Hurricane Sandy (2012)
Oct 21, 6:00 PM UTC – Oct 31, 12:00 PM UTC (9.8 days)
- Peak
- Hurricane, Category 3
- Max sustained wind
- 115 mph (100 kt)
- Lowest pressure
- 940 mb
- Landfalls
- 3
Track
- Hurricane
- Tropical Storm
- Tropical Depression
- Other
- Large white-ringed dots: landfall
Landfalls
- Oct 24, 7:00 PM UTC · 17.9°N 76.6°W · Hurricane · 85 mph · 971 mb
- Oct 25, 5:25 AM UTC · 20.0°N 76.0°W · Hurricane · 115 mph · 954 mb
- Oct 29, 11:30 PM UTC · 39.4°N 74.4°W · Extratropical Cyclone · 80 mph · 945 mb
Every track point (45)
| UTC | Status | Position | Wind kt | mb | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012-10-21 18:00 | LO | 14.3°N 77.4°W | 25 | 1006 | |
| 2012-10-22 00:00 | LO | 13.9°N 77.8°W | 25 | 1005 | |
| 2012-10-22 06:00 | LO | 13.5°N 78.2°W | 25 | 1003 | |
| 2012-10-22 12:00 | TD | 13.1°N 78.6°W | 30 | 1002 | |
| 2012-10-22 18:00 | TS | 12.7°N 78.7°W | 35 | 1000 | |
| 2012-10-23 00:00 | TS | 12.6°N 78.4°W | 40 | 998 | |
| 2012-10-23 06:00 | TS | 12.9°N 78.1°W | 40 | 998 | |
| 2012-10-23 12:00 | TS | 13.4°N 77.9°W | 40 | 995 | |
| 2012-10-23 18:00 | TS | 14.0°N 77.6°W | 45 | 993 | |
| 2012-10-24 00:00 | TS | 14.7°N 77.3°W | 55 | 990 | |
| 2012-10-24 06:00 | TS | 15.6°N 77.1°W | 60 | 987 | |
| 2012-10-24 12:00 | HU | 16.6°N 76.9°W | 65 | 981 | |
| 2012-10-24 18:00 | HU | 17.7°N 76.7°W | 75 | 972 | |
| 2012-10-24 19:00 | HU | 17.9°N 76.6°W | 75 | 971 | Landfall |
| 2012-10-25 00:00 | HU | 18.9°N 76.4°W | 85 | 964 | |
| 2012-10-25 05:25 | HU | 20.0°N 76.0°W | 100 | 954 | Landfall |
| 2012-10-25 06:00 | HU | 20.1°N 76.0°W | 100 | 954 | |
| 2012-10-25 09:00 | HU | 20.9°N 75.7°W | 95 | 960 | T |
| 2012-10-25 12:00 | HU | 21.7°N 75.5°W | 95 | 966 | |
| 2012-10-25 18:00 | HU | 23.3°N 75.3°W | 90 | 963 | |
| 2012-10-26 00:00 | HU | 24.8°N 75.9°W | 75 | 965 | |
| 2012-10-26 06:00 | HU | 25.7°N 76.4°W | 70 | 968 | |
| 2012-10-26 12:00 | HU | 26.4°N 76.9°W | 65 | 970 | |
| 2012-10-26 18:00 | HU | 27.0°N 77.2°W | 65 | 971 | |
| 2012-10-27 00:00 | TS | 27.5°N 77.1°W | 60 | 969 | |
| 2012-10-27 06:00 | TS | 28.1°N 76.9°W | 60 | 968 | |
| 2012-10-27 12:00 | HU | 28.8°N 76.5°W | 70 | 956 | |
| 2012-10-27 18:00 | HU | 29.7°N 75.6°W | 70 | 960 | |
| 2012-10-28 00:00 | HU | 30.5°N 74.7°W | 65 | 960 | |
| 2012-10-28 06:00 | HU | 31.3°N 73.9°W | 65 | 959 | |
| 2012-10-28 12:00 | HU | 32.0°N 73.0°W | 65 | 954 | |
| 2012-10-28 18:00 | HU | 32.8°N 72.0°W | 65 | 952 | |
| 2012-10-29 00:00 | HU | 33.9°N 71.0°W | 70 | 950 | |
| 2012-10-29 06:00 | HU | 35.3°N 70.5°W | 80 | 947 | |
| 2012-10-29 12:00 | HU | 36.9°N 71.0°W | 85 | 945 | |
| 2012-10-29 18:00 | HU | 38.3°N 73.2°W | 80 | 940 | |
| 2012-10-29 21:00 | EX | 38.8°N 74.0°W | 75 | 943 | S |
| 2012-10-29 23:30 | EX | 39.4°N 74.4°W | 70 | 945 | Landfall |
| 2012-10-30 00:00 | EX | 39.5°N 74.5°W | 70 | 946 | |
| 2012-10-30 06:00 | EX | 39.9°N 76.2°W | 55 | 960 | |
| 2012-10-30 12:00 | EX | 40.1°N 77.8°W | 50 | 978 | |
| 2012-10-30 18:00 | EX | 40.4°N 78.9°W | 40 | 986 | |
| 2012-10-31 00:00 | EX | 40.7°N 79.8°W | 35 | 992 | |
| 2012-10-31 06:00 | EX | 41.1°N 80.3°W | 35 | 993 | |
| 2012-10-31 12:00 | EX | 41.5°N 80.7°W | 30 | 995 |
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.