The 1966 hurricane season

Every storm track on one map · Atlantic & Pacific · 30 systems

Atlantic storms
15
7 hurricanes · 3 major
Atlantic ACE
137
1991–2020 avg ≈ 123
Strongest
161 mph
Inez
Landfalling
4
Atlantic storms
Pacific storms
13
7 hurricanes · 0 major
Pacific strongest
86 mph
Adele

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 1966 season went

The 1966 Atlantic season produced 15 tropical storms, 7 hurricanes and 3 major hurricanes (Cat 3+), with an accumulated cyclone energy (ACE) of 137. The strongest was Hurricane Inez at 161 mph / 927 mb. 4 storms made landfall.

The 1966 Eastern Pacific season (Eastern and Central Pacific) produced 13 tropical storms, 7 hurricanes and 0 major hurricanes (Cat 3+), with an accumulated cyclone energy (ACE) of 62. The strongest was Hurricane Adele at 86 mph. 0 storms made landfall.

02 · Timeline

Storm by storm, month by month

JUNJULAUGSEPOCTNOVHurricane Alma — June 5–14, 1966Alma Cat 3Hurricane Adele — June 20–24, 1966Adele Cat 1Unnamed storm #12 — June 28 – July 2, 1966Unnamed storm #12 TSHurricane Becky — June 30 – July 3, 1966Becky Cat 1Hurricane Celia — July 13–22, 1966Celia Cat 1Hurricane Dorothy — July 21–31, 1966Dorothy Cat 1Tropical Storm Ella — July 22–28, 1966Ella TSUnnamed storm #13 — July 25–27, 1966Unnamed storm #13 TDHurricane Blanca — August 3–12, 1966Blanca Cat 1Hurricane Connie — August 8–17, 1966Connie Cat 1Hurricane Dolores — August 16–25, 1966Dolores Cat 1Hurricane Faith — August 21 – September 13, 1966Faith Cat 3Hurricane Eileen — August 23–29, 1966Eileen Cat 1Tropical Storm Greta — September 1–7, 1966Greta TSHurricane Francesca — September 6–16, 1966Francesca Cat 1Tropical Storm Gretchen — September 8–11, 1966Gretchen TSHurricane Helga — September 9–17, 1966Helga Cat 1Tropical Storm Ione — September 11–13, 1966Ione TSTropical Storm Joyce — September 15–20, 1966Joyce TSTropical Storm Hallie — September 20–21, 1966Hallie TSHurricane Inez — September 21 – October 11, 1966Inez Cat 5Tropical Storm Kirsten — September 26–29, 1966Kirsten TSTropical Storm Judith — September 27–30, 1966Judith TSUnnamed storm #14 — September 27–30, 1966Unnamed storm #14 TDTropical Storm Kendra — October 3–11, 1966Kendra TSTropical Storm Lorraine — October 4–5, 1966Lorraine TSTropical Storm Maggie — October 16–19, 1966Maggie TSHurricane Lois — November 4–14, 1966Lois Cat 1Unnamed storm #16 — November 13–19, 1966Unnamed storm #16 TSUnnamed storm #17 — November 19–26, 1966Unnamed storm #17 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 1966

StormDatesPeakPressureLandfallACE
Hurricane AlmaJun 5 – Jun 14Cat 3 115 mph970 mbArtemisa, Cuba, Isla de la Juventud, Cuba, Florida13.3
Unnamed storm #12Jun 28 – Jul 2TS 46 mph1004 mbyes1.8
Hurricane BeckyJun 30 – Jul 3Cat 1 86 mph984 mb—2.4
Hurricane CeliaJul 13 – Jul 22Cat 1 75 mph994 mb—2.4
Hurricane DorothyJul 21 – Jul 31Cat 1 86 mph989 mb—11.7
Tropical Storm EllaJul 22 – Jul 28TS 46 mph1008 mb—2.2
Unnamed storm #13Jul 25 – Jul 27TD 29 mph1007 mb—0.0
Hurricane FaithAug 21 – Sep 13Cat 3 121 mph950 mb—33.4
Tropical Storm GretaSep 1 – Sep 7TS 52 mph1004 mb—1.3
Tropical Storm HallieSep 20 – Sep 21TS 58 mph997 mb—0.9
Hurricane InezSep 21 – Oct 11Cat 5 161 mph927 mbDominican Republic, Guadeloupe, Haiti51.5
Tropical Storm JudithSep 27 – Sep 30TS 46 mph1007 mbSaint Lucia0.9
Unnamed storm #14Sep 27 – Sep 30TD 35 mph——0.0
Tropical Storm KendraOct 3 – Oct 11TS 40 mph——0.5
Hurricane LoisNov 4 – Nov 14Cat 1 86 mph983 mb—7.7
Unnamed storm #16Nov 13 – Nov 19TS 63 mph994 mb—3.8
Unnamed storm #17Nov 19 – Nov 26TS 63 mph997 mb—3.3

04 · Pacific

Eastern & Central Pacific storms of 1966

StormDatesPeakPressureLandfallACE
Hurricane AdeleJun 20 – Jun 24Cat 1 86 mph——4.2
Hurricane BlancaAug 3 – Aug 12Cat 1 86 mph——7.0
Hurricane ConnieAug 8 – Aug 17Cat 1 86 mph——11.1
Hurricane DoloresAug 16 – Aug 25Cat 1 86 mph——8.3
Hurricane EileenAug 23 – Aug 29Cat 1 86 mph——6.0
Hurricane FrancescaSep 6 – Sep 16Cat 1 86 mph——11.4
Tropical Storm GretchenSep 8 – Sep 11TS 52 mph——3.0
Hurricane HelgaSep 9 – Sep 17Cat 1 86 mph——7.0
Tropical Storm IoneSep 11 – Sep 13TS 52 mph——0.8
Tropical Storm JoyceSep 15 – Sep 20TS 52 mph——0.8
Tropical Storm KirstenSep 26 – Sep 29TS 52 mph——0.8
Tropical Storm LorraineOct 4 – Oct 5TS 52 mph——0.8
Tropical Storm MaggieOct 16 – Oct 19TS 52 mph——0.8
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