1956 season

Hurricane Anna (1956)

Jul 25, 6:00 PM UTC – Jul 27, 12:00 PM UTC (1.8 days)

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

Track

  • Hurricane
  • Tropical Storm
  • Tropical Depression
  • Other
  • Large white-ringed dots: landfall

Landfalls

  • Jul 26, 9:00 PM UTC · 21.7°N 97.5°W · Hurricane · 85 mph
Every track point (9)
UTCStatusPositionWind ktmbNote
1956-07-25 18:00TD20.8°N 92.5°W30—
1956-07-26 00:00TS21.0°N 93.3°W351006
1956-07-26 06:00TS21.2°N 94.4°W50—
1956-07-26 12:00HU21.4°N 95.6°W65991
1956-07-26 18:00HU21.6°N 96.9°W75—
1956-07-26 21:00HU21.7°N 97.5°W75—Landfall
1956-07-27 00:00TS21.8°N 98.1°W60—
1956-07-27 06:00TS22.0°N 98.9°W35—
1956-07-27 12:00TD22.1°N 99.5°W25—

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.