Track map, landfall & timeline · Atlantic · July 31 – August 14, 1963
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
Hurricane Arlene (1963) was a Category 3 hurricane of the 1963 Atlantic season. It formed on July 31, 1963, reached its peak of 115 mph (185 km/h) and a minimum pressure of 969 mb on August 9, 1963, and made landfall near Pembroke Parish, Bermuda on August 9, 1963 as a Category 2 hurricane (109 mph). It rapidly intensified by 46 mph in 24 hours (to 86 mph on August 8, 1963). The storm lasted 13.3 days and travelled about 6,101 miles (9,817 km).
02 · Intensity
03 · Impact
| Landfall (UTC) | Where | Strength | Pressure |
|---|---|---|---|
| August 9, 1963 · 16:00 UTC | near Pembroke Parish, Bermuda | Cat 2 109 mph | 975 mb |
04 · Timeline
| Date · UTC | Status | Wind | Pressure | Position | Nearest place |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 31 18:00 | TD | 29 mph | — | 11.0°N 39.4°W | open ocean |
| Aug 1 00:00 | TD | 29 mph | — | 11.0°N 40.9°W | open ocean |
| Aug 1 06:00 | TD | 29 mph | — | 11.1°N 42.2°W | open ocean |
| Aug 1 12:00 | TD | 29 mph | — | 11.2°N 43.5°W | open ocean |
| Aug 1 18:00 | TD | 35 mph | — | 11.4°N 44.8°W | open ocean |
| Aug 2 00:00 | TS | 46 mph | — | 11.8°N 46.1°W | open ocean |
| Aug 2 06:00 | TS | 58 mph | — | 12.4°N 47.4°W | open ocean |
| Aug 2 12:00 | TS | 63 mph | — | 13.3°N 48.7°W | open ocean |
| Aug 2 18:00 | TS | 69 mph | 987 mb | 14.3°N 49.9°W | open ocean |
| Aug 3 00:00 | TS | 63 mph | 996 mb | 14.9°N 51.1°W | open ocean |
| Aug 3 06:00 | TS | 58 mph | — | 15.2°N 52.4°W | open ocean |
| Aug 3 12:00 | TS | 52 mph | 1000 mb | 15.5°N 53.9°W | open ocean |
| Aug 3 18:00 | TS | 52 mph | — | 15.9°N 55.3°W | open ocean |
| Aug 4 00:00 | TS | 46 mph | — | 16.3°N 56.7°W | open ocean |
| Aug 4 06:00 | TS | 46 mph | — | 17.0°N 58.0°W | open ocean |
| Aug 4 12:00 | TS | 40 mph | 1005 mb | 17.9°N 59.4°W | 170 mi ENE of Saint John’s, Antigua and Barbuda |
| Aug 4 18:00 | TD | 35 mph | — | 19.0°N 60.7°W | 150 mi NNE of Saint John’s, Antigua and Barbuda |
| Aug 5 00:00 | TD | 35 mph | — | 20.0°N 62.0°W | open ocean |
| Aug 5 06:00 | TD | 29 mph | — | 20.7°N 63.2°W | open ocean |
| Aug 5 12:00 | TD | 29 mph | 1009 mb | 21.4°N 64.2°W | open ocean |
| Aug 5 18:00 | TD | 29 mph | — | 22.0°N 65.2°W | open ocean |
| Aug 6 00:00 | TD extratropical | 29 mph | — | 22.8°N 66.2°W | open ocean |
| Aug 6 06:00 | TD extratropical | 29 mph | — | 23.5°N 67.1°W | open ocean |
| Aug 6 12:00 | TD extratropical | 29 mph | 1012 mb | 24.0°N 68.0°W | open ocean |
| Aug 6 18:00 | TD extratropical | 35 mph | — | 24.5°N 68.8°W | open ocean |
| Aug 7 00:00 | TD | 35 mph | — | 25.0°N 69.5°W | open ocean |
| Aug 7 06:00 | TD | 35 mph | — | 25.7°N 70.1°W | open ocean |
| Aug 7 12:00 | TD | 35 mph | — | 26.4°N 70.3°W | open ocean |
| Aug 7 18:00 | TS | 40 mph | — | 27.0°N 70.4°W | open ocean |
| Aug 8 00:00 | TS | 52 mph | — | 27.5°N 70.4°W | open ocean |
| Aug 8 06:00 | TS | 63 mph | — | 27.9°N 70.3°W | open ocean |
| Aug 8 12:00 | Cat 1 | 75 mph | 992 mb | 28.3°N 69.9°W | open ocean |
| Aug 8 18:00 | Cat 1 | 86 mph | 981 mb | 28.7°N 69.3°W | open ocean |
| Aug 9 00:00 | Cat 1 | 86 mph | — | 29.3°N 68.5°W | open ocean |
| Aug 9 06:00 | Cat 1 | 92 mph | — | 30.0°N 67.6°W | open ocean |
| Aug 9 12:00 | Cat 2 | 104 mph | 979 mb | 31.3°N 66.2°W | 108 mi SW of Pembroke Parish, Bermuda |
| Aug 9 16:00 | Cat 2 LANDFALL | 109 mph | 975 mb | 32.3°N 64.8°W | near Pembroke Parish, Bermuda |
| Aug 9 18:00 | Cat 3 | 115 mph | 970 mb | 32.8°N 64.0°W | 58 mi NE of Pembroke Parish, Bermuda |
| Aug 10 00:00 | Cat 3 | 115 mph | 969 mb | 34.7°N 61.5°W | open ocean |
| Aug 10 06:00 | Cat 2 | 109 mph | — | 36.4°N 59.0°W | open ocean |
| Aug 10 12:00 | Cat 2 | 98 mph | 985 mb | 38.2°N 56.3°W | open ocean |
| Aug 10 18:00 | Cat 1 | 86 mph | — | 40.0°N 54.0°W | open ocean |
| Aug 11 00:00 | Cat 1 | 75 mph | — | 42.0°N 51.6°W | open ocean |
| Aug 11 06:00 | TS extratropical | 63 mph | — | 43.5°N 49.0°W | open ocean |
| Aug 11 12:00 | TS extratropical | 58 mph | — | 44.4°N 45.8°W | open ocean |
| Aug 11 18:00 | TS extratropical | 52 mph | — | 45.2°N 42.5°W | open ocean |
| Aug 12 00:00 | TS extratropical | 52 mph | — | 45.2°N 40.0°W | open ocean |
| Aug 12 06:00 | TS extratropical | 46 mph | — | 45.0°N 37.5°W | open ocean |
| Aug 12 12:00 | TS extratropical | 40 mph | — | 44.0°N 35.0°W | open ocean |
| Aug 12 18:00 | TS extratropical | 40 mph | — | 43.0°N 31.0°W | open ocean |
| Aug 13 00:00 | TD extratropical | 35 mph | — | 41.0°N 25.0°W | open ocean |
| Aug 13 06:00 | TD extratropical | 35 mph | — | 39.0°N 21.0°W | open ocean |
| Aug 13 12:00 | TD extratropical | 35 mph | — | 37.0°N 17.0°W | open ocean |
| Aug 13 18:00 | TD extratropical | 35 mph | — | 35.0°N 16.0°W | 164 mi NNE of Machico, Portugal |
| Aug 14 00:00 | TD extratropical | 29 mph | — | 34.0°N 16.0°W | 99 mi NNE of Machico, Portugal |
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Questions
Arlene made landfall once: near Pembroke Parish, Bermuda on August 9, 1963 at 16:00 UTC, as a Category 2 hurricane with 109 mph winds.
At its peak on August 9, 1963, Arlene was a Category 3 hurricane with maximum sustained winds of 115 mph (185 km/h) and a central pressure of 969 mb. At its first landfall it was a Category 2 hurricane.
13.3 days, from July 31, 1963 to August 14, 1963, including 66 hours at hurricane strength (12 as a major hurricane). It travelled about 6,101 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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