The 1964 hurricane season

Every storm track on one map · Atlantic & Pacific · 18 systems

Atlantic storms
13
7 hurricanes · 5 major
Atlantic ACE
153
1991–2020 avg ≈ 123
Strongest
150 mph
Cleo
Landfalling
7
Atlantic storms
Pacific storms
5
1 hurricanes · 0 major
Pacific strongest
86 mph
Odessa

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 1964 season went

The 1964 Atlantic season produced 13 tropical storms, 7 hurricanes and 5 major hurricanes (Cat 3+), with an accumulated cyclone energy (ACE) of 153. The strongest was Hurricane Cleo at 150 mph / 938 mb. 7 storms made landfall.

The 1964 Eastern Pacific season (Eastern and Central Pacific) produced 5 tropical storms, 1 hurricanes and 0 major hurricanes (Cat 3+), with an accumulated cyclone energy (ACE) of 19. The strongest was Hurricane Odessa at 86 mph. 0 storms made landfall.

02 · Timeline

Storm by storm, month by month

JUNJULAUGSEPOCTNOVUnnamed storm #1 — June 3–11, 1964Unnamed storm #1 TSTropical Storm Natalie — July 6–8, 1964Natalie TSHurricane Odessa — July 15–19, 1964Odessa Cat 1Tropical Storm Prudence — July 20–24, 1964Prudence TSUnnamed storm #13 — July 23–27, 1964Unnamed storm #13 TSUnnamed hurricane #2 — July 28 – August 9, 1964Unnamed hurricane #2 Cat 1Tropical Storm Abby — August 5–8, 1964Abby TSTropical Storm Brenda — August 8–10, 1964Brenda TSHurricane Cleo — August 20 – September 11, 1964Cleo Cat 4Tropical Storm Rosalyn — August 21–22, 1964Rosalyn TSHurricane Dora — August 28 – September 16, 1964Dora Cat 4Hurricane Ethel — September 4–17, 1964Ethel Cat 2Tropical Storm Florence — September 5–10, 1964Florence TSTropical Storm Tillie — September 7–9, 1964Tillie TSHurricane Gladys — September 13–25, 1964Gladys Cat 4Hurricane Hilda — September 28 – October 7, 1964Hilda Cat 4Hurricane Isbell — October 9–16, 1964Isbell Cat 3Unnamed storm #12 — November 5–10, 1964Unnamed storm #12 TS

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 1964

StormDatesPeakPressureLandfallACE
Unnamed storm #1Jun 3 – Jun 11TS 69 mph992 mb—4.4
Unnamed storm #13Jul 23 – Jul 27TS 58 mph1003 mb—1.2
Unnamed hurricane #2Jul 28 – Aug 9Cat 1 86 mph1006 mb—4.7
Tropical Storm AbbyAug 5 – Aug 8TS 69 mph1000 mbTexas0.8
Tropical Storm BrendaAug 8 – Aug 10TS 52 mph1006 mbBermuda1.7
Hurricane CleoAug 20 – Sep 11Cat 4 150 mph938 mbHaiti, Guadeloupe, Florida32.9
Hurricane DoraAug 28 – Sep 16Cat 4 132 mph942 mbFlorida30.0
Hurricane EthelSep 4 – Sep 17Cat 2 104 mph969 mb—17.0
Tropical Storm FlorenceSep 5 – Sep 10TS 46 mph1003 mb—1.7
Hurricane GladysSep 13 – Sep 25Cat 4 132 mph945 mb—30.3
Hurricane HildaSep 28 – Oct 7Cat 4 138 mph941 mbLouisiana, Pinar del Río, Cuba17.0
Hurricane IsbellOct 9 – Oct 16Cat 3 115 mph964 mbFlorida, Pinar del Río, Cuba, North Carolina9.7
Unnamed storm #12Nov 5 – Nov 10TS 69 mph997 mbyes1.6

04 · Pacific

Eastern & Central Pacific storms of 1964

StormDatesPeakPressureLandfallACE
Tropical Storm NatalieJul 6 – Jul 8TS 52 mph——1.4
Hurricane OdessaJul 15 – Jul 19Cat 1 86 mph——10.7
Tropical Storm PrudenceJul 20 – Jul 24TS 52 mph——3.8
Tropical Storm RosalynAug 21 – Aug 22TS 52 mph——1.4
Tropical Storm TillieSep 7 – Sep 9TS 52 mph——1.8
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