Hurricane Hilda (1964)

Track map, landfall & timeline · Atlantic · September 28 – October 7, 1964

Peak wind

138 mph

222 km/h · Oct 1

Peak category

Cat 4

Saffir–Simpson

Lowest pressure

941 mb

Landfalls

Louisiana · Pinar del Río, Cuba

Lifetime

9.0 d

Sep 28 – Oct 7

Distance

2,102 mi

3,381 km

ACE

17.0

storm energy

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

What happened with Hilda

Hurricane Hilda (1964) was a Category 4 hurricane of the 1964 Atlantic season. It formed on September 28, 1964, 41 mi S of Trinidad, Sancti Spíritus Province, Cuba, reached its peak of 138 mph (222 km/h) and a minimum pressure of 941 mb on October 1, 1964, and made landfall 2 times — first 22 mi SSE of Guane, Pinar del Río, Cuba on September 29, 1964 as a tropical storm (40 mph). Later landfalls: 18 mi SW of Patterson, Louisiana on October 3, 1964 as a Category 2 hurricane (104 mph). It rapidly intensified by 52 mph in 24 hours (to 121 mph on October 1, 1964). The storm lasted 9.0 days and travelled about 2,102 miles (3,381 km).

02 · Intensity

Wind and pressure, hour by hour

Maximum sustained wind (mph) — hover or drag to scrub the map

03 · Impact

Landfalls and cities in the path

Landfall (UTC)	Where	Strength	Pressure
September 29, 1964 · 11:00 UTC	22 mi SSE of Guane, Pinar del Río, Cuba	TS 40 mph	—
October 3, 1964 · 23:00 UTC	18 mi SW of Patterson, Louisiana	Cat 2 104 mph	959 mb

Closest approach to major cities

City	Distance to center	When (UTC)	Storm strength then
Lafayette, Louisiana	41 mi	Oct 4 · 04:00 UTC	Cat 1 88 mph
Baton Rouge, Louisiana	10 mi	Oct 4 · 08:00 UTC	Cat 1 77 mph
New Orleans, Louisiana	47 mi	Oct 4 · 14:00 UTC	TS 67 mph
Metairie Terrace, Louisiana	45 mi	Oct 4 · 14:00 UTC	TS 67 mph
Metairie, Louisiana	45 mi	Oct 4 · 14:00 UTC	TS 67 mph
Mobile, Alabama	11 mi	Oct 4 · 22:00 UTC	TS 59 mph
Tallahassee, Florida	26 mi	Oct 5 · 12:00 UTC	TS 52 mph
Jacksonville, Florida	47 mi	Oct 5 · 21:00 UTC	TS 52 mph

Distance from the city to the storm’s center, interpolated hourly between official fixes. Damaging winds, surge and rain reach far beyond the center.

04 · Timeline

Every official fix 39 positions

Date · UTC	Status	Wind	Pressure	Position	Nearest place
Sep 28 12:00	TD	29 mph	—	21.2°N 80.0°W	41 mi S of Trinidad, Sancti Spíritus Province, Cuba
Sep 28 18:00	TD	29 mph	—	21.3°N 81.1°W	72 mi SW of Cienfuegos, Cienfuegos Province, Cuba
Sep 29 00:00	TD	35 mph	—	21.4°N 82.1°W	57 mi SE of Nueva Gerona, Isla de la Juventud, Cuba
Sep 29 06:00	TD	35 mph	—	21.7°N 83.2°W	28 mi WSW of Nueva Gerona, Isla de la Juventud, Cuba
Sep 29 11:00	TS LANDFALL	40 mph	—	21.9°N 84.0°W	22 mi SSE of Guane, Pinar del Río, Cuba
Sep 29 12:00	TS	40 mph	—	22.0°N 84.2°W	16 mi SSW of Guane, Pinar del Río, Cuba
Sep 29 18:00	TS	52 mph	—	22.4°N 85.2°W	59 mi W of Mantua, Pinar del Río, Cuba
Sep 30 00:00	TS	63 mph	997 mb	22.8°N 86.2°W	120 mi NNE of Cancún, Quintana Roo, Mexico
Sep 30 06:00	TS	69 mph	994 mb	23.1°N 87.2°W	135 mi N of Cancún, Quintana Roo, Mexico
Sep 30 12:00	Cat 1	81 mph	984 mb	23.4°N 88.2°W	156 mi N of Tizimín, Yucatán, Mexico
Sep 30 18:00	Cat 1	92 mph	978 mb	23.8°N 89.0°W	179 mi NNE of Progreso, Yucatán, Mexico
Oct 1 00:00	Cat 2	98 mph	977 mb	24.1°N 89.5°W	open ocean
Oct 1 06:00	Cat 3	121 mph	955 mb	24.3°N 90.1°W	open ocean
Oct 1 12:00	Cat 3	127 mph	951 mb	24.5°N 90.6°W	open ocean
Oct 1 18:00	Cat 4	138 mph	941 mb	24.8°N 91.1°W	open ocean
Oct 2 00:00	Cat 4	138 mph	942 mb	25.3°N 91.5°W	open ocean
Oct 2 06:00	Cat 3	127 mph	—	25.8°N 91.7°W	open ocean
Oct 2 12:00	Cat 3	121 mph	956 mb	26.3°N 91.7°W	open ocean
Oct 2 18:00	Cat 3	115 mph	—	26.8°N 91.6°W	open ocean
Oct 3 00:00	Cat 3	115 mph	960 mb	27.2°N 91.2°W	168 mi S of Houma, Louisiana
Oct 3 06:00	Cat 3	115 mph	964 mb	27.7°N 91.2°W	134 mi SSW of Houma, Louisiana
Oct 3 12:00	Cat 2	109 mph	962 mb	28.1°N 91.3°W	109 mi SSW of Houma, Louisiana
Oct 3 18:00	Cat 2	104 mph	961 mb	28.8°N 91.6°W	67 mi SSW of Morgan City, Louisiana
Oct 3 23:00	Cat 2 LANDFALL	104 mph	959 mb	29.5°N 91.5°W	22 mi SW of Morgan City, Louisiana
Oct 4 00:00	Cat 2	104 mph	959 mb	29.7°N 91.5°W	18 mi W of Morgan City, Louisiana
Oct 4 06:00	Cat 1	81 mph	—	30.2°N 91.3°W	18 mi SSW of Baton Rouge, Louisiana
Oct 4 12:00	TS	69 mph	—	30.6°N 90.6°W	10 mi NW of Hammond, Louisiana
Oct 4 18:00	TS	63 mph	—	30.7°N 89.3°W	24 mi NNW of West Gulfport, Mississippi
Oct 5 00:00	TS extratropical	58 mph	—	30.5°N 87.6°W	near Foley, Alabama
Oct 5 06:00	TS extratropical	58 mph	—	30.6°N 86.0°W	20 mi NE of Santa Rosa Beach, Florida
Oct 5 12:00	TS extratropical	52 mph	—	30.8°N 84.4°W	13 mi SE of Bainbridge, Georgia
Oct 5 18:00	TS extratropical	52 mph	—	31.0°N 82.5°W	17 mi SSW of Waycross, Georgia
Oct 6 00:00	TS extratropical	52 mph	—	31.0°N 80.6°W	47 mi ESE of Saint Simons Island, Georgia
Oct 6 06:00	TS extratropical	52 mph	—	30.8°N 79.0°W	141 mi SE of Hilton Head Island, South Carolina
Oct 6 12:00	TS extratropical	52 mph	—	30.6°N 78.0°W	open ocean
Oct 6 18:00	TS extratropical	52 mph	—	30.5°N 77.0°W	open ocean
Oct 7 00:00	TS extratropical	58 mph	—	30.4°N 76.5°W	open ocean
Oct 7 06:00	TS extratropical	63 mph	—	30.1°N 76.2°W	open ocean
Oct 7 12:00	TS extratropical	63 mph	—	29.8°N 76.1°W	open ocean

⬇ Download track data (CSV) · public-domain NOAA best track

Questions

Frequently asked questions

When and where did Hilda make landfall?

Hilda made landfall 2 times: 22 mi SSE of Guane, Pinar del Río, Cuba on September 29, 1964 at 11:00 UTC, as a tropical storm with 40 mph winds; 18 mi SW of Patterson, Louisiana on October 3, 1964 at 23:00 UTC, as a Category 2 hurricane with 104 mph winds.

What category was Hilda?

At its peak on October 1, 1964, Hilda was a Category 4 hurricane with maximum sustained winds of 138 mph (222 km/h) and a central pressure of 941 mb. At its first landfall it was a tropical storm.

How long did Hilda last?

9.0 days, from September 28, 1964 to October 7, 1964, including 96 hours at hurricane strength (54 as a major hurricane). It travelled about 2,102 miles.

Where can I download the track data for Hilda?

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.

Related storms

Keep exploring

Every storm named Hilda

Year	Storm	Peak	Landfall
1955	Hurricane Hilda Atlantic	Cat 3 121 mph	Quintana Roo, Mexico, Tamaulipas, Mexico	→
1964	Hurricane Hilda · this page Atlantic	Cat 4 138 mph	Louisiana, Pinar del Río, Cuba
1979	Tropical Storm Hilda Eastern Pacific	TS 46 mph	—
1985	Tropical Storm Hilda Eastern Pacific	TS 40 mph	—
1991	Tropical Storm Hilda Eastern Pacific	TS 63 mph	—
1997	Tropical Storm Hilda Eastern Pacific	TS 52 mph	—
2003	Tropical Storm Hilda Eastern Pacific	TS 40 mph	—
2009	Tropical Storm Hilda Eastern Pacific	TS 63 mph	—
2015	Hurricane Hilda Eastern Pacific	Cat 4 144 mph	—	→
2021	Hurricane Hilda Eastern Pacific	Cat 1 86 mph	—	→

Names are recycled every six years unless a storm is so deadly or costly that the name is retired.

Strongest storms of 1964

Year	Storm	Peak	Landfall
1964	Hurricane Cleo Atlantic	Cat 4 150 mph	Haiti, Guadeloupe	→
1964	Hurricane Dora Atlantic	Cat 4 132 mph	Florida	→
1964	Hurricane Gladys Atlantic	Cat 4 132 mph	—	→
1964	Hurricane Isbell Atlantic	Cat 3 115 mph	Florida, Pinar del Río, Cuba	→
1964	Hurricane Ethel Atlantic	Cat 2 104 mph	—	→
1964	Hurricane Odessa Eastern Pacific	Cat 1 86 mph	—	→
1964	Tropical Storm Abby Atlantic	TS 69 mph	Texas	→
1964	Tropical Storm Brenda Atlantic	TS 52 mph	Bermuda	→

See every 1964 storm on one map →

Background reading: Hurricane Hilda on Wikipedia.

← Previous Atlantic stormHurricane Gladys (1964)Next Atlantic storm →Hurricane Isbell (1964)

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