Track map & timeline · Atlantic · September 20–27, 1957
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 Frieda (1957) was a Category 1 hurricane of the 1957 Atlantic season. It formed on September 20, 1957, reached its peak of 86 mph (139 km/h) and a minimum pressure of 975 mb on September 25, 1957, and never made landfall. It rapidly intensified by 34 mph in 24 hours (to 86 mph on September 25, 1957). The storm lasted 7.0 days and travelled about 2,644 miles (4,254 km).
02 · Intensity
03 · Timeline
| Date · UTC | Status | Wind | Pressure | Position | Nearest place |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 20 12:00 | TD | 29 mph | — | 31.7°N 65.8°W | 72 mi SW of Pembroke Parish, Bermuda |
| Sep 20 18:00 | TD | 29 mph | — | 31.0°N 65.8°W | 108 mi SSW of Pembroke Parish, Bermuda |
| Sep 21 00:00 | TD | 29 mph | — | 29.7°N 65.9°W | open ocean |
| Sep 21 06:00 | TD | 35 mph | — | 28.2°N 65.9°W | open ocean |
| Sep 21 12:00 | TD | 35 mph | 1005 mb | 27.2°N 65.8°W | open ocean |
| Sep 21 18:00 | TD | 35 mph | 1004 mb | 27.5°N 65.5°W | open ocean |
| Sep 22 00:00 | TS | 40 mph | — | 27.8°N 65.5°W | open ocean |
| Sep 22 06:00 | TS | 46 mph | 1001 mb | 27.5°N 66.7°W | open ocean |
| Sep 22 12:00 | TS | 46 mph | — | 26.7°N 68.2°W | open ocean |
| Sep 22 18:00 | TS | 52 mph | — | 26.7°N 69.8°W | open ocean |
| Sep 23 00:00 | TS | 52 mph | — | 26.8°N 70.5°W | open ocean |
| Sep 23 06:00 | TS | 52 mph | — | 26.9°N 71.3°W | open ocean |
| Sep 23 12:00 | TS | 52 mph | 1004 mb | 27.3°N 71.8°W | open ocean |
| Sep 23 18:00 | TS | 52 mph | — | 28.0°N 72.2°W | open ocean |
| Sep 24 00:00 | TS | 52 mph | — | 29.0°N 72.2°W | open ocean |
| Sep 24 06:00 | TS | 52 mph | — | 30.4°N 72.0°W | open ocean |
| Sep 24 12:00 | TS | 52 mph | 1002 mb | 31.5°N 71.0°W | open ocean |
| Sep 24 18:00 | TS | 58 mph | — | 32.2°N 70.0°W | open ocean |
| Sep 25 00:00 | TS | 69 mph | 995 mb | 33.2°N 68.5°W | open ocean |
| Sep 25 06:00 | Cat 1 | 81 mph | — | 34.4°N 66.6°W | 179 mi NW of Pembroke Parish, Bermuda |
| Sep 25 12:00 | Cat 1 | 86 mph | — | 35.8°N 64.5°W | open ocean |
| Sep 25 18:00 | Cat 1 | 86 mph | 975 mb | 37.4°N 62.6°W | open ocean |
| Sep 26 00:00 | Cat 1 | 86 mph | 976 mb | 38.8°N 60.8°W | open ocean |
| Sep 26 06:00 | Cat 1 extratropical | 81 mph | — | 40.2°N 59.0°W | open ocean |
| Sep 26 12:00 | Cat 1 extratropical | 75 mph | — | 41.4°N 57.2°W | open ocean |
| Sep 26 18:00 | TS extratropical | 69 mph | — | 42.6°N 55.8°W | open ocean |
| Sep 27 00:00 | TS extratropical | 63 mph | — | 44.0°N 54.5°W | open ocean |
| Sep 27 06:00 | TS extratropical | 58 mph | — | 45.8°N 53.5°W | 120 mi SSW of Conception Bay South, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada |
| Sep 27 12:00 | TS extratropical | 58 mph | — | 48.0°N 52.5°W | 32 mi NNE of St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada |
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Questions
No — the NOAA best-track record shows no landfall for Frieda.
At its peak on September 25, 1957, Frieda was a Category 1 hurricane with maximum sustained winds of 86 mph (139 km/h) and a central pressure of 975 mb.
7.0 days, from September 20, 1957 to September 27, 1957, including 24 hours at hurricane strength. It travelled about 2,644 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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