Unnamed Hurricane, AL06 1938
Sep 9, 12:00 PM UTC – Sep 23, 12:00 AM UTC (13.5 days)
- Peak
- Hurricane, Category 5
- Max sustained wind
- 160 mph (140 kt)
- Lowest pressure
- 940 mb
- Landfalls
- 2
Track
- Hurricane
- Tropical Storm
- Tropical Depression
- Other
- Large white-ringed dots: landfall
Landfalls
- Sep 21, 8:00 PM UTC · 40.7°N 72.9°W · Hurricane · 120 mph · 941 mb
- Sep 21, 9:00 PM UTC · 41.3°N 72.9°W · Hurricane · 115 mph · 946 mb
Every track point (57)
| UTC | Status | Position | Wind kt | mb | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1938-09-09 12:00 | TD | 12.8°N 19.4°W | 30 | — | |
| 1938-09-09 18:00 | TD | 13.0°N 20.6°W | 30 | — | |
| 1938-09-10 00:00 | TD | 13.2°N 21.8°W | 30 | — | |
| 1938-09-10 06:00 | TS | 13.4°N 23.0°W | 35 | — | |
| 1938-09-10 12:00 | TS | 13.6°N 24.2°W | 40 | — | |
| 1938-09-10 18:00 | TS | 13.8°N 25.3°W | 40 | — | |
| 1938-09-11 00:00 | TS | 14.0°N 26.3°W | 45 | — | |
| 1938-09-11 06:00 | TS | 14.2°N 27.4°W | 45 | — | |
| 1938-09-11 12:00 | TS | 14.5°N 28.5°W | 45 | — | |
| 1938-09-11 18:00 | TS | 14.7°N 29.7°W | 45 | — | |
| 1938-09-12 00:00 | TS | 14.9°N 31.0°W | 45 | — | |
| 1938-09-12 06:00 | TS | 15.2°N 32.4°W | 45 | — | |
| 1938-09-12 12:00 | TS | 15.5°N 33.7°W | 45 | — | |
| 1938-09-12 18:00 | TS | 15.9°N 34.7°W | 45 | — | |
| 1938-09-13 00:00 | TS | 16.4°N 35.7°W | 45 | — | |
| 1938-09-13 06:00 | TS | 16.9°N 36.7°W | 45 | — | |
| 1938-09-13 12:00 | TS | 17.2°N 37.7°W | 45 | — | |
| 1938-09-13 18:00 | TS | 17.3°N 38.8°W | 50 | — | |
| 1938-09-14 00:00 | TS | 17.3°N 40.0°W | 50 | — | |
| 1938-09-14 06:00 | TS | 17.4°N 41.2°W | 55 | — | |
| 1938-09-14 12:00 | TS | 17.5°N 42.3°W | 55 | — | |
| 1938-09-14 18:00 | TS | 17.6°N 43.3°W | 60 | — | |
| 1938-09-15 00:00 | HU | 17.7°N 44.3°W | 65 | — | |
| 1938-09-15 06:00 | HU | 17.8°N 45.3°W | 70 | — | |
| 1938-09-15 12:00 | HU | 17.9°N 46.3°W | 75 | — | |
| 1938-09-15 18:00 | HU | 18.1°N 47.3°W | 80 | — | |
| 1938-09-16 00:00 | HU | 18.3°N 48.3°W | 85 | — | |
| 1938-09-16 06:00 | HU | 18.6°N 49.4°W | 90 | — | |
| 1938-09-16 12:00 | HU | 18.9°N 50.5°W | 95 | — | |
| 1938-09-16 18:00 | HU | 19.5°N 51.6°W | 100 | — | |
| 1938-09-17 00:00 | HU | 20.5°N 52.7°W | 110 | — | |
| 1938-09-17 06:00 | HU | 21.0°N 53.8°W | 115 | — | |
| 1938-09-17 12:00 | HU | 21.2°N 55.0°W | 115 | — | |
| 1938-09-17 18:00 | HU | 21.3°N 56.5°W | 115 | — | |
| 1938-09-18 00:00 | HU | 21.3°N 58.0°W | 120 | — | |
| 1938-09-18 06:00 | HU | 21.4°N 59.6°W | 125 | — | |
| 1938-09-18 12:00 | HU | 21.7°N 61.5°W | 125 | — | |
| 1938-09-18 18:00 | HU | 22.2°N 63.5°W | 130 | — | |
| 1938-09-19 00:00 | HU | 22.8°N 65.5°W | 130 | — | |
| 1938-09-19 06:00 | HU | 23.5°N 67.5°W | 135 | — | |
| 1938-09-19 12:00 | HU | 24.2°N 69.5°W | 135 | — | |
| 1938-09-19 18:00 | HU | 24.8°N 71.1°W | 140 | — | |
| 1938-09-20 00:00 | HU | 25.2°N 72.4°W | 140 | — | |
| 1938-09-20 06:00 | HU | 25.8°N 73.4°W | 140 | — | |
| 1938-09-20 12:00 | HU | 26.7°N 74.3°W | 135 | — | |
| 1938-09-20 18:00 | HU | 28.0°N 74.8°W | 130 | — | |
| 1938-09-21 00:00 | HU | 29.8°N 74.9°W | 120 | — | |
| 1938-09-21 06:00 | HU | 32.2°N 74.4°W | 120 | — | |
| 1938-09-21 12:00 | HU | 35.2°N 73.1°W | 110 | 940 | |
| 1938-09-21 18:00 | HU | 39.3°N 72.9°W | 105 | 940 | |
| 1938-09-21 20:00 | HU | 40.7°N 72.9°W | 105 | 941 | Landfall |
| 1938-09-21 21:00 | HU | 41.3°N 72.9°W | 100 | 946 | Landfall |
| 1938-09-22 00:00 | EX | 43.4°N 73.1°W | 60 | 969 | |
| 1938-09-22 06:00 | EX | 46.5°N 74.5°W | 40 | — | |
| 1938-09-22 12:00 | EX | 47.7°N 77.3°W | 35 | 987 | |
| 1938-09-22 18:00 | EX | 47.0°N 77.8°W | 35 | — | |
| 1938-09-23 00:00 | EX | 45.0°N 77.0°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.