Track map & timeline · Atlantic · August 11–22, 1958
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 Cleo (1958) was a Category 4 hurricane of the 1958 Atlantic season. It formed on August 11, 1958, 277 mi SW of Dakar, Senegal, reached its peak of 138 mph (222 km/h) and a minimum pressure of 947 mb on August 15, 1958, and never made landfall. It rapidly intensified by 52 mph in 24 hours (to 92 mph on August 13, 1958). The storm lasted 11.5 days and travelled about 5,910 miles (9,509 km).
02 · Intensity
03 · Timeline
| Date · UTC | Status | Wind | Pressure | Position | Nearest place |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 11 06:00 | TD | 29 mph | — | 12.0°N 20.5°W | open ocean |
| Aug 11 12:00 | TD | 29 mph | — | 12.0°N 23.0°W | open ocean |
| Aug 11 18:00 | TD | 35 mph | — | 12.0°N 25.5°W | open ocean |
| Aug 12 00:00 | TD | 35 mph | — | 12.0°N 27.8°W | open ocean |
| Aug 12 06:00 | TS | 40 mph | — | 12.0°N 29.8°W | open ocean |
| Aug 12 12:00 | TS | 46 mph | — | 12.0°N 31.8°W | open ocean |
| Aug 12 18:00 | TS | 58 mph | — | 12.0°N 33.8°W | open ocean |
| Aug 13 00:00 | Cat 1 | 75 mph | — | 12.0°N 35.8°W | open ocean |
| Aug 13 06:00 | Cat 1 | 92 mph | — | 12.2°N 37.8°W | open ocean |
| Aug 13 12:00 | Cat 2 | 98 mph | — | 12.4°N 39.6°W | open ocean |
| Aug 13 18:00 | Cat 2 | 98 mph | — | 12.7°N 41.2°W | open ocean |
| Aug 14 00:00 | Cat 2 | 104 mph | — | 13.1°N 42.7°W | open ocean |
| Aug 14 06:00 | Cat 2 | 109 mph | — | 13.5°N 44.2°W | open ocean |
| Aug 14 12:00 | Cat 3 | 115 mph | — | 14.0°N 45.7°W | open ocean |
| Aug 14 18:00 | Cat 3 | 115 mph | 960 mb | 14.6°N 47.1°W | open ocean |
| Aug 15 00:00 | Cat 3 | 121 mph | — | 15.2°N 48.3°W | open ocean |
| Aug 15 06:00 | Cat 3 | 127 mph | — | 15.9°N 49.0°W | open ocean |
| Aug 15 12:00 | Cat 4 | 132 mph | 951 mb | 16.7°N 49.4°W | open ocean |
| Aug 15 18:00 | Cat 4 | 138 mph | 947 mb | 18.1°N 49.6°W | open ocean |
| Aug 16 00:00 | Cat 4 | 132 mph | 953 mb | 19.8°N 49.9°W | open ocean |
| Aug 16 06:00 | Cat 4 | 132 mph | 956 mb | 21.3°N 50.4°W | open ocean |
| Aug 16 12:00 | Cat 3 | 127 mph | 954 mb | 22.7°N 51.0°W | open ocean |
| Aug 16 18:00 | Cat 3 | 115 mph | — | 24.1°N 51.6°W | open ocean |
| Aug 17 00:00 | Cat 2 | 109 mph | — | 25.4°N 52.4°W | open ocean |
| Aug 17 06:00 | Cat 2 | 104 mph | 959 mb | 26.7°N 53.4°W | open ocean |
| Aug 17 12:00 | Cat 2 | 98 mph | 965 mb | 28.1°N 54.4°W | open ocean |
| Aug 17 18:00 | Cat 2 | 98 mph | 968 mb | 29.4°N 55.3°W | open ocean |
| Aug 18 00:00 | Cat 2 | 98 mph | — | 30.6°N 55.9°W | open ocean |
| Aug 18 06:00 | Cat 1 | 92 mph | — | 31.8°N 56.4°W | open ocean |
| Aug 18 12:00 | Cat 1 | 92 mph | 973 mb | 33.1°N 56.5°W | open ocean |
| Aug 18 18:00 | Cat 1 | 92 mph | 972 mb | 34.4°N 56.2°W | open ocean |
| Aug 19 00:00 | Cat 1 | 92 mph | — | 35.8°N 55.7°W | open ocean |
| Aug 19 06:00 | Cat 2 | 98 mph | — | 37.6°N 54.9°W | open ocean |
| Aug 19 12:00 | Cat 2 | 98 mph | 973 mb | 39.9°N 52.4°W | open ocean |
| Aug 19 18:00 | Cat 1 | 92 mph | 980 mb | 42.4°N 49.9°W | open ocean |
| Aug 20 00:00 | Cat 1 extratropical | 86 mph | — | 44.8°N 47.1°W | open ocean |
| Aug 20 06:00 | Cat 1 extratropical | 75 mph | — | 46.6°N 43.8°W | open ocean |
| Aug 20 12:00 | TS extratropical | 69 mph | — | 47.0°N 40.0°W | open ocean |
| Aug 20 18:00 | TS extratropical | 63 mph | — | 47.0°N 36.5°W | open ocean |
| Aug 21 00:00 | TS extratropical | 58 mph | — | 46.3°N 33.0°W | open ocean |
| Aug 21 06:00 | TS extratropical | 46 mph | — | 45.2°N 29.5°W | open ocean |
| Aug 21 12:00 | TS extratropical | 40 mph | — | 44.0°N 26.0°W | open ocean |
| Aug 21 18:00 | TS extratropical | 40 mph | — | 42.8°N 23.0°W | open ocean |
| Aug 22 00:00 | TD extratropical | 35 mph | — | 41.8°N 21.0°W | open ocean |
| Aug 22 06:00 | TD extratropical | 29 mph | — | 40.9°N 19.2°W | open ocean |
| Aug 22 12:00 | TD extratropical | 29 mph | — | 40.0°N 18.0°W | open ocean |
| Aug 22 18:00 | TD extratropical | 29 mph | — | 39.2°N 17.0°W | open ocean |
⬇ Download track data (CSV) · public-domain NOAA best track
Questions
No — the NOAA best-track record shows no landfall for Cleo.
At its peak on August 15, 1958, Cleo was a Category 4 hurricane with maximum sustained winds of 138 mph (222 km/h) and a central pressure of 947 mb.
11.5 days, from August 11, 1958 to August 22, 1958, including 168 hours at hurricane strength (60 as a major hurricane). It travelled about 5,910 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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