Track map & timeline · Atlantic · September 22 – October 3, 1975
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 Gladys (1975) was a Category 4 hurricane of the 1975 Atlantic season. It formed on September 22, 1975, reached its peak of 150 mph (241 km/h) and a minimum pressure of 939 mb on October 2, 1975, and never made landfall. It rapidly intensified by 58 mph in 24 hours (to 150 mph on October 2, 1975). The storm lasted 11.0 days and travelled about 4,987 miles (8,024 km).
02 · Intensity
03 · Timeline
| Date · UTC | Status | Wind | Pressure | Position | Nearest place |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 22 18:00 | TD | 29 mph | 1012 mb | 10.3°N 34.8°W | open ocean |
| Sep 23 00:00 | TD | 35 mph | 1009 mb | 10.6°N 35.8°W | open ocean |
| Sep 23 06:00 | TS | 40 mph | 1005 mb | 11.0°N 36.7°W | open ocean |
| Sep 23 12:00 | TS | 46 mph | 1003 mb | 11.5°N 37.4°W | open ocean |
| Sep 23 18:00 | TS | 52 mph | 1001 mb | 11.9°N 38.2°W | open ocean |
| Sep 24 00:00 | TS | 58 mph | 998 mb | 12.1°N 38.9°W | open ocean |
| Sep 24 06:00 | TS | 63 mph | 995 mb | 12.5°N 39.5°W | open ocean |
| Sep 24 12:00 | TS | 69 mph | 992 mb | 13.0°N 39.9°W | open ocean |
| Sep 24 18:00 | TS | 69 mph | 992 mb | 13.7°N 40.4°W | open ocean |
| Sep 25 00:00 | TS | 69 mph | 992 mb | 14.3°N 41.1°W | open ocean |
| Sep 25 06:00 | Cat 1 | 75 mph | 989 mb | 14.8°N 42.0°W | open ocean |
| Sep 25 12:00 | Cat 1 | 81 mph | 986 mb | 15.3°N 43.0°W | open ocean |
| Sep 25 18:00 | Cat 1 | 86 mph | 982 mb | 15.8°N 44.0°W | open ocean |
| Sep 26 00:00 | Cat 1 | 81 mph | 986 mb | 16.2°N 45.0°W | open ocean |
| Sep 26 06:00 | Cat 1 | 75 mph | 989 mb | 16.4°N 46.2°W | open ocean |
| Sep 26 12:00 | TS | 69 mph | 992 mb | 16.6°N 47.7°W | open ocean |
| Sep 26 18:00 | TS | 63 mph | 995 mb | 16.9°N 49.4°W | open ocean |
| Sep 27 00:00 | TS | 63 mph | 995 mb | 17.1°N 50.8°W | open ocean |
| Sep 27 06:00 | TS | 63 mph | 995 mb | 17.6°N 52.2°W | open ocean |
| Sep 27 12:00 | TS | 69 mph | 992 mb | 18.2°N 53.7°W | open ocean |
| Sep 27 18:00 | Cat 1 | 75 mph | 989 mb | 19.1°N 55.1°W | open ocean |
| Sep 28 00:00 | TS | 69 mph | 992 mb | 19.7°N 56.2°W | open ocean |
| Sep 28 06:00 | TS | 63 mph | 995 mb | 19.8°N 57.3°W | open ocean |
| Sep 28 12:00 | TS | 58 mph | 1000 mb | 19.8°N 58.2°W | open ocean |
| Sep 28 18:00 | TS | 58 mph | 998 mb | 20.4°N 59.4°W | open ocean |
| Sep 29 00:00 | TS | 63 mph | 995 mb | 21.4°N 60.4°W | open ocean |
| Sep 29 06:00 | Cat 1 | 75 mph | 990 mb | 22.2°N 61.5°W | open ocean |
| Sep 29 12:00 | Cat 1 | 75 mph | 990 mb | 23.0°N 62.8°W | open ocean |
| Sep 29 18:00 | Cat 1 | 86 mph | 983 mb | 23.6°N 63.9°W | open ocean |
| Sep 30 00:00 | Cat 2 | 104 mph | 970 mb | 24.1°N 65.2°W | open ocean |
| Sep 30 06:00 | Cat 1 | 92 mph | 975 mb | 24.6°N 66.5°W | open ocean |
| Sep 30 12:00 | Cat 1 | 86 mph | 979 mb | 25.1°N 67.9°W | open ocean |
| Sep 30 18:00 | Cat 1 | 92 mph | 975 mb | 25.6°N 69.3°W | open ocean |
| Oct 1 00:00 | Cat 1 | 92 mph | 975 mb | 26.1°N 70.5°W | open ocean |
| Oct 1 06:00 | Cat 1 | 92 mph | 975 mb | 26.8°N 71.7°W | open ocean |
| Oct 1 12:00 | Cat 1 | 92 mph | 975 mb | 27.9°N 72.4°W | open ocean |
| Oct 1 18:00 | Cat 2 | 104 mph | 969 mb | 29.4°N 73.0°W | open ocean |
| Oct 2 00:00 | Cat 3 | 127 mph | 951 mb | 31.0°N 73.0°W | open ocean |
| Oct 2 06:00 | Cat 4 | 144 mph | 942 mb | 32.9°N 72.1°W | open ocean |
| Oct 2 12:00 | Cat 4 | 150 mph | 939 mb | 35.1°N 70.0°W | open ocean |
| Oct 2 18:00 | Cat 4 | 144 mph | 940 mb | 37.8°N 67.2°W | open ocean |
| Oct 3 00:00 | Cat 3 | 127 mph | 950 mb | 40.5°N 62.4°W | open ocean |
| Oct 3 06:00 | Cat 2 | 98 mph | 960 mb | 43.9°N 58.5°W | 175 mi SSE of Sydney, Nova Scotia, Canada |
| Oct 3 12:00 | Cat 2 extratropical | 98 mph | 960 mb | 46.0°N 53.0°W | 104 mi S of Conception Bay South, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada |
| Oct 3 18:00 | Cat 1 extratropical | 86 mph | 975 mb | 50.5°N 46.0°W | open ocean |
⬇ Download track data (CSV) · public-domain NOAA best track
Questions
No — the NOAA best-track record shows no landfall for Gladys.
At its peak on October 2, 1975, Gladys was a Category 4 hurricane with maximum sustained winds of 150 mph (241 km/h) and a central pressure of 939 mb.
11.0 days, from September 22, 1975 to October 3, 1975, including 138 hours at hurricane strength (30 as a major hurricane). It travelled about 4,987 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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