Hurricane Diane (1955)
Aug 7, 6:00 AM UTC – Aug 23, 6:00 PM UTC (16.5 days)
- Peak
- Hurricane, Category 2
- Max sustained wind
- 105 mph (90 kt)
- Lowest pressure
- 969 mb
- Landfalls
- 1
Track
- Hurricane
- Tropical Storm
- Tropical Depression
- Other
- Large white-ringed dots: landfall
Landfalls
- Aug 17, 12:00 PM UTC · 34.0°N 77.9°W · Tropical Storm · 70 mph · 985 mb
Every track point (67)
| UTC | Status | Position | Wind kt | mb | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1955-08-07 06:00 | TD | 15.7°N 41.2°W | 25 | — | |
| 1955-08-07 12:00 | TD | 16.0°N 42.5°W | 25 | — | |
| 1955-08-07 18:00 | TD | 16.1°N 43.8°W | 25 | — | |
| 1955-08-08 00:00 | TD | 16.2°N 45.2°W | 25 | — | |
| 1955-08-08 06:00 | TD | 16.3°N 46.6°W | 25 | — | |
| 1955-08-08 12:00 | TD | 16.5°N 48.0°W | 25 | — | |
| 1955-08-08 18:00 | TD | 16.6°N 49.7°W | 25 | — | |
| 1955-08-09 00:00 | TD | 16.7°N 50.7°W | 25 | — | |
| 1955-08-09 06:00 | TD | 16.8°N 51.9°W | 30 | — | |
| 1955-08-09 12:00 | TD | 17.0°N 53.1°W | 30 | — | |
| 1955-08-09 18:00 | TS | 17.3°N 54.5°W | 35 | — | |
| 1955-08-10 00:00 | TS | 17.7°N 56.0°W | 35 | — | |
| 1955-08-10 06:00 | TS | 18.2°N 57.4°W | 35 | — | |
| 1955-08-10 12:00 | TS | 19.0°N 58.6°W | 35 | — | |
| 1955-08-10 18:00 | TS | 20.0°N 59.5°W | 40 | — | |
| 1955-08-11 00:00 | TS | 21.2°N 60.0°W | 45 | — | |
| 1955-08-11 06:00 | TS | 22.3°N 60.6°W | 45 | — | |
| 1955-08-11 12:00 | TS | 23.3°N 61.3°W | 45 | — | |
| 1955-08-11 18:00 | TS | 23.8°N 61.8°W | 45 | 1004 | |
| 1955-08-12 00:00 | TS | 24.2°N 61.6°W | 50 | — | |
| 1955-08-12 06:00 | TS | 24.6°N 61.4°W | 60 | — | |
| 1955-08-12 12:00 | HU | 25.0°N 61.2°W | 70 | — | |
| 1955-08-12 18:00 | HU | 25.5°N 61.0°W | 75 | 975 | |
| 1955-08-13 00:00 | HU | 26.0°N 60.8°W | 70 | 980 | |
| 1955-08-13 06:00 | HU | 26.7°N 61.0°W | 70 | — | |
| 1955-08-13 12:00 | HU | 27.3°N 61.4°W | 80 | — | |
| 1955-08-13 18:00 | HU | 27.4°N 62.6°W | 90 | 969 | |
| 1955-08-14 00:00 | HU | 27.2°N 63.8°W | 90 | — | |
| 1955-08-14 06:00 | HU | 27.3°N 64.7°W | 80 | 976 | |
| 1955-08-14 12:00 | HU | 27.5°N 65.7°W | 75 | 980 | |
| 1955-08-14 18:00 | HU | 27.8°N 66.8°W | 75 | — | |
| 1955-08-15 00:00 | HU | 28.2°N 68.1°W | 75 | — | |
| 1955-08-15 06:00 | HU | 28.7°N 69.5°W | 80 | 973 | |
| 1955-08-15 12:00 | HU | 29.2°N 70.9°W | 80 | — | |
| 1955-08-15 18:00 | HU | 29.7°N 72.3°W | 80 | 973 | |
| 1955-08-16 00:00 | HU | 30.0°N 73.4°W | 75 | — | |
| 1955-08-16 06:00 | HU | 30.4°N 74.4°W | 75 | — | |
| 1955-08-16 12:00 | HU | 30.9°N 75.3°W | 75 | 982 | |
| 1955-08-16 18:00 | HU | 31.7°N 76.2°W | 75 | 983 | |
| 1955-08-17 00:00 | HU | 32.5°N 76.9°W | 70 | 984 | |
| 1955-08-17 06:00 | HU | 33.2°N 77.4°W | 65 | — | |
| 1955-08-17 12:00 | TS | 34.0°N 77.9°W | 60 | 985 | Landfall |
| 1955-08-17 18:00 | TS | 35.1°N 78.4°W | 55 | 990 | |
| 1955-08-18 00:00 | TS | 36.5°N 78.7°W | 50 | 993 | |
| 1955-08-18 06:00 | TS | 37.8°N 78.8°W | 45 | 999 | |
| 1955-08-18 12:00 | TS | 38.8°N 78.1°W | 40 | 1001 | |
| 1955-08-18 18:00 | TS | 39.6°N 76.9°W | 35 | 1004 | |
| 1955-08-19 00:00 | TS | 40.2°N 75.7°W | 35 | 1003 | |
| 1955-08-19 06:00 | TS | 40.5°N 74.5°W | 40 | 1001 | |
| 1955-08-19 12:00 | TS | 40.7°N 73.0°W | 40 | 998 | |
| 1955-08-19 18:00 | TS | 40.9°N 71.5°W | 40 | — | |
| 1955-08-20 00:00 | TS | 41.0°N 69.9°W | 40 | — | |
| 1955-08-20 06:00 | TS | 41.2°N 67.5°W | 45 | — | |
| 1955-08-20 12:00 | TS | 41.5°N 64.5°W | 45 | — | |
| 1955-08-20 18:00 | TS | 42.3°N 61.8°W | 45 | — | |
| 1955-08-21 00:00 | EX | 43.0°N 58.4°W | 50 | — | |
| 1955-08-21 06:00 | EX | 43.8°N 53.5°W | 50 | — | |
| 1955-08-21 12:00 | EX | 45.0°N 48.0°W | 50 | — | |
| 1955-08-21 18:00 | EX | 47.0°N 42.0°W | 50 | — | |
| 1955-08-22 00:00 | EX | 49.0°N 36.0°W | 55 | — | |
| 1955-08-22 06:00 | EX | 52.5°N 34.0°W | 55 | — | |
| 1955-08-22 12:00 | EX | 56.0°N 33.0°W | 55 | — | |
| 1955-08-22 18:00 | EX | 58.5°N 32.5°W | 55 | — | |
| 1955-08-23 00:00 | EX | 60.5°N 32.0°W | 50 | — | |
| 1955-08-23 06:00 | EX | 62.0°N 32.0°W | 45 | — | |
| 1955-08-23 12:00 | EX | 63.5°N 31.0°W | 40 | — | |
| 1955-08-23 18:00 | EX | 65.0°N 29.0°W | 35 | — |
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.