Hurricane Ginger (1971)
Sep 6, 12:00 AM UTC – Oct 6, 6:00 AM UTC (30.3 days)
- Peak
- Hurricane, Category 3
- Max sustained wind
- 115 mph (100 kt)
- Lowest pressure
- 959 mb
- Landfalls
- 1
Track
- Hurricane
- Tropical Storm
- Tropical Depression
- Other
- Large white-ringed dots: landfall
Landfalls
- Oct 1, 2:00 AM UTC · 34.7°N 77.2°W · Tropical Storm · 65 mph · 990 mb
Every track point (123)
| UTC | Status | Position | Wind kt | mb | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1971-09-06 00:00 | TD | 25.6°N 71.4°W | 25 | — | |
| 1971-09-06 06:00 | TD | 25.5°N 71.2°W | 25 | — | |
| 1971-09-06 12:00 | TD | 25.4°N 71.0°W | 25 | — | |
| 1971-09-06 18:00 | TD | 25.3°N 70.8°W | 25 | — | |
| 1971-09-07 00:00 | TD | 25.2°N 70.5°W | 25 | — | |
| 1971-09-07 06:00 | TD | 25.1°N 70.2°W | 25 | — | |
| 1971-09-07 12:00 | TD | 25.0°N 69.8°W | 25 | — | |
| 1971-09-07 18:00 | TD | 25.0°N 69.3°W | 25 | — | |
| 1971-09-08 00:00 | TD | 25.2°N 68.8°W | 25 | — | |
| 1971-09-08 06:00 | TD | 25.5°N 68.5°W | 25 | — | |
| 1971-09-08 12:00 | TD | 25.9°N 68.3°W | 25 | — | |
| 1971-09-08 18:00 | TD | 26.3°N 68.1°W | 25 | — | |
| 1971-09-09 00:00 | TD | 26.6°N 68.0°W | 25 | — | |
| 1971-09-09 06:00 | TD | 26.8°N 68.0°W | 25 | — | |
| 1971-09-09 12:00 | TD | 27.1°N 67.9°W | 25 | 1008 | |
| 1971-09-09 18:00 | TD | 27.4°N 67.7°W | 30 | — | |
| 1971-09-10 00:00 | TD | 27.6°N 67.3°W | 30 | — | |
| 1971-09-10 06:00 | TS | 27.7°N 66.8°W | 35 | — | |
| 1971-09-10 12:00 | TS | 27.7°N 66.3°W | 40 | 1003 | |
| 1971-09-10 18:00 | TS | 27.6°N 65.7°W | 45 | — | |
| 1971-09-11 00:00 | TS | 27.5°N 65.2°W | 50 | 993 | |
| 1971-09-11 06:00 | TS | 27.5°N 64.5°W | 55 | 992 | |
| 1971-09-11 12:00 | TS | 27.7°N 63.7°W | 55 | 991 | |
| 1971-09-11 18:00 | TS | 28.2°N 62.7°W | 60 | 988 | |
| 1971-09-12 00:00 | HU | 28.8°N 61.8°W | 70 | 983 | |
| 1971-09-12 06:00 | HU | 29.5°N 60.8°W | 65 | 990 | |
| 1971-09-12 12:00 | HU | 30.3°N 59.9°W | 70 | 985 | |
| 1971-09-12 18:00 | HU | 31.1°N 59.0°W | 80 | 974 | |
| 1971-09-13 00:00 | HU | 31.7°N 58.2°W | 85 | 968 | |
| 1971-09-13 06:00 | HU | 32.3°N 57.2°W | 90 | 966 | |
| 1971-09-13 12:00 | HU | 32.7°N 56.1°W | 95 | — | |
| 1971-09-13 18:00 | HU | 33.0°N 54.9°W | 100 | 959 | |
| 1971-09-14 00:00 | HU | 33.3°N 53.3°W | 100 | 959 | |
| 1971-09-14 06:00 | HU | 33.5°N 51.5°W | 95 | — | |
| 1971-09-14 12:00 | HU | 33.5°N 49.8°W | 90 | — | |
| 1971-09-14 18:00 | HU | 33.1°N 48.3°W | 85 | 964 | |
| 1971-09-15 00:00 | HU | 33.0°N 48.4°W | 80 | — | |
| 1971-09-15 06:00 | HU | 32.8°N 48.7°W | 75 | — | |
| 1971-09-15 12:00 | HU | 32.7°N 49.1°W | 75 | 981 | |
| 1971-09-15 18:00 | HU | 32.7°N 49.4°W | 70 | — | |
| 1971-09-16 00:00 | HU | 32.7°N 49.6°W | 70 | — | |
| 1971-09-16 06:00 | HU | 32.7°N 49.8°W | 70 | — | |
| 1971-09-16 12:00 | HU | 32.7°N 50.1°W | 70 | 983 | |
| 1971-09-16 18:00 | HU | 32.7°N 50.5°W | 65 | — | |
| 1971-09-17 00:00 | HU | 32.7°N 51.0°W | 65 | 987 | |
| 1971-09-17 06:00 | HU | 32.7°N 51.5°W | 65 | — | |
| 1971-09-17 12:00 | TS | 32.7°N 51.9°W | 60 | 992 | |
| 1971-09-17 18:00 | TS | 32.6°N 52.2°W | 60 | — | |
| 1971-09-18 00:00 | TS | 32.5°N 52.5°W | 60 | — | |
| 1971-09-18 06:00 | TS | 32.4°N 52.7°W | 60 | — | |
| 1971-09-18 12:00 | TS | 32.2°N 52.8°W | 60 | 994 | |
| 1971-09-18 18:00 | TS | 31.9°N 52.8°W | 60 | — | |
| 1971-09-19 00:00 | TS | 31.5°N 52.6°W | 60 | — | |
| 1971-09-19 06:00 | HU | 31.1°N 52.2°W | 65 | — | |
| 1971-09-19 12:00 | HU | 31.0°N 51.8°W | 65 | 987 | |
| 1971-09-19 18:00 | HU | 31.2°N 51.6°W | 65 | — | |
| 1971-09-20 00:00 | HU | 31.4°N 51.7°W | 65 | — | |
| 1971-09-20 06:00 | HU | 31.6°N 51.8°W | 65 | — | |
| 1971-09-20 12:00 | HU | 31.7°N 52.0°W | 65 | 987 | |
| 1971-09-20 18:00 | HU | 31.8°N 52.4°W | 65 | — | |
| 1971-09-21 00:00 | TS | 31.7°N 53.0°W | 60 | — | |
| 1971-09-21 06:00 | TS | 31.6°N 53.5°W | 60 | — | |
| 1971-09-21 12:00 | TS | 31.5°N 54.2°W | 55 | 993 | |
| 1971-09-21 18:00 | TS | 31.4°N 55.2°W | 55 | — | |
| 1971-09-22 00:00 | TS | 31.3°N 56.5°W | 55 | 994 | |
| 1971-09-22 06:00 | TS | 31.3°N 57.8°W | 50 | 995 | |
| 1971-09-22 12:00 | TS | 31.2°N 59.1°W | 50 | 995 | |
| 1971-09-22 18:00 | TS | 31.1°N 60.3°W | 50 | 993 | |
| 1971-09-23 00:00 | TS | 31.0°N 61.5°W | 50 | 994 | |
| 1971-09-23 06:00 | TS | 31.0°N 62.8°W | 50 | 993 | |
| 1971-09-23 12:00 | TS | 30.9°N 63.9°W | 55 | 992 | |
| 1971-09-23 18:00 | TS | 30.5°N 65.1°W | 55 | 991 | |
| 1971-09-24 00:00 | TS | 30.1°N 66.2°W | 60 | 988 | |
| 1971-09-24 06:00 | TS | 29.8°N 67.2°W | 60 | 986 | |
| 1971-09-24 12:00 | TS | 29.7°N 68.1°W | 55 | 993 | |
| 1971-09-24 18:00 | TS | 29.6°N 68.6°W | 60 | 988 | |
| 1971-09-25 00:00 | HU | 29.6°N 68.5°W | 65 | 981 | |
| 1971-09-25 06:00 | HU | 29.6°N 68.5°W | 65 | 981 | |
| 1971-09-25 12:00 | HU | 29.6°N 68.6°W | 65 | 981 | |
| 1971-09-25 18:00 | HU | 29.4°N 68.7°W | 70 | 977 | |
| 1971-09-26 00:00 | HU | 29.0°N 68.8°W | 70 | 976 | |
| 1971-09-26 06:00 | HU | 28.5°N 69.0°W | 70 | 977 | |
| 1971-09-26 12:00 | HU | 28.1°N 69.5°W | 65 | 982 | |
| 1971-09-26 18:00 | HU | 28.0°N 69.9°W | 65 | 979 | |
| 1971-09-27 00:00 | HU | 27.9°N 70.3°W | 65 | 981 | |
| 1971-09-27 06:00 | HU | 28.0°N 70.7°W | 70 | 978 | |
| 1971-09-27 12:00 | HU | 28.2°N 70.9°W | 75 | 975 | |
| 1971-09-27 18:00 | HU | 28.4°N 71.0°W | 80 | 969 | |
| 1971-09-28 00:00 | HU | 28.7°N 71.0°W | 80 | 969 | |
| 1971-09-28 06:00 | HU | 29.1°N 71.1°W | 75 | 976 | |
| 1971-09-28 12:00 | HU | 29.4°N 71.3°W | 65 | 981 | |
| 1971-09-28 18:00 | HU | 29.9°N 71.6°W | 65 | 980 | |
| 1971-09-29 00:00 | TS | 30.3°N 72.2°W | 60 | 985 | |
| 1971-09-29 06:00 | TS | 30.8°N 72.9°W | 60 | 981 | |
| 1971-09-29 12:00 | TS | 31.4°N 73.7°W | 60 | 983 | |
| 1971-09-29 18:00 | TS | 32.2°N 74.5°W | 60 | 986 | |
| 1971-09-30 00:00 | TS | 33.0°N 75.1°W | 60 | 988 | |
| 1971-09-30 06:00 | HU | 33.6°N 75.6°W | 65 | 982 | |
| 1971-09-30 12:00 | HU | 34.0°N 76.0°W | 65 | 985 | |
| 1971-09-30 18:00 | TS | 34.4°N 76.5°W | 60 | 984 | |
| 1971-10-01 00:00 | TS | 34.6°N 77.0°W | 55 | 990 | |
| 1971-10-01 02:00 | TS | 34.7°N 77.2°W | 55 | 990 | Landfall |
| 1971-10-01 06:00 | TS | 34.8°N 77.5°W | 50 | 996 | |
| 1971-10-01 12:00 | TS | 34.9°N 77.9°W | 40 | 1000 | |
| 1971-10-01 18:00 | TD | 35.2°N 78.2°W | 30 | 1003 | |
| 1971-10-02 00:00 | TD | 35.6°N 78.3°W | 30 | — | |
| 1971-10-02 06:00 | TD | 36.2°N 78.3°W | 30 | — | |
| 1971-10-02 12:00 | TD | 36.8°N 78.1°W | 30 | — | |
| 1971-10-02 18:00 | TD | 37.2°N 77.6°W | 30 | — | |
| 1971-10-03 00:00 | TD | 37.3°N 76.8°W | 30 | — | |
| 1971-10-03 06:00 | TD | 37.2°N 75.9°W | 30 | 1008 | |
| 1971-10-03 12:00 | TD | 37.0°N 75.0°W | 30 | — | |
| 1971-10-03 18:00 | TD | 36.7°N 74.2°W | 30 | 1007 | |
| 1971-10-04 00:00 | EX | 36.4°N 73.5°W | 30 | — | |
| 1971-10-04 06:00 | EX | 36.1°N 73.0°W | 30 | — | |
| 1971-10-04 12:00 | EX | 35.8°N 72.6°W | 25 | 1009 | |
| 1971-10-04 18:00 | EX | 35.6°N 72.1°W | 25 | — | |
| 1971-10-05 00:00 | EX | 35.6°N 71.3°W | 25 | — | |
| 1971-10-05 06:00 | EX | 35.8°N 70.4°W | 25 | — | |
| 1971-10-05 12:00 | EX | 36.1°N 69.3°W | 25 | — | |
| 1971-10-05 18:00 | EX | 37.0°N 68.0°W | 25 | — | |
| 1971-10-06 00:00 | EX | 40.0°N 65.5°W | 25 | — | |
| 1971-10-06 06:00 | EX | 43.0°N 61.5°W | 25 | — |
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.