Track map & timeline · Atlantic · July 21–31, 1966
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 Dorothy (1966) was a Category 1 hurricane of the 1966 Atlantic season. It formed on July 21, 1966, reached its peak of 86 mph (139 km/h) and a minimum pressure of 989 mb on July 26, 1966, and never made landfall. It rapidly intensified by 34 mph in 24 hours (to 63 mph on July 23, 1966). The storm lasted 9.8 days and travelled about 1,606 miles (2,583 km).
02 · Intensity
03 · Timeline
| Date · UTC | Status | Wind | Pressure | Position | Nearest place |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 21 06:00 | TD | 29 mph | — | 31.5°N 44.0°W | open ocean |
| Jul 21 12:00 | TD | 29 mph | — | 31.5°N 43.5°W | open ocean |
| Jul 21 18:00 | TD | 29 mph | — | 31.7°N 43.1°W | open ocean |
| Jul 22 00:00 | TD | 29 mph | — | 31.6°N 42.7°W | open ocean |
| Jul 22 06:00 | TD | 29 mph | — | 31.4°N 42.3°W | open ocean |
| Jul 22 12:00 | TD | 29 mph | — | 31.2°N 42.0°W | open ocean |
| Jul 22 18:00 | TD | 29 mph | — | 31.0°N 41.7°W | open ocean |
| Jul 23 00:00 | TD | 35 mph | — | 31.2°N 41.5°W | open ocean |
| Jul 23 06:00 | TS | 40 mph | — | 31.5°N 41.7°W | open ocean |
| Jul 23 12:00 | TS | 52 mph | — | 32.0°N 42.0°W | open ocean |
| Jul 23 18:00 | TS | 63 mph | — | 32.5°N 42.3°W | open ocean |
| Jul 24 00:00 | TS | 63 mph | — | 32.8°N 42.5°W | open ocean |
| Jul 24 06:00 | TS | 69 mph | — | 32.9°N 42.4°W | open ocean |
| Jul 24 12:00 | TS | 69 mph | — | 32.8°N 42.3°W | open ocean |
| Jul 24 18:00 | Cat 1 | 75 mph | 998 mb | 33.0°N 42.1°W | open ocean |
| Jul 25 00:00 | Cat 1 | 75 mph | — | 33.3°N 41.7°W | open ocean |
| Jul 25 06:00 | Cat 1 | 75 mph | — | 33.8°N 41.1°W | open ocean |
| Jul 25 12:00 | Cat 1 | 75 mph | — | 34.5°N 40.6°W | open ocean |
| Jul 25 18:00 | Cat 1 | 75 mph | 997 mb | 35.3°N 40.5°W | open ocean |
| Jul 26 00:00 | Cat 1 | 75 mph | — | 35.8°N 40.8°W | open ocean |
| Jul 26 06:00 | Cat 1 | 81 mph | — | 36.1°N 41.4°W | open ocean |
| Jul 26 12:00 | Cat 1 | 86 mph | 989 mb | 36.2°N 41.9°W | open ocean |
| Jul 26 18:00 | Cat 1 | 86 mph | — | 36.4°N 42.2°W | open ocean |
| Jul 27 00:00 | Cat 1 | 86 mph | — | 36.7°N 42.2°W | open ocean |
| Jul 27 06:00 | Cat 1 | 86 mph | 990 mb | 37.4°N 41.9°W | open ocean |
| Jul 27 12:00 | Cat 1 | 86 mph | — | 38.2°N 41.4°W | open ocean |
| Jul 27 18:00 | Cat 1 | 81 mph | — | 38.7°N 40.8°W | open ocean |
| Jul 28 00:00 | Cat 1 | 81 mph | 994 mb | 39.3°N 40.1°W | open ocean |
| Jul 28 06:00 | Cat 1 | 81 mph | — | 40.1°N 39.2°W | open ocean |
| Jul 28 12:00 | Cat 1 | 81 mph | 993 mb | 40.9°N 38.5°W | open ocean |
| Jul 28 18:00 | Cat 1 | 75 mph | 996 mb | 41.6°N 38.2°W | open ocean |
| Jul 29 00:00 | Cat 1 | 75 mph | — | 42.4°N 38.0°W | open ocean |
| Jul 29 06:00 | TS | 69 mph | — | 43.1°N 37.7°W | open ocean |
| Jul 29 12:00 | TS | 63 mph | 996 mb | 43.9°N 37.5°W | open ocean |
| Jul 29 18:00 | TS | 58 mph | 1000 mb | 44.6°N 37.4°W | open ocean |
| Jul 30 00:00 | TS | 58 mph | — | 45.3°N 37.4°W | open ocean |
| Jul 30 06:00 | TS | 52 mph | — | 46.0°N 37.3°W | open ocean |
| Jul 30 12:00 | TS extratropical | 52 mph | — | 46.8°N 37.1°W | open ocean |
| Jul 30 18:00 | TS extratropical | 52 mph | 1009 mb | 47.7°N 36.6°W | open ocean |
| Jul 31 00:00 | TS extratropical | 46 mph | — | 49.0°N 36.0°W | open ocean |
⬇ Download track data (CSV) · public-domain NOAA best track
Questions
No — the NOAA best-track record shows no landfall for Dorothy.
At its peak on July 26, 1966, Dorothy was a Category 1 hurricane with maximum sustained winds of 86 mph (139 km/h) and a central pressure of 989 mb.
9.8 days, from July 21, 1966 to July 31, 1966, including 108 hours at hurricane strength. It travelled about 1,606 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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