Track map & timeline · Central Pacific · November 29 – December 6, 1957
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 Nina (1957) was a Category 1 hurricane of the 1957 Central Pacific season. It formed on November 29, 1957, reached its peak of 86 mph (139 km/h) on November 30, 1957, and never made landfall. It rapidly intensified by 34 mph in 24 hours (to 86 mph on November 30, 1957). The storm lasted 7.5 days and travelled about 1,639 miles (2,638 km).
02 · Intensity
03 · Timeline
| Date · UTC | Status | Wind | Pressure | Position | Nearest place |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 29 00:00 | TS | 52 mph | — | 11.7°N 162.5°W | open ocean |
| Nov 29 06:00 | TS | 52 mph | — | 12.4°N 162.3°W | open ocean |
| Nov 29 12:00 | TS | 52 mph | — | 13.0°N 161.8°W | open ocean |
| Nov 29 18:00 | TS | 52 mph | — | 13.7°N 161.5°W | open ocean |
| Nov 30 00:00 | Cat 1 | 86 mph | — | 14.4°N 161.3°W | open ocean |
| Nov 30 06:00 | Cat 1 | 86 mph | — | 14.9°N 161.2°W | open ocean |
| Nov 30 12:00 | Cat 1 | 86 mph | — | 15.5°N 160.9°W | open ocean |
| Nov 30 18:00 | Cat 1 | 86 mph | — | 16.2°N 160.8°W | open ocean |
| Dec 1 00:00 | Cat 1 | 86 mph | — | 16.7°N 160.7°W | open ocean |
| Dec 1 06:00 | Cat 1 | 86 mph | — | 17.4°N 160.6°W | open ocean |
| Dec 1 12:00 | Cat 1 | 86 mph | — | 18.0°N 160.5°W | open ocean |
| Dec 1 18:00 | Cat 1 | 86 mph | — | 18.6°N 160.7°W | open ocean |
| Dec 2 00:00 | Cat 1 | 86 mph | — | 19.2°N 160.8°W | open ocean |
| Dec 2 06:00 | Cat 1 | 86 mph | — | 20.4°N 161.0°W | 159 mi SW of Kapa‘a, Hawaii |
| Dec 2 12:00 | Cat 1 | 86 mph | — | 21.4°N 161.4°W | 142 mi WSW of Kapa‘a, Hawaii |
| Dec 2 18:00 | Cat 1 | 86 mph | — | 21.7°N 162.7°W | open ocean |
| Dec 3 00:00 | Cat 1 | 86 mph | — | 21.4°N 163.6°W | open ocean |
| Dec 3 06:00 | Cat 1 | 86 mph | — | 21.3°N 163.9°W | open ocean |
| Dec 3 12:00 | Cat 1 | 86 mph | — | 21.2°N 164.4°W | open ocean |
| Dec 3 18:00 | Cat 1 | 86 mph | — | 21.0°N 164.7°W | open ocean |
| Dec 4 00:00 | Cat 1 | 86 mph | — | 21.0°N 165.2°W | open ocean |
| Dec 4 06:00 | Cat 1 | 86 mph | — | 20.8°N 166.1°W | open ocean |
| Dec 4 12:00 | Cat 1 | 86 mph | — | 20.7°N 167.1°W | open ocean |
| Dec 4 18:00 | Cat 1 | 86 mph | — | 20.5°N 168.1°W | open ocean |
| Dec 5 00:00 | Cat 1 | 86 mph | — | 20.5°N 169.0°W | open ocean |
| Dec 5 06:00 | Cat 1 | 86 mph | — | 20.5°N 170.0°W | open ocean |
| Dec 5 12:00 | Cat 1 | 86 mph | — | 20.5°N 171.0°W | open ocean |
| Dec 5 18:00 | Cat 1 | 86 mph | — | 20.4°N 172.2°W | open ocean |
| Dec 6 00:00 | TS | 52 mph | — | 20.0°N 173.0°W | open ocean |
| Dec 6 06:00 | TS | 52 mph | — | 18.9°N 173.3°W | open ocean |
| Dec 6 12:00 | TD | 29 mph | — | 17.7°N 173.3°W | open ocean |
⬇ Download track data (CSV) · public-domain NOAA best track
Questions
No — the NOAA best-track record shows no landfall for Nina.
At its peak on November 30, 1957, Nina was a Category 1 hurricane with maximum sustained winds of 86 mph (139 km/h).
7.5 days, from November 29, 1957 to December 6, 1957, including 144 hours at hurricane strength. It travelled about 1,639 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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