Track map & timeline · Atlantic · September 26 – October 5, 1976
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 Gloria (1976) was a Category 2 hurricane of the 1976 Atlantic season. It formed on September 26, 1976, reached its peak of 104 mph (167 km/h) and a minimum pressure of 970 mb on September 30, 1976, and never made landfall. It rapidly intensified by 34 mph in 24 hours (to 63 mph on September 28, 1976). The storm lasted 8.5 days and travelled about 2,235 miles (3,596 km).
02 · Intensity
03 · Timeline
| Date · UTC | Status | Wind | Pressure | Position | Nearest place |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 26 12:00 | TD | 23 mph | 1009 mb | 23.0°N 58.0°W | open ocean |
| Sep 26 18:00 | TD | 23 mph | 1007 mb | 23.7°N 58.1°W | open ocean |
| Sep 27 00:00 | TD | 29 mph | 1005 mb | 24.3°N 58.2°W | open ocean |
| Sep 27 06:00 | TD | 35 mph | 1001 mb | 24.9°N 58.1°W | open ocean |
| Sep 27 12:00 | TS | 40 mph | 997 mb | 25.7°N 58.0°W | open ocean |
| Sep 27 18:00 | TS | 52 mph | 994 mb | 26.3°N 58.0°W | open ocean |
| Sep 28 00:00 | TS | 63 mph | 993 mb | 27.0°N 58.0°W | open ocean |
| Sep 28 06:00 | TS | 69 mph | 992 mb | 27.5°N 58.2°W | open ocean |
| Sep 28 12:00 | TS | 69 mph | 992 mb | 27.8°N 58.6°W | open ocean |
| Sep 28 18:00 | TS | 69 mph | 991 mb | 28.2°N 59.0°W | open ocean |
| Sep 29 00:00 | TS | 69 mph | 988 mb | 28.6°N 59.5°W | open ocean |
| Sep 29 06:00 | Cat 1 | 75 mph | 984 mb | 29.1°N 59.8°W | open ocean |
| Sep 29 12:00 | Cat 1 | 75 mph | 979 mb | 29.7°N 60.2°W | open ocean |
| Sep 29 18:00 | Cat 1 | 81 mph | 973 mb | 30.2°N 60.3°W | open ocean |
| Sep 30 00:00 | Cat 1 | 92 mph | 970 mb | 31.1°N 60.2°W | open ocean |
| Sep 30 06:00 | Cat 2 | 98 mph | 971 mb | 32.2°N 59.8°W | open ocean |
| Sep 30 12:00 | Cat 2 | 104 mph | 977 mb | 33.1°N 58.8°W | open ocean |
| Sep 30 18:00 | Cat 2 | 104 mph | 981 mb | 34.0°N 57.5°W | open ocean |
| Oct 1 00:00 | Cat 2 | 104 mph | 985 mb | 34.7°N 56.1°W | open ocean |
| Oct 1 06:00 | Cat 2 | 98 mph | 988 mb | 35.3°N 54.8°W | open ocean |
| Oct 1 12:00 | Cat 1 | 92 mph | 990 mb | 35.7°N 53.7°W | open ocean |
| Oct 1 18:00 | Cat 1 | 86 mph | 992 mb | 36.1°N 52.6°W | open ocean |
| Oct 2 00:00 | Cat 1 | 81 mph | 993 mb | 36.4°N 51.7°W | open ocean |
| Oct 2 06:00 | TS | 69 mph | 994 mb | 36.6°N 50.8°W | open ocean |
| Oct 2 12:00 | TS | 69 mph | 995 mb | 36.8°N 49.9°W | open ocean |
| Oct 2 18:00 | TS | 63 mph | 996 mb | 36.9°N 49.0°W | open ocean |
| Oct 3 00:00 | TS | 58 mph | 997 mb | 36.8°N 48.3°W | open ocean |
| Oct 3 06:00 | TS | 52 mph | 998 mb | 36.4°N 47.6°W | open ocean |
| Oct 3 12:00 | TS | 46 mph | 999 mb | 36.2°N 46.9°W | open ocean |
| Oct 3 18:00 | TS | 46 mph | 1001 mb | 35.8°N 45.8°W | open ocean |
| Oct 4 00:00 | TS | 40 mph | 1002 mb | 35.7°N 44.6°W | open ocean |
| Oct 4 06:00 | TD | 35 mph | 1003 mb | 36.0°N 43.0°W | open ocean |
| Oct 4 12:00 | TD | 35 mph | 1005 mb | 36.5°N 41.4°W | open ocean |
| Oct 4 18:00 | TD | 35 mph | 1006 mb | 37.4°N 38.7°W | open ocean |
| Oct 5 00:00 | TD extratropical | 35 mph | 1008 mb | 39.0°N 35.0°W | open ocean |
⬇ Download track data (CSV) · public-domain NOAA best track
Questions
No — the NOAA best-track record shows no landfall for Gloria.
At its peak on September 30, 1976, Gloria was a Category 2 hurricane with maximum sustained winds of 104 mph (167 km/h) and a central pressure of 970 mb.
8.5 days, from September 26, 1976 to October 5, 1976, including 72 hours at hurricane strength. It travelled about 2,235 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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