Tropical Storm Gilda (1973)
Oct 16, 12:00 PM UTC – Oct 30, 12:00 AM UTC (13.5 days)
- Peak
- Tropical Storm
- Max sustained wind
- 70 mph (60 kt)
- Lowest pressure
- 968 mb
- Landfalls
- 1
Track
- Hurricane
- Tropical Storm
- Tropical Depression
- Other
- Large white-ringed dots: landfall
Landfalls
- Oct 18, 8:00 PM UTC · 21.6°N 79.1°W · Tropical Storm · 70 mph · 992 mb
Every track point (56)
| UTC | Status | Position | Wind kt | mb | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1973-10-16 12:00 | TD | 17.5°N 81.9°W | 30 | — | |
| 1973-10-16 18:00 | TD | 17.8°N 81.8°W | 30 | 1008 | |
| 1973-10-17 00:00 | TD | 18.1°N 81.6°W | 30 | 1006 | |
| 1973-10-17 06:00 | TD | 18.4°N 81.2°W | 30 | 1006 | |
| 1973-10-17 12:00 | TD | 18.8°N 80.7°W | 30 | 1004 | |
| 1973-10-17 18:00 | TS | 19.1°N 80.2°W | 35 | 1002 | |
| 1973-10-18 00:00 | TS | 19.5°N 79.7°W | 40 | 996 | |
| 1973-10-18 06:00 | TS | 20.1°N 79.5°W | 45 | — | |
| 1973-10-18 12:00 | TS | 20.6°N 79.6°W | 50 | — | |
| 1973-10-18 18:00 | TS | 21.2°N 79.3°W | 60 | 993 | |
| 1973-10-18 20:00 | TS | 21.6°N 79.1°W | 60 | 992 | Landfall |
| 1973-10-19 00:00 | TS | 22.0°N 79.0°W | 50 | 995 | |
| 1973-10-19 06:00 | TS | 22.3°N 78.7°W | 45 | 996 | |
| 1973-10-19 12:00 | TS | 22.9°N 78.3°W | 45 | 996 | |
| 1973-10-19 18:00 | TS | 23.2°N 77.6°W | 50 | 995 | |
| 1973-10-20 00:00 | TS | 23.8°N 77.1°W | 50 | 994 | |
| 1973-10-20 06:00 | TS | 24.2°N 76.5°W | 50 | 997 | |
| 1973-10-20 12:00 | TS | 24.6°N 76.1°W | 50 | — | |
| 1973-10-20 18:00 | TS | 25.0°N 75.7°W | 50 | 996 | |
| 1973-10-21 00:00 | TS | 25.1°N 75.8°W | 50 | 995 | |
| 1973-10-21 06:00 | TS | 25.2°N 75.8°W | 45 | — | |
| 1973-10-21 12:00 | TS | 25.4°N 76.0°W | 45 | — | |
| 1973-10-21 18:00 | TS | 25.3°N 75.8°W | 40 | 1002 | |
| 1973-10-22 00:00 | TS | 25.5°N 75.8°W | 35 | 999 | |
| 1973-10-22 06:00 | TS | 25.3°N 75.5°W | 35 | 999 | |
| 1973-10-22 12:00 | TS | 25.2°N 75.4°W | 35 | — | |
| 1973-10-22 18:00 | TD | 25.3°N 75.5°W | 30 | 1006 | |
| 1973-10-23 00:00 | LO | 25.5°N 75.6°W | 30 | 1003 | |
| 1973-10-23 06:00 | LO | 25.3°N 75.6°W | 35 | 1002 | |
| 1973-10-23 12:00 | LO | 25.3°N 75.7°W | 35 | 1003 | |
| 1973-10-23 18:00 | LO | 25.4°N 75.3°W | 35 | 1003 | |
| 1973-10-24 00:00 | EX | 26.0°N 74.5°W | 35 | 1001 | |
| 1973-10-24 06:00 | EX | 27.3°N 72.6°W | 45 | 1000 | |
| 1973-10-24 12:00 | EX | 28.6°N 71.7°W | 50 | 1001 | |
| 1973-10-24 18:00 | EX | 29.7°N 71.4°W | 55 | 996 | |
| 1973-10-25 00:00 | EX | 30.8°N 71.1°W | 55 | 994 | |
| 1973-10-25 06:00 | EX | 31.7°N 71.0°W | 55 | 993 | |
| 1973-10-25 12:00 | SS | 32.5°N 70.9°W | 55 | 993 | |
| 1973-10-25 18:00 | SS | 33.3°N 70.6°W | 55 | 985 | |
| 1973-10-26 00:00 | SS | 33.6°N 70.2°W | 55 | 985 | |
| 1973-10-26 06:00 | SS | 34.6°N 69.8°W | 60 | 984 | |
| 1973-10-26 12:00 | SS | 35.3°N 68.6°W | 60 | 984 | |
| 1973-10-26 18:00 | SS | 36.1°N 67.3°W | 60 | 984 | |
| 1973-10-27 00:00 | SS | 36.7°N 66.0°W | 55 | 984 | |
| 1973-10-27 06:00 | SS | 38.5°N 63.2°W | 55 | — | |
| 1973-10-27 12:00 | EX | 41.2°N 60.8°W | 55 | — | |
| 1973-10-27 18:00 | EX | 43.4°N 58.4°W | 55 | 983 | |
| 1973-10-28 00:00 | EX | 45.4°N 55.2°W | 55 | 977 | |
| 1973-10-28 06:00 | EX | 47.5°N 51.5°W | 55 | 968 | |
| 1973-10-28 12:00 | EX | 51.2°N 48.1°W | 55 | — | |
| 1973-10-28 18:00 | EX | 54.9°N 44.9°W | 50 | — | |
| 1973-10-29 00:00 | EX | 57.5°N 42.7°W | 45 | — | |
| 1973-10-29 06:00 | EX | 59.6°N 41.2°W | 40 | — | |
| 1973-10-29 12:00 | EX | 60.8°N 40.6°W | 40 | 970 | |
| 1973-10-29 18:00 | EX | 61.4°N 40.5°W | 35 | — | |
| 1973-10-30 00:00 | EX | 61.8°N 40.4°W | 30 | — |
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.