Hurricane Gail (1953)
Oct 2, 6:00 AM UTC – Oct 12, 6:00 AM UTC (10.0 days)
- Peak
- Hurricane, Category 1
- Max sustained wind
- 80 mph (70 kt)
- Lowest pressure
- 986 mb
- Landfalls
- 0
Track
- Hurricane
- Tropical Storm
- Tropical Depression
- Other
- Large white-ringed dots: landfall
Every track point (41)
| UTC | Status | Position | Wind kt | mb | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1953-10-02 06:00 | TS | 13.1°N 35.5°W | 45 | — | |
| 1953-10-02 12:00 | TS | 13.5°N 37.0°W | 50 | — | |
| 1953-10-02 18:00 | TS | 13.8°N 38.5°W | 55 | — | |
| 1953-10-03 00:00 | TS | 14.1°N 40.0°W | 60 | — | |
| 1953-10-03 06:00 | HU | 14.6°N 41.4°W | 65 | — | |
| 1953-10-03 12:00 | HU | 14.8°N 42.8°W | 70 | 986 | |
| 1953-10-03 18:00 | HU | 14.7°N 43.6°W | 70 | — | |
| 1953-10-04 00:00 | HU | 14.6°N 44.0°W | 70 | — | |
| 1953-10-04 06:00 | HU | 14.6°N 44.3°W | 70 | — | |
| 1953-10-04 12:00 | HU | 14.6°N 44.5°W | 65 | — | |
| 1953-10-04 18:00 | HU | 14.9°N 44.5°W | 65 | — | |
| 1953-10-05 00:00 | TS | 15.5°N 44.2°W | 60 | — | |
| 1953-10-05 06:00 | TS | 16.8°N 43.4°W | 60 | — | |
| 1953-10-05 12:00 | TS | 18.0°N 42.5°W | 60 | — | |
| 1953-10-05 18:00 | TS | 19.2°N 41.7°W | 60 | — | |
| 1953-10-06 00:00 | TS | 20.0°N 41.7°W | 60 | — | |
| 1953-10-06 06:00 | TS | 20.5°N 42.0°W | 60 | — | |
| 1953-10-06 12:00 | TS | 20.9°N 42.7°W | 60 | — | |
| 1953-10-06 18:00 | TS | 21.2°N 43.7°W | 60 | — | |
| 1953-10-07 00:00 | TS | 21.4°N 44.8°W | 60 | — | |
| 1953-10-07 06:00 | TS | 21.6°N 46.0°W | 60 | — | |
| 1953-10-07 12:00 | TS | 21.8°N 47.3°W | 60 | — | |
| 1953-10-07 18:00 | TS | 22.0°N 48.7°W | 60 | — | |
| 1953-10-08 00:00 | TS | 22.3°N 50.1°W | 60 | — | |
| 1953-10-08 06:00 | TS | 22.6°N 51.5°W | 60 | — | |
| 1953-10-08 12:00 | TS | 23.0°N 53.0°W | 60 | — | |
| 1953-10-08 18:00 | TS | 23.2°N 54.5°W | 60 | — | |
| 1953-10-09 00:00 | TS | 23.3°N 56.0°W | 60 | — | |
| 1953-10-09 06:00 | TS | 23.7°N 57.0°W | 60 | — | |
| 1953-10-09 12:00 | TS | 24.2°N 57.6°W | 60 | — | |
| 1953-10-09 18:00 | TS | 24.8°N 58.2°W | 60 | — | |
| 1953-10-10 00:00 | TS | 25.2°N 59.0°W | 60 | — | |
| 1953-10-10 06:00 | TS | 25.7°N 60.0°W | 55 | — | |
| 1953-10-10 12:00 | TS | 26.2°N 61.0°W | 55 | — | |
| 1953-10-10 18:00 | TS | 27.0°N 61.5°W | 55 | — | |
| 1953-10-11 00:00 | TS | 28.0°N 61.7°W | 50 | — | |
| 1953-10-11 06:00 | TS | 29.1°N 61.2°W | 50 | — | |
| 1953-10-11 12:00 | TS | 30.4°N 60.5°W | 50 | — | |
| 1953-10-11 18:00 | TS | 31.6°N 59.8°W | 50 | 997 | |
| 1953-10-12 00:00 | TS | 33.0°N 59.0°W | 55 | — | |
| 1953-10-12 06:00 | EX | 34.5°N 58.0°W | 55 | — |
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.