Hurricane Gladys (1968)
Oct 13, 12:00 PM UTC – Oct 21, 6:00 PM UTC (8.3 days)
- Peak
- Hurricane, Category 2
- Max sustained wind
- 100 mph (85 kt)
- Lowest pressure
- 977 mb
- Landfalls
- 2
Track
- Hurricane
- Tropical Storm
- Tropical Depression
- Other
- Large white-ringed dots: landfall
Landfalls
- Oct 16, 3:00 PM UTC · 22.2°N 83.4°W · Tropical Storm · 65 mph · 994 mb
- Oct 19, 4:00 AM UTC · 28.7°N 82.7°W · Hurricane · 100 mph · 978 mb
Every track point (36)
| UTC | Status | Position | Wind kt | mb | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1968-10-13 12:00 | TD | 14.0°N 80.5°W | 25 | — | |
| 1968-10-13 18:00 | TD | 14.6°N 81.3°W | 25 | — | |
| 1968-10-14 00:00 | TD | 15.6°N 82.0°W | 25 | — | |
| 1968-10-14 06:00 | TD | 16.5°N 82.5°W | 25 | — | |
| 1968-10-14 12:00 | TD | 17.2°N 82.6°W | 30 | — | |
| 1968-10-14 18:00 | TS | 17.7°N 82.5°W | 35 | 1002 | |
| 1968-10-15 00:00 | TS | 18.3°N 82.7°W | 35 | 1003 | |
| 1968-10-15 06:00 | TS | 18.9°N 83.0°W | 40 | — | |
| 1968-10-15 12:00 | TS | 19.4°N 83.3°W | 45 | 999 | |
| 1968-10-15 18:00 | TS | 19.9°N 83.4°W | 50 | 998 | |
| 1968-10-16 00:00 | TS | 20.5°N 83.5°W | 55 | 994 | |
| 1968-10-16 06:00 | TS | 21.1°N 83.6°W | 55 | — | |
| 1968-10-16 12:00 | TS | 21.7°N 83.5°W | 55 | 996 | |
| 1968-10-16 15:00 | TS | 22.2°N 83.4°W | 55 | 994 | Landfall |
| 1968-10-16 18:00 | TS | 23.0°N 83.3°W | 55 | — | |
| 1968-10-17 00:00 | TS | 24.3°N 83.3°W | 60 | 990 | |
| 1968-10-17 06:00 | HU | 25.1°N 83.7°W | 65 | — | |
| 1968-10-17 12:00 | HU | 25.8°N 84.0°W | 70 | 986 | |
| 1968-10-17 18:00 | HU | 26.3°N 84.1°W | 70 | 986 | |
| 1968-10-18 00:00 | HU | 26.7°N 84.2°W | 70 | 985 | |
| 1968-10-18 06:00 | HU | 27.0°N 84.2°W | 75 | — | |
| 1968-10-18 12:00 | HU | 27.4°N 84.1°W | 80 | 980 | |
| 1968-10-18 18:00 | HU | 27.8°N 83.7°W | 80 | — | |
| 1968-10-19 00:00 | HU | 28.3°N 83.1°W | 85 | 977 | |
| 1968-10-19 04:00 | HU | 28.7°N 82.7°W | 85 | 978 | Landfall |
| 1968-10-19 06:00 | HU | 28.8°N 82.5°W | 80 | — | |
| 1968-10-19 12:00 | HU | 30.0°N 81.0°W | 70 | 987 | |
| 1968-10-19 18:00 | HU | 31.3°N 79.7°W | 75 | 981 | |
| 1968-10-20 00:00 | HU | 32.9°N 78.2°W | 75 | — | |
| 1968-10-20 06:00 | HU | 34.3°N 76.6°W | 75 | 985 | |
| 1968-10-20 12:00 | HU | 35.5°N 74.6°W | 70 | 983 | |
| 1968-10-20 18:00 | EX | 37.0°N 72.0°W | 70 | 981 | |
| 1968-10-21 00:00 | EX | 38.6°N 68.3°W | 65 | — | |
| 1968-10-21 06:00 | EX | 40.7°N 64.9°W | 65 | — | |
| 1968-10-21 12:00 | EX | 43.9°N 62.9°W | 60 | — | |
| 1968-10-21 18:00 | EX | 46.0°N 61.0°W | 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.