Hurricane How (1951)
Sep 29, 12:00 AM UTC – Oct 11, 6:00 PM UTC (12.8 days)
- Peak
- Hurricane, Category 2
- Max sustained wind
- 100 mph (85 kt)
- Lowest pressure
- 963 mb
- Landfalls
- 1
Track
- Hurricane
- Tropical Storm
- Tropical Depression
- Other
- Large white-ringed dots: landfall
Landfalls
- Oct 2, 10:00 AM UTC · 26.7°N 82.3°W · Tropical Storm · 65 mph
Every track point (53)
| UTC | Status | Position | Wind kt | mb | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1951-09-29 00:00 | TD | 20.2°N 85.8°W | 25 | — | |
| 1951-09-29 06:00 | TD | 21.1°N 86.6°W | 25 | — | |
| 1951-09-29 12:00 | TD | 21.9°N 87.2°W | 25 | — | |
| 1951-09-29 18:00 | TD | 22.7°N 87.3°W | 25 | — | |
| 1951-09-30 00:00 | TD | 23.3°N 87.3°W | 25 | — | |
| 1951-09-30 06:00 | TD | 23.9°N 87.4°W | 30 | — | |
| 1951-09-30 12:00 | TD | 24.5°N 87.5°W | 30 | — | |
| 1951-09-30 18:00 | TS | 25.0°N 87.6°W | 35 | — | |
| 1951-10-01 00:00 | TS | 25.5°N 87.7°W | 35 | — | |
| 1951-10-01 06:00 | TS | 25.8°N 87.6°W | 35 | — | |
| 1951-10-01 12:00 | TS | 26.1°N 86.8°W | 40 | 1003 | |
| 1951-10-01 18:00 | TS | 26.3°N 86.0°W | 40 | — | |
| 1951-10-02 00:00 | TS | 26.4°N 84.8°W | 45 | — | |
| 1951-10-02 06:00 | TS | 26.6°N 83.3°W | 55 | — | |
| 1951-10-02 10:00 | TS | 26.7°N 82.3°W | 55 | — | Landfall |
| 1951-10-02 12:00 | TS | 26.8°N 81.7°W | 45 | — | |
| 1951-10-02 18:00 | TS | 27.6°N 80.1°W | 50 | — | |
| 1951-10-03 00:00 | TS | 28.8°N 78.7°W | 60 | — | |
| 1951-10-03 06:00 | HU | 30.1°N 77.3°W | 70 | — | |
| 1951-10-03 12:00 | HU | 31.4°N 76.5°W | 75 | 982 | |
| 1951-10-03 18:00 | HU | 32.1°N 76.1°W | 80 | 979 | |
| 1951-10-04 00:00 | HU | 32.8°N 75.7°W | 85 | — | |
| 1951-10-04 06:00 | HU | 33.6°N 75.2°W | 85 | — | |
| 1951-10-04 12:00 | HU | 34.3°N 74.6°W | 85 | — | |
| 1951-10-04 18:00 | HU | 34.9°N 74.0°W | 80 | 975 | |
| 1951-10-05 00:00 | HU | 35.4°N 73.4°W | 80 | — | |
| 1951-10-05 06:00 | HU | 36.1°N 72.6°W | 80 | — | |
| 1951-10-05 12:00 | HU | 36.9°N 71.6°W | 85 | 972 | |
| 1951-10-05 18:00 | HU | 37.7°N 70.4°W | 85 | — | |
| 1951-10-06 00:00 | HU | 38.4°N 69.2°W | 85 | — | |
| 1951-10-06 06:00 | HU | 39.1°N 67.6°W | 85 | — | |
| 1951-10-06 12:00 | EX | 39.7°N 65.4°W | 80 | — | |
| 1951-10-06 18:00 | EX | 40.3°N 61.2°W | 75 | 963 | |
| 1951-10-07 00:00 | EX | 41.2°N 56.7°W | 75 | — | |
| 1951-10-07 06:00 | EX | 42.3°N 51.0°W | 75 | — | |
| 1951-10-07 12:00 | EX | 43.5°N 45.5°W | 75 | — | |
| 1951-10-07 18:00 | EX | 44.7°N 39.8°W | 75 | — | |
| 1951-10-08 00:00 | EX | 46.4°N 34.0°W | 75 | — | |
| 1951-10-08 06:00 | EX | 49.3°N 29.3°W | 75 | — | |
| 1951-10-08 12:00 | EX | 52.3°N 26.3°W | 75 | — | |
| 1951-10-08 18:00 | EX | 56.3°N 23.0°W | 75 | — | |
| 1951-10-09 00:00 | EX | 59.3°N 21.0°W | 70 | — | |
| 1951-10-09 06:00 | EX | 64.0°N 19.5°W | 65 | — | |
| 1951-10-09 12:00 | EX | 67.0°N 17.0°W | 60 | — | |
| 1951-10-09 18:00 | EX | 70.0°N 13.0°W | 60 | — | |
| 1951-10-10 00:00 | EX | 73.0°N 8.0°W | 55 | — | |
| 1951-10-10 06:00 | EX | 75.5°N 2.0°W | 55 | — | |
| 1951-10-10 12:00 | EX | 78.0°N 5.0°E | 50 | — | |
| 1951-10-10 18:00 | EX | 79.5°N 14.0°E | 50 | — | |
| 1951-10-11 00:00 | EX | 80.3°N 24.0°E | 50 | — | |
| 1951-10-11 06:00 | EX | 80.8°N 35.0°E | 50 | — | |
| 1951-10-11 12:00 | EX | 81.0°N 48.0°E | 50 | — | |
| 1951-10-11 18:00 | EX | 81.0°N 63.0°E | 50 | — |
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.