Hurricane Janice (1958)

Track map, landfall & timeline · Atlantic · October 4–13, 1958

Peak wind

98 mph

157 km/h · Oct 10

Peak category

Cat 2

Saffir–Simpson

Lowest pressure

968 mb

Landfalls

Bahamas · Cienfuegos Province, Cuba

Lifetime

8.5 d

Oct 4 – Oct 13

Distance

3,685 mi

5,930 km

ACE

12.4

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 Janice

Hurricane Janice (1958) was a Category 2 hurricane of the 1958 Atlantic season. It formed on October 4, 1958, 57 mi SSE of George Town, Cayman Islands, reached its peak of 98 mph (157 km/h) and a minimum pressure of 968 mb on October 10, 1958, and made landfall 4 times — first 14 mi SE of Cienfuegos, Cienfuegos Province, Cuba on October 6, 1958 as a tropical storm (58 mph). Later landfalls: at 24.2°N, 78.0°W on October 6, 1958 as a tropical storm (63 mph); 15 mi E of Nassau, Bahamas on October 6, 1958 as a tropical storm (69 mph); 46 mi NE of Nassau, Bahamas on October 6, 1958 as a tropical storm (69 mph). The storm lasted 8.5 days and travelled about 3,685 miles (5,930 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
October 6, 1958 · 03:00 UTC	14 mi SE of Cienfuegos, Cienfuegos Province, Cuba	TS 58 mph	—
October 6, 1958 · 16:00 UTC	at 24.2°N, 78.0°W	TS 63 mph	991 mb
October 6, 1958 · 21:00 UTC	15 mi E of Nassau, Bahamas	TS 69 mph	—
October 6, 1958 · 23:00 UTC	46 mi NE of Nassau, Bahamas	TS 69 mph	—

04 · Timeline

Every official fix 39 positions

Date · UTC	Status	Wind	Pressure	Position	Nearest place
Oct 4 12:00	TD	35 mph	—	18.5°N 81.1°W	55 mi S of Bodden Town, Cayman Islands
Oct 4 18:00	TD	35 mph	—	19.0°N 81.2°W	19 mi S of Bodden Town, Cayman Islands
Oct 5 00:00	TD	35 mph	1005 mb	19.4°N 81.3°W	near West Bay, Cayman Islands
Oct 5 06:00	TD	35 mph	—	19.8°N 81.4°W	29 mi N of West Bay, Cayman Islands
Oct 5 12:00	TS	40 mph	1002 mb	20.3°N 81.4°W	63 mi N of West Bay, Cayman Islands
Oct 5 18:00	TS	52 mph	—	20.9°N 81.2°W	99 mi SSW of Cienfuegos, Cienfuegos Province, Cuba
Oct 6 00:00	TS	52 mph	—	21.6°N 80.6°W	39 mi SSW of Cienfuegos, Cienfuegos Province, Cuba
Oct 6 03:00	TS LANDFALL	58 mph	—	22.0°N 80.3°W	14 mi SE of Cienfuegos, Cienfuegos Province, Cuba
Oct 6 06:00	TS	52 mph	—	22.4°N 79.9°W	near Santa Clara, Villa Clara Province, Cuba
Oct 6 12:00	TS	63 mph	—	23.3°N 78.8°W	69 mi NE of Caibarién, Villa Clara Province, Cuba
Oct 6 16:00	TS LANDFALL	63 mph	991 mb	24.2°N 78.0°W	72 mi SW of Nassau, Bahamas
Oct 6 18:00	TS	63 mph	991 mb	24.5°N 77.6°W	42 mi SSW of Nassau, Bahamas
Oct 6 21:00	TS LANDFALL	69 mph	—	25.1°N 77.1°W	15 mi E of Nassau, Bahamas
Oct 6 23:00	TS LANDFALL	69 mph	—	25.5°N 76.8°W	46 mi NE of Nassau, Bahamas
Oct 7 00:00	Cat 1	75 mph	987 mb	25.8°N 76.6°W	69 mi NE of Nassau, Bahamas
Oct 7 06:00	Cat 1	75 mph	—	27.2°N 75.6°W	183 mi NE of Nassau, Bahamas
Oct 7 12:00	Cat 1	81 mph	—	28.3°N 75.1°W	open ocean
Oct 7 18:00	Cat 1	81 mph	983 mb	28.9°N 74.8°W	open ocean
Oct 8 00:00	Cat 1	81 mph	—	29.4°N 74.5°W	open ocean
Oct 8 06:00	Cat 1	81 mph	986 mb	30.0°N 74.2°W	open ocean
Oct 8 12:00	Cat 1	81 mph	—	30.7°N 73.8°W	open ocean
Oct 8 18:00	Cat 1	81 mph	988 mb	31.4°N 73.3°W	open ocean
Oct 9 00:00	Cat 1	81 mph	984 mb	31.8°N 72.8°W	open ocean
Oct 9 06:00	Cat 1	81 mph	—	32.0°N 72.1°W	open ocean
Oct 9 12:00	Cat 1	81 mph	982 mb	32.2°N 70.9°W	open ocean
Oct 9 18:00	Cat 1	86 mph	—	32.7°N 69.6°W	open ocean
Oct 10 00:00	Cat 1	92 mph	—	33.3°N 68.4°W	open ocean
Oct 10 06:00	Cat 2	98 mph	968 mb	34.0°N 67.1°W	178 mi NW of Pembroke Parish, Bermuda
Oct 10 12:00	Cat 1	92 mph	973 mb	34.8°N 65.7°W	180 mi NNW of Pembroke Parish, Bermuda
Oct 10 18:00	Cat 1	92 mph	—	36.0°N 63.9°W	open ocean
Oct 11 00:00	Cat 1	92 mph	—	37.2°N 61.5°W	open ocean
Oct 11 06:00	Cat 1	92 mph	—	38.4°N 59.0°W	open ocean
Oct 11 12:00	Cat 1	92 mph	974 mb	39.9°N 55.9°W	open ocean
Oct 11 18:00	Cat 1	92 mph	—	41.5°N 51.5°W	open ocean
Oct 12 00:00	Cat 1 extratropical	81 mph	—	43.3°N 47.0°W	open ocean
Oct 12 06:00	TS extratropical	69 mph	—	45.0°N 43.0°W	open ocean
Oct 12 12:00	TS extratropical	58 mph	—	46.2°N 38.2°W	open ocean
Oct 12 18:00	TS extratropical	52 mph	—	47.2°N 33.5°W	open ocean
Oct 13 00:00	TS extratropical	52 mph	—	48.0°N 28.2°W	open ocean

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

Questions

Frequently asked questions

When and where did Janice make landfall?

Janice made landfall 4 times: 14 mi SE of Cienfuegos, Cienfuegos Province, Cuba on October 6, 1958 at 03:00 UTC, as a tropical storm with 58 mph winds; at 24.2°N, 78.0°W on October 6, 1958 at 16:00 UTC, as a tropical storm with 63 mph winds; 15 mi E of Nassau, Bahamas on October 6, 1958 at 21:00 UTC, as a tropical storm with 69 mph winds; 46 mi NE of Nassau, Bahamas on October 6, 1958 at 23:00 UTC, as a tropical storm with 69 mph winds.

What category was Janice?

At its peak on October 10, 1958, Janice was a Category 2 hurricane with maximum sustained winds of 98 mph (157 km/h) and a central pressure of 968 mb. At its first landfall it was a tropical storm.

How long did Janice last?

8.5 days, from October 4, 1958 to October 13, 1958, including 120 hours at hurricane strength. It travelled about 3,685 miles.

Where can I download the track data for Janice?

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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Every storm named Janice

Year	Storm	Peak	Landfall
1958	Hurricane Janice · this page Atlantic	Cat 2 98 mph	Bahamas, Cienfuegos Province, Cuba
1971	Tropical Storm Janice Atlantic	TS 52 mph	—

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

Strongest storms of 1958

Year	Storm	Peak	Landfall
1958	Hurricane Helene Atlantic	Cat 4 150 mph	—	→
1958	Hurricane Cleo Atlantic	Cat 4 138 mph	—	→
1958	Hurricane Daisy Atlantic	Cat 4 132 mph	—	→
1958	Hurricane Ella Atlantic	Cat 2 109 mph	Haiti, Santiago de Cuba Province, Cuba	→
1958	Hurricane Ilsa Atlantic	Cat 2 109 mph	—	→
1958	Hurricane Fifi Atlantic	Cat 1 86 mph	—	→
1958	Tropical Storm Alma Atlantic	TS 63 mph	Tamaulipas, Mexico	→
1958	Tropical Storm Gerda Atlantic	TS 58 mph	Dominican Republic, Tamaulipas, Mexico	→

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