The 1968 hurricane season

Every storm track on one map · Atlantic & Pacific · 32 systems

Atlantic storms
9
5 hurricanes · 0 major
Atlantic ACE
47
1991–2020 avg ≈ 123
Strongest
98 mph
Gladys
Landfalling
4
Atlantic storms
Pacific storms
19
6 hurricanes · 0 major
Pacific strongest
86 mph
Pauline

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 1968 season went

The 1968 Atlantic season produced 9 tropical storms, 5 hurricanes and 0 major hurricanes (Cat 3+), with an accumulated cyclone energy (ACE) of 47. The strongest was Hurricane Gladys at 98 mph / 977 mb. 4 storms made landfall.

The 1968 Eastern Pacific season (Eastern and Central Pacific) produced 19 tropical storms, 6 hurricanes and 0 major hurricanes (Cat 3+), with an accumulated cyclone energy (ACE) of 68. The strongest was Hurricane Pauline at 86 mph / 1008 mb. 0 storms made landfall.

02 · Timeline

Storm by storm, month by month

JUNJULAUGSEPOCTNOVHurricane Abby — June 1–13, 1968Abby Cat 1Hurricane Brenda — June 18–26, 1968Brenda Cat 1Tropical Storm Annette — June 20–22, 1968Annette TSTropical Storm Candy — June 22–26, 1968Candy TSTropical Storm Bonny — July 4–9, 1968Bonny TSTropical Storm Celeste — July 15–21, 1968Celeste TSTropical Storm Diana — July 21–26, 1968Diana TSTropical Storm Estelle — July 23–31, 1968Estelle TSHurricane Fernanda — August 5–15, 1968Fernanda Cat 1Tropical Storm Gwen — August 6–9, 1968Gwen TSHurricane Dolly — August 10–17, 1968Dolly Cat 1Tropical Storm Hyacinth — August 17–21, 1968Hyacinth TSTropical Storm Iva — August 21–26, 1968Iva TSHurricane Joanne — August 21–28, 1968Joanne Cat 1Tropical Storm Kathleen — August 24 – September 3, 1968Kathleen TSUnnamed storm #6 — August 26–31, 1968Unnamed storm #6 TDHurricane Liza — August 28 – September 6, 1968Liza Cat 1Tropical Storm Madeline — August 29–30, 1968Madeline TSHurricane Naomi — September 9–13, 1968Naomi Cat 1Unnamed storm #16 — September 10–17, 1968Unnamed storm #16 TSTropical Storm Edna — September 13–17, 1968Edna TSUnnamed hurricane #9 — September 14–25, 1968Unnamed hurricane #9 Cat 1Unnamed storm #10 — September 18–20, 1968Unnamed storm #10 TDTropical Storm Orla — September 22–30, 1968Orla TSTropical Storm Frances — September 23–29, 1968Frances TSUnnamed storm #13 — September 25–28, 1968Unnamed storm #13 TDHurricane Pauline — September 26 – October 3, 1968Pauline Cat 1Hurricane Rebecca — October 6–11, 1968Rebecca Cat 1Hurricane Gladys — October 13–21, 1968Gladys Cat 2Tropical Storm Simone — October 18–19, 1968Simone TSTropical Storm Tara — October 20–28, 1968Tara TSUnnamed storm #15 — November 24–25, 1968Unnamed storm #15 TD

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 1968

StormDatesPeakPressureLandfallACE
Hurricane AbbyJun 1 – Jun 13Cat 1 75 mph992 mbFlorida, Pinar del Río, Cuba5.3
Hurricane BrendaJun 18 – Jun 26Cat 1 81 mph990 mb—7.2
Tropical Storm CandyJun 22 – Jun 26TS 69 mph995 mbTexas1.1
Hurricane DollyAug 10 – Aug 17Cat 1 86 mph985 mb—8.3
Unnamed storm #6Aug 26 – Aug 31TD 29 mph——0.0
Unnamed storm #16Sep 10 – Sep 17TS 63 mph997 mbyes0.6
Tropical Storm EdnaSep 13 – Sep 17TS 69 mph1012 mb—3.0
Unnamed hurricane #9Sep 14 – Sep 25Cat 1 86 mph976 mb—8.6
Unnamed storm #10Sep 18 – Sep 20TD 35 mph——0.0
Tropical Storm FrancesSep 23 – Sep 29TS 58 mph1001 mb—2.3
Unnamed storm #13Sep 25 – Sep 28TD 35 mph1004 mb—0.0
Hurricane GladysOct 13 – Oct 21Cat 2 98 mph977 mbFlorida, Pinar del Río, Cuba10.2
Unnamed storm #15Nov 24 – Nov 25TD 35 mph——0.0

04 · Pacific

Eastern & Central Pacific storms of 1968

StormDatesPeakPressureLandfallACE
Tropical Storm AnnetteJun 20 – Jun 22TS 52 mph——1.2
Tropical Storm BonnyJul 4 – Jul 9TS 52 mph——3.2
Tropical Storm CelesteJul 15 – Jul 21TS 52 mph——3.8
Tropical Storm DianaJul 21 – Jul 26TS 52 mph——2.0
Tropical Storm EstelleJul 23 – Jul 31TS 52 mph——1.0
Hurricane FernandaAug 5 – Aug 15Cat 1 86 mph——8.0
Tropical Storm GwenAug 6 – Aug 9TS 52 mph——0.6
Tropical Storm HyacinthAug 17 – Aug 21TS 52 mph——1.6
Tropical Storm IvaAug 21 – Aug 26TS 52 mph——2.8
Hurricane JoanneAug 21 – Aug 28Cat 1 86 mph——4.8
Tropical Storm KathleenAug 24 – Sep 3TS 52 mph——3.0
Hurricane LizaAug 28 – Sep 6Cat 1 86 mph——10.7
Tropical Storm MadelineAug 29 – Aug 30TS 52 mph——0.4
Hurricane NaomiSep 9 – Sep 13Cat 1 86 mph——3.8
Tropical Storm OrlaSep 22 – Sep 30TS 58 mph——4.1
Hurricane PaulineSep 26 – Oct 3Cat 1 86 mph1008 mb—6.3
Hurricane RebeccaOct 6 – Oct 11Cat 1 86 mph——4.3
Tropical Storm SimoneOct 18 – Oct 19TS 52 mph——0.7
Tropical Storm TaraOct 20 – Oct 28TS 52 mph——5.9
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