Track map & timeline · Atlantic · October 12–20, 1965
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 Elena (1965) was a Category 2 hurricane of the 1965 Atlantic season. It formed on October 12, 1965, reached its peak of 109 mph (176 km/h) and a minimum pressure of 977 mb on October 18, 1965, and never made landfall. It rapidly intensified by 35 mph in 24 hours (to 98 mph on October 18, 1965). The storm lasted 8.0 days and travelled about 4,429 miles (7,127 km).
02 · Intensity
03 · Timeline
| Date · UTC | Status | Wind | Pressure | Position | Nearest place |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 12 12:00 | TD | 35 mph | — | 16.5°N 47.5°W | open ocean |
| Oct 12 18:00 | TD | 35 mph | — | 17.5°N 48.5°W | open ocean |
| Oct 13 00:00 | TD | 35 mph | — | 18.5°N 49.5°W | open ocean |
| Oct 13 06:00 | TS | 40 mph | — | 19.5°N 50.5°W | open ocean |
| Oct 13 12:00 | TS | 40 mph | — | 20.5°N 51.6°W | open ocean |
| Oct 13 18:00 | TS | 40 mph | 1005 mb | 21.4°N 52.7°W | open ocean |
| Oct 14 00:00 | TS | 46 mph | — | 22.3°N 53.7°W | open ocean |
| Oct 14 06:00 | TS | 46 mph | — | 23.1°N 54.7°W | open ocean |
| Oct 14 12:00 | TS | 46 mph | — | 23.9°N 55.7°W | open ocean |
| Oct 14 18:00 | TS | 52 mph | 1005 mb | 24.7°N 56.6°W | open ocean |
| Oct 15 00:00 | TS | 52 mph | — | 25.1°N 57.4°W | open ocean |
| Oct 15 06:00 | TS | 52 mph | 1005 mb | 25.5°N 58.0°W | open ocean |
| Oct 15 12:00 | TS | 58 mph | 1001 mb | 25.9°N 58.5°W | open ocean |
| Oct 15 18:00 | TS | 63 mph | 995 mb | 26.3°N 58.9°W | open ocean |
| Oct 16 00:00 | TS | 63 mph | 995 mb | 26.8°N 59.4°W | open ocean |
| Oct 16 06:00 | TS | 69 mph | 991 mb | 27.3°N 59.9°W | open ocean |
| Oct 16 12:00 | TS | 69 mph | 992 mb | 28.0°N 60.3°W | open ocean |
| Oct 16 18:00 | TS | 63 mph | 992 mb | 28.9°N 60.2°W | open ocean |
| Oct 17 00:00 | TS | 63 mph | — | 30.0°N 59.4°W | open ocean |
| Oct 17 06:00 | TS | 69 mph | 992 mb | 31.5°N 58.3°W | open ocean |
| Oct 17 12:00 | Cat 1 | 81 mph | 988 mb | 33.2°N 56.3°W | open ocean |
| Oct 17 18:00 | Cat 1 | 86 mph | 986 mb | 34.6°N 53.4°W | open ocean |
| Oct 18 00:00 | Cat 2 | 98 mph | — | 35.8°N 50.5°W | open ocean |
| Oct 18 06:00 | Cat 2 | 104 mph | — | 37.3°N 47.0°W | open ocean |
| Oct 18 12:00 | Cat 2 | 109 mph | 977 mb | 39.0°N 42.8°W | open ocean |
| Oct 18 18:00 | Cat 2 | 109 mph | — | 41.0°N 38.9°W | open ocean |
| Oct 19 00:00 | Cat 2 | 98 mph | — | 44.1°N 35.0°W | open ocean |
| Oct 19 06:00 | Cat 1 extratropical | 86 mph | — | 47.0°N 32.0°W | open ocean |
| Oct 19 12:00 | Cat 1 extratropical | 81 mph | — | 50.0°N 30.5°W | open ocean |
| Oct 19 18:00 | Cat 1 extratropical | 81 mph | — | 54.0°N 30.0°W | open ocean |
| Oct 20 00:00 | Cat 1 extratropical | 75 mph | — | 57.0°N 29.0°W | open ocean |
| Oct 20 06:00 | TS extratropical | 69 mph | — | 60.0°N 27.5°W | open ocean |
| Oct 20 12:00 | TS extratropical | 58 mph | — | 64.0°N 26.0°W | 104 mi W of Reykjanesbær, Iceland |
⬇ Download track data (CSV) · public-domain NOAA best track
Questions
No — the NOAA best-track record shows no landfall for Elena.
At its peak on October 18, 1965, Elena was a Category 2 hurricane with maximum sustained winds of 109 mph (176 km/h) and a central pressure of 977 mb.
8.0 days, from October 12, 1965 to October 20, 1965, including 42 hours at hurricane strength. It travelled about 4,429 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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