE) of 113. The strongest was Hurricane Patsy at 173 mph. 1 storm made landfall.

02 · Timeline

Storm by storm, month by month

MAYJUNJULAUGSEPOCTTropical Storm Arlene — May 28 – June 2, 1959Arlene TSUnnamed storm #1 — June 10–12, 1959Unnamed storm #1 TSTropical Storm Beulah — June 15–19, 1959Beulah TS1959 Escuminac Hurricane — June 18–22, 19591959 Escuminac Hurricane Cat 1Unnamed storm #2 — June 26–28, 1959Unnamed storm #2 TSHurricane Cindy — July 4–12, 1959Cindy Cat 1Unnamed storm #3 — July 16–22, 1959Unnamed storm #3 TSUnnamed storm #4 — July 22–25, 1959Unnamed storm #4 TSHurricane Debra — July 22–27, 1959Debra Cat 1Unnamed storm #5 — July 29–30, 1959Unnamed storm #5 TSHurricane Dot — August 1–8, 1959Dot Cat 4Unnamed storm #12 — August 2–6, 1959Unnamed storm #12 TSUnnamed storm #6 — August 4–6, 1959Unnamed storm #6 TSTropical Storm Edith — August 18–19, 1959Edith TSUnnamed storm #7 — August 19–21, 1959Unnamed storm #7 TSUnnamed storm #8 — August 27–29, 1959Unnamed storm #8 TSUnnamed storm #13 — August 28 – September 4, 1959Unnamed storm #13 TSUnnamed hurricane #9 — September 4–11, 1959Unnamed hurricane #9 Cat 1Hurricane Patsy — September 6–10, 1959Patsy Cat 5Unnamed storm #14 — September 9–14, 1959Unnamed storm #14 TSHurricane Flora — September 9–13, 1959Flora Cat 1Hurricane Gracie — September 20 – October 2, 1959Gracie Cat 4Unnamed hurricane #10 — September 21–26, 1959Unnamed hurricane #10 Cat 1Tropical Storm Wanda — September 26–27, 1959Wanda TSHurricane Hannah — September 27 – October 8, 1959Hannah Cat 3Tropical Storm Irene — October 6–9, 1959Irene TSHurricane Judith — October 14–22, 1959Judith Cat 1Unnamed storm #11 — October 19–21, 1959Unnamed storm #11 TS1959 Mexico Hurricane — October 22–28, 19591959 Mexico Hurricane Cat 4

Each bar is one storm’s life, colored by its strength at that moment (faded = post-tropical). Click a bar to open the storm.

03 · Atlantic

Atlantic storms of 1959

StormDatesPeakPressureLandfallACE
Tropical Storm ArleneMay 28 – Jun 2TS 63 mph993 mbLouisiana2.1
Tropical Storm BeulahJun 15 – Jun 19TS 69 mph985 mb—3.0
1959 Escuminac HurricaneJun 18 – Jun 22Cat 1 86 mph974 mbFlorida1.9
Hurricane CindyJul 4 – Jul 12Cat 1 75 mph995 mbSouth Carolina, Massachusetts4.2
Hurricane DebraJul 22 – Jul 27Cat 1 86 mph980 mbTexas3.0
Unnamed storm #12Aug 2 – Aug 6TS 69 mph——2.1
Tropical Storm EdithAug 18 – Aug 19TS 58 mph1007 mbDominica0.8
Unnamed storm #13Aug 28 – Sep 4TS 69 mph——5.9
Unnamed storm #14Sep 9 – Sep 14TS 63 mph1002 mb—0.7
Hurricane FloraSep 9 – Sep 13Cat 1 75 mph994 mb—2.4
Hurricane GracieSep 20 – Oct 2Cat 4 132 mph951 mbSouth Carolina16.6
Hurricane HannahSep 27 – Oct 8Cat 3 121 mph959 mb—27.0
Tropical Storm IreneOct 6 – Oct 9TS 46 mph1000 mbAlabama0.7
Hurricane JudithOct 14 – Oct 22Cat 1 86 mph988 mbFlorida6.8

04 · Pacific

Eastern & Central Pacific storms of 1959

StormDatesPeakPressureLandfallACE
Unnamed storm #1Jun 10 – Jun 12TS 52 mph——2.2
Unnamed storm #2Jun 26 – Jun 28TS 52 mph——1.8
Unnamed storm #3Jul 16 – Jul 22TS 52 mph——5.1
Unnamed storm #4Jul 22 – Jul 25TS 52 mph——3.0
Unnamed storm #5Jul 29 – Jul 30TS 52 mph——1.0
Hurricane DotAug 1 – Aug 8Cat 4 150 mph952 mb—28.0
Unnamed storm #6Aug 4 – Aug 6TS 52 mph——1.4
Unnamed storm #7Aug 19 – Aug 21TS 52 mph——1.6
Unnamed storm #8Aug 27 – Aug 29TS 52 mph——1.8
Unnamed hurricane #9Sep 4 – Sep 11Cat 1 86 mph——16.5
Hurricane PatsySep 6 – Sep 10Cat 5 173 mph——18.1
Unnamed hurricane #10Sep 21 – Sep 26Cat 1 86 mph967 mb—10.6
Tropical Storm WandaSep 26 – Sep 27TS 69 mph——1.6
Unnamed storm #11Oct 19 – Oct 21TS 52 mph——1.8
1959 Mexico HurricaneOct 22 – Oct 28Cat 4 138 mph958 mbColima, Mexico18.1
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