Track map & timeline · Atlantic · November 4–14, 1966
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 Lois (1966) was a Category 1 hurricane of the 1966 Atlantic season. It formed on November 4, 1966, reached its peak of 86 mph (139 km/h) and a minimum pressure of 983 mb on November 8, 1966, and never made landfall. The storm lasted 9.8 days and travelled about 3,440 miles (5,536 km).
02 · Intensity
03 · Timeline
| Date · UTC | Status | Wind | Pressure | Position | Nearest place |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 4 12:00 | TD extratropical | 35 mph | — | 25.5°N 50.5°W | open ocean |
| Nov 4 18:00 | TD extratropical | 35 mph | — | 25.5°N 51.2°W | open ocean |
| Nov 5 00:00 | TS extratropical | 40 mph | — | 25.4°N 52.1°W | open ocean |
| Nov 5 06:00 | TS extratropical | 40 mph | — | 25.3°N 53.3°W | open ocean |
| Nov 5 12:00 | TS extratropical | 40 mph | — | 25.2°N 54.8°W | open ocean |
| Nov 5 18:00 | TS extratropical | 46 mph | 998 mb | 24.9°N 55.7°W | open ocean |
| Nov 6 00:00 | TS | 46 mph | 998 mb | 24.5°N 55.2°W | open ocean |
| Nov 6 06:00 | TS | 46 mph | — | 24.2°N 54.7°W | open ocean |
| Nov 6 12:00 | TS | 52 mph | — | 24.0°N 54.2°W | open ocean |
| Nov 6 18:00 | TS | 58 mph | 995 mb | 23.9°N 53.7°W | open ocean |
| Nov 7 00:00 | TS | 58 mph | — | 23.9°N 53.2°W | open ocean |
| Nov 7 06:00 | TS | 63 mph | — | 23.8°N 52.6°W | open ocean |
| Nov 7 12:00 | TS | 69 mph | — | 23.9°N 52.0°W | open ocean |
| Nov 7 18:00 | Cat 1 | 75 mph | 986 mb | 24.2°N 51.0°W | open ocean |
| Nov 8 00:00 | Cat 1 | 81 mph | — | 24.6°N 49.8°W | open ocean |
| Nov 8 06:00 | Cat 1 | 81 mph | — | 25.8°N 47.7°W | open ocean |
| Nov 8 12:00 | Cat 1 | 81 mph | — | 27.5°N 45.6°W | open ocean |
| Nov 8 18:00 | Cat 1 | 86 mph | — | 30.0°N 43.4°W | open ocean |
| Nov 9 00:00 | Cat 1 | 86 mph | — | 32.6°N 41.3°W | open ocean |
| Nov 9 06:00 | Cat 1 | 86 mph | — | 34.3°N 39.9°W | open ocean |
| Nov 9 12:00 | Cat 1 | 86 mph | 983 mb | 35.8°N 38.6°W | open ocean |
| Nov 9 18:00 | Cat 1 | 81 mph | 989 mb | 37.3°N 37.0°W | open ocean |
| Nov 10 00:00 | Cat 1 | 81 mph | — | 38.8°N 35.2°W | open ocean |
| Nov 10 06:00 | Cat 1 | 81 mph | — | 40.2°N 33.7°W | open ocean |
| Nov 10 12:00 | Cat 1 | 75 mph | 988 mb | 41.6°N 32.1°W | open ocean |
| Nov 10 18:00 | TS extratropical | 69 mph | — | 42.7°N 30.6°W | open ocean |
| Nov 11 00:00 | TS extratropical | 69 mph | — | 43.6°N 29.0°W | open ocean |
| Nov 11 06:00 | TS extratropical | 63 mph | — | 44.5°N 27.5°W | open ocean |
| Nov 11 12:00 | TS extratropical | 63 mph | — | 44.9°N 26.0°W | open ocean |
| Nov 11 18:00 | TS extratropical | 58 mph | — | 45.0°N 24.5°W | open ocean |
| Nov 12 00:00 | TS extratropical | 58 mph | — | 45.0°N 23.3°W | open ocean |
| Nov 12 06:00 | TS extratropical | 58 mph | — | 45.0°N 22.0°W | open ocean |
| Nov 12 12:00 | TS extratropical | 52 mph | — | 45.0°N 20.3°W | open ocean |
| Nov 12 18:00 | TS extratropical | 52 mph | — | 44.9°N 18.6°W | open ocean |
| Nov 13 00:00 | TS extratropical | 52 mph | — | 44.5°N 17.2°W | open ocean |
| Nov 13 06:00 | TS extratropical | 52 mph | — | 44.0°N 16.3°W | open ocean |
| Nov 13 12:00 | TS extratropical | 46 mph | — | 43.2°N 16.0°W | open ocean |
| Nov 13 18:00 | TS extratropical | 40 mph | — | 42.0°N 16.5°W | open ocean |
| Nov 14 00:00 | TD extratropical | 35 mph | — | 41.1°N 16.9°W | open ocean |
| Nov 14 06:00 | TD extratropical | 35 mph | — | 40.5°N 17.5°W | open ocean |
⬇ Download track data (CSV) · public-domain NOAA best track
Questions
No — the NOAA best-track record shows no landfall for Lois.
At its peak on November 8, 1966, Lois was a Category 1 hurricane with maximum sustained winds of 86 mph (139 km/h) and a central pressure of 983 mb.
9.8 days, from November 4, 1966 to November 14, 1966, including 72 hours at hurricane strength. It travelled about 3,440 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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