1962 season

Hurricane Alma (1962)

Aug 26, 12:00 PM UTC – Sep 2, 6:00 AM UTC (6.8 days)

Peak
Hurricane, Category 1
Max sustained wind
85 mph (75 kt)
Lowest pressure
984 mb
Landfalls
0

Track

  • Hurricane
  • Tropical Storm
  • Tropical Depression
  • Other
  • Large white-ringed dots: landfall
Every track point (28)
UTCStatusPositionWind ktmbNote
1962-08-26 12:00TD25.7°N 79.7°W25—
1962-08-26 18:00TD26.8°N 80.1°W30—
1962-08-27 00:00TD27.9°N 80.3°W30—
1962-08-27 06:00TS29.2°N 80.2°W351007
1962-08-27 12:00TS30.4°N 79.7°W40—
1962-08-27 18:00TS31.5°N 78.8°W451002
1962-08-28 00:00TS32.6°N 77.7°W451002
1962-08-28 06:00TS33.8°N 76.6°W551000
1962-08-28 12:00HU35.2°N 75.3°W65—
1962-08-28 18:00HU36.9°N 73.5°W75990
1962-08-29 00:00HU38.7°N 71.7°W75988
1962-08-29 06:00HU40.1°N 70.2°W75—
1962-08-29 12:00HU41.0°N 69.4°W70990
1962-08-29 18:00HU41.5°N 68.7°W65984
1962-08-30 00:00TS41.5°N 67.8°W60—
1962-08-30 06:00TS41.3°N 66.9°W55—
1962-08-30 12:00TS41.0°N 66.0°W45—
1962-08-30 18:00EX40.8°N 65.1°W40—
1962-08-31 00:00EX40.4°N 64.3°W40—
1962-08-31 06:00EX39.9°N 64.0°W40—
1962-08-31 12:00EX39.1°N 63.8°W40—
1962-08-31 18:00EX38.6°N 64.1°W35—
1962-09-01 00:00EX38.3°N 64.5°W35—
1962-09-01 06:00EX38.4°N 65.0°W35—
1962-09-01 12:00EX38.6°N 65.5°W35—
1962-09-01 18:00EX39.0°N 65.4°W35—
1962-09-02 00:00EX39.5°N 65.0°W35—
1962-09-02 06:00EX40.4°N 63.6°W35—

From the National Hurricane Center's best-track archive (HURDAT2), its post-season reanalysis; values can differ from the advisories issued at the time. Source: hurdat2-1851-2025-092326.txt, hurdat2-nepac-1949-2025-092926.txt.