Hurricane Esther (1961)
Sep 10, 12:00 PM UTC – Sep 27, 6:00 AM UTC (16.8 days)
- Peak
- Hurricane, Category 5
- Max sustained wind
- 160 mph (140 kt)
- Lowest pressure
- 919 mb
- Landfalls
- 3
Track
- Hurricane
- Tropical Storm
- Tropical Depression
- Other
- Large white-ringed dots: landfall
Landfalls
- Sep 26, 5:00 AM UTC · 41.3°N 70.3°W · Tropical Storm · 60 mph
- Sep 26, 6:00 AM UTC · 41.7°N 70.2°W · Tropical Storm · 60 mph
- Sep 26, 11:00 AM UTC · 43.8°N 69.9°W · Tropical Storm · 40 mph · 1002 mb
Every track point (70)
| UTC | Status | Position | Wind kt | mb | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1961-09-10 12:00 | TD | 11.2°N 31.0°W | 30 | — | |
| 1961-09-10 18:00 | TS | 11.7°N 32.5°W | 35 | — | |
| 1961-09-11 00:00 | TS | 12.4°N 33.9°W | 40 | — | |
| 1961-09-11 06:00 | TS | 13.4°N 35.3°W | 45 | — | |
| 1961-09-11 12:00 | TS | 14.4°N 36.7°W | 50 | — | |
| 1961-09-11 18:00 | TS | 15.2°N 38.1°W | 55 | — | |
| 1961-09-12 00:00 | TS | 16.0°N 39.4°W | 60 | — | |
| 1961-09-12 06:00 | HU | 16.8°N 40.7°W | 70 | — | |
| 1961-09-12 12:00 | HU | 17.6°N 42.0°W | 80 | — | |
| 1961-09-12 18:00 | HU | 18.4°N 43.1°W | 90 | 967 | |
| 1961-09-13 00:00 | HU | 19.0°N 44.2°W | 90 | — | |
| 1961-09-13 06:00 | HU | 19.4°N 45.3°W | 90 | 969 | |
| 1961-09-13 12:00 | HU | 19.6°N 46.4°W | 90 | — | |
| 1961-09-13 18:00 | HU | 19.8°N 47.4°W | 90 | — | |
| 1961-09-14 00:00 | HU | 20.0°N 48.4°W | 90 | — | |
| 1961-09-14 06:00 | HU | 20.2°N 49.4°W | 90 | 962 | |
| 1961-09-14 12:00 | HU | 20.3°N 50.4°W | 90 | — | |
| 1961-09-14 18:00 | HU | 20.5°N 51.3°W | 90 | 965 | |
| 1961-09-15 00:00 | HU | 20.8°N 52.3°W | 90 | — | |
| 1961-09-15 06:00 | HU | 21.2°N 53.6°W | 90 | 968 | |
| 1961-09-15 12:00 | HU | 21.6°N 54.9°W | 90 | 966 | |
| 1961-09-15 18:00 | HU | 21.8°N 56.2°W | 95 | — | |
| 1961-09-16 00:00 | HU | 22.0°N 57.5°W | 95 | 960 | |
| 1961-09-16 06:00 | HU | 22.3°N 58.9°W | 105 | 954 | |
| 1961-09-16 12:00 | HU | 22.7°N 60.3°W | 115 | 948 | |
| 1961-09-16 18:00 | HU | 23.3°N 61.5°W | 130 | 935 | |
| 1961-09-17 00:00 | HU | 23.8°N 62.7°W | 135 | — | |
| 1961-09-17 06:00 | HU | 24.1°N 63.9°W | 140 | 924 | |
| 1961-09-17 12:00 | HU | 24.4°N 65.1°W | 140 | 928 | |
| 1961-09-17 18:00 | HU | 24.9°N 66.2°W | 140 | 919 | |
| 1961-09-18 00:00 | HU | 25.4°N 67.0°W | 135 | 928 | |
| 1961-09-18 06:00 | HU | 26.1°N 67.9°W | 125 | 933 | |
| 1961-09-18 12:00 | HU | 26.9°N 68.7°W | 120 | 936 | |
| 1961-09-18 18:00 | HU | 27.9°N 69.5°W | 110 | 943 | |
| 1961-09-19 00:00 | HU | 29.0°N 70.2°W | 105 | 950 | |
| 1961-09-19 06:00 | HU | 30.0°N 71.0°W | 105 | 949 | |
| 1961-09-19 12:00 | HU | 30.9°N 71.9°W | 105 | 943 | |
| 1961-09-19 18:00 | HU | 31.9°N 72.7°W | 105 | 950 | |
| 1961-09-20 00:00 | HU | 32.9°N 73.1°W | 105 | 952 | |
| 1961-09-20 06:00 | HU | 33.9°N 73.2°W | 105 | 956 | |
| 1961-09-20 12:00 | HU | 35.0°N 73.3°W | 105 | 948 | |
| 1961-09-20 18:00 | HU | 36.3°N 73.0°W | 100 | 953 | |
| 1961-09-21 00:00 | HU | 37.8°N 72.6°W | 90 | 962 | |
| 1961-09-21 06:00 | HU | 39.2°N 72.2°W | 85 | 967 | |
| 1961-09-21 12:00 | HU | 40.4°N 71.5°W | 75 | 972 | |
| 1961-09-21 18:00 | HU | 40.8°N 70.7°W | 75 | — | |
| 1961-09-22 00:00 | HU | 40.8°N 70.0°W | 75 | — | |
| 1961-09-22 06:00 | HU | 40.7°N 69.1°W | 70 | — | |
| 1961-09-22 12:00 | HU | 40.2°N 67.9°W | 65 | 989 | |
| 1961-09-22 18:00 | TS | 39.6°N 66.4°W | 60 | — | |
| 1961-09-23 00:00 | TS | 38.8°N 65.2°W | 60 | 993 | |
| 1961-09-23 06:00 | TS | 37.9°N 64.8°W | 55 | — | |
| 1961-09-23 12:00 | TS | 37.0°N 65.0°W | 50 | — | |
| 1961-09-23 18:00 | TS | 36.2°N 65.5°W | 45 | — | |
| 1961-09-24 00:00 | TS | 35.9°N 66.1°W | 45 | 995 | |
| 1961-09-24 06:00 | TS | 35.6°N 66.7°W | 45 | — | |
| 1961-09-24 12:00 | TS | 35.7°N 67.4°W | 45 | — | |
| 1961-09-24 18:00 | TS | 36.0°N 68.4°W | 50 | — | |
| 1961-09-25 00:00 | TS | 36.3°N 69.4°W | 50 | 993 | |
| 1961-09-25 06:00 | TS | 36.9°N 70.2°W | 50 | — | |
| 1961-09-25 12:00 | TS | 37.9°N 70.8°W | 50 | 990 | |
| 1961-09-25 18:00 | TS | 38.9°N 70.8°W | 50 | 990 | |
| 1961-09-26 00:00 | TS | 40.0°N 70.5°W | 50 | — | |
| 1961-09-26 05:00 | TS | 41.3°N 70.3°W | 50 | — | Landfall |
| 1961-09-26 06:00 | TS | 41.7°N 70.2°W | 50 | — | Landfall |
| 1961-09-26 11:00 | TS | 43.8°N 69.9°W | 35 | 1002 | Landfall |
| 1961-09-26 12:00 | TS | 44.0°N 69.8°W | 35 | 1002 | |
| 1961-09-26 18:00 | TD | 47.0°N 69.2°W | 30 | — | |
| 1961-09-27 00:00 | EX | 49.0°N 68.3°W | 30 | — | |
| 1961-09-27 06:00 | EX | 50.0°N 67.0°W | 30 | — |
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.