Hurricane Gloria (1979)
Sep 4, 12:00 PM UTC – Sep 15, 6:00 AM UTC (10.8 days)
- Peak
- Hurricane, Category 2
- Max sustained wind
- 100 mph (85 kt)
- Lowest pressure
- 975 mb
- Landfalls
- 0
Track
- Hurricane
- Tropical Storm
- Tropical Depression
- Other
- Large white-ringed dots: landfall
Every track point (44)
| UTC | Status | Position | Wind kt | mb | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1979-09-04 12:00 | TD | 15.5°N 21.0°W | 25 | 1005 | |
| 1979-09-04 18:00 | TD | 16.5°N 22.5°W | 25 | 1004 | |
| 1979-09-05 00:00 | TD | 17.5°N 24.0°W | 25 | 1003 | |
| 1979-09-05 06:00 | TD | 18.5°N 25.5°W | 25 | 1002 | |
| 1979-09-05 12:00 | TD | 19.0°N 27.0°W | 30 | 1002 | |
| 1979-09-05 18:00 | TD | 19.8°N 28.8°W | 30 | 1002 | |
| 1979-09-06 00:00 | TD | 20.5°N 30.3°W | 30 | 1001 | |
| 1979-09-06 06:00 | TD | 21.2°N 32.0°W | 30 | 1001 | |
| 1979-09-06 12:00 | TS | 22.0°N 33.8°W | 35 | 1000 | |
| 1979-09-06 18:00 | TS | 22.5°N 35.5°W | 45 | 998 | |
| 1979-09-07 00:00 | TS | 23.2°N 36.8°W | 55 | 995 | |
| 1979-09-07 06:00 | HU | 24.4°N 37.2°W | 65 | 992 | |
| 1979-09-07 12:00 | HU | 25.6°N 38.0°W | 65 | 990 | |
| 1979-09-07 18:00 | HU | 26.4°N 38.7°W | 70 | 988 | |
| 1979-09-08 00:00 | HU | 27.0°N 39.2°W | 75 | 985 | |
| 1979-09-08 06:00 | HU | 27.5°N 40.0°W | 75 | 985 | |
| 1979-09-08 12:00 | HU | 28.0°N 40.3°W | 75 | 985 | |
| 1979-09-08 18:00 | HU | 28.6°N 41.0°W | 75 | 985 | |
| 1979-09-09 00:00 | HU | 29.3°N 41.7°W | 75 | 985 | |
| 1979-09-09 06:00 | HU | 29.9°N 42.5°W | 75 | 985 | |
| 1979-09-09 12:00 | HU | 30.4°N 43.2°W | 75 | 985 | |
| 1979-09-09 18:00 | HU | 31.0°N 44.0°W | 70 | 987 | |
| 1979-09-10 00:00 | HU | 31.5°N 45.0°W | 70 | 989 | |
| 1979-09-10 06:00 | HU | 31.2°N 45.8°W | 65 | 991 | |
| 1979-09-10 12:00 | HU | 31.0°N 46.8°W | 65 | 993 | |
| 1979-09-10 18:00 | TS | 31.1°N 47.0°W | 60 | 994 | |
| 1979-09-11 00:00 | TS | 31.3°N 47.4°W | 55 | 995 | |
| 1979-09-11 06:00 | TS | 31.4°N 47.9°W | 55 | 995 | |
| 1979-09-11 12:00 | TS | 31.6°N 48.1°W | 60 | 994 | |
| 1979-09-11 18:00 | HU | 31.8°N 48.4°W | 65 | 992 | |
| 1979-09-12 00:00 | HU | 32.2°N 48.6°W | 70 | 988 | |
| 1979-09-12 06:00 | HU | 32.4°N 48.6°W | 75 | 985 | |
| 1979-09-12 12:00 | HU | 32.8°N 48.3°W | 80 | 980 | |
| 1979-09-12 18:00 | HU | 33.2°N 47.8°W | 85 | 975 | |
| 1979-09-13 00:00 | HU | 33.9°N 47.0°W | 85 | 975 | |
| 1979-09-13 06:00 | HU | 34.5°N 46.0°W | 85 | 976 | |
| 1979-09-13 12:00 | HU | 35.0°N 45.0°W | 85 | 977 | |
| 1979-09-13 18:00 | HU | 36.0°N 43.8°W | 80 | 978 | |
| 1979-09-14 00:00 | HU | 37.0°N 41.5°W | 80 | 979 | |
| 1979-09-14 06:00 | HU | 38.5°N 39.5°W | 75 | 980 | |
| 1979-09-14 12:00 | HU | 40.2°N 37.8°W | 75 | 985 | |
| 1979-09-14 18:00 | HU | 42.0°N 35.8°W | 70 | 988 | |
| 1979-09-15 00:00 | HU | 43.4°N 34.0°W | 65 | 992 | |
| 1979-09-15 06:00 | EX | 45.0°N 32.0°W | 60 | 994 |
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.