Hurricane Esther (1961)
Atlantic storm, 09/10/1961 to 09/27/1961. Peak: Category 5.
- Peak strength
- Category 5
- Peak winds
- 161 mph
- 140 knots
- Lowest pressure
- 919 mb
- Duration
- 17 days
Storm track
70 positions from NOAA's best-track data, colored by strength at each point
- Depression
- Tropical storm
- Cat 1
- Cat 2
- Cat 3
- Cat 4
- Cat 5
U.S. landfalls
- Massachusetts09/26/1961 13:00 UTC · 58 mph (Tropical storm) · 41.3°N, 70.3°W
- Massachusetts09/26/1961 14:00 UTC · 58 mph (Tropical storm) · 41.7°N, 70.2°W
- Maine09/26/1961 19:00 UTC · 40 mph (Tropical storm) · 43.8°N, 69.9°W
All track points (70)
| Time (UTC) | Position | Status | Wind | Pressure |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 09/10/1961 19:00 UTC | 11.2°N, 31.0°W | Tropical depression | 35 mph | - |
| 09/11/1961 01:00 UTC | 11.7°N, 32.5°W | Tropical storm | 40 mph | - |
| 09/11/1961 07:00 UTC | 12.4°N, 33.9°W | Tropical storm | 46 mph | - |
| 09/11/1961 13:00 UTC | 13.4°N, 35.3°W | Tropical storm | 52 mph | - |
| 09/11/1961 19:00 UTC | 14.4°N, 36.7°W | Tropical storm | 58 mph | - |
| 09/12/1961 01:00 UTC | 15.2°N, 38.1°W | Tropical storm | 63 mph | - |
| 09/12/1961 07:00 UTC | 16.0°N, 39.4°W | Tropical storm | 69 mph | - |
| 09/12/1961 13:00 UTC | 16.8°N, 40.7°W | Hurricane | 81 mph | - |
| 09/12/1961 19:00 UTC | 17.6°N, 42.0°W | Hurricane | 92 mph | - |
| 09/13/1961 01:00 UTC | 18.4°N, 43.1°W | Hurricane | 104 mph | 967 mb |
| 09/13/1961 07:00 UTC | 19.0°N, 44.2°W | Hurricane | 104 mph | - |
| 09/13/1961 13:00 UTC | 19.4°N, 45.3°W | Hurricane | 104 mph | 969 mb |
| 09/13/1961 19:00 UTC | 19.6°N, 46.4°W | Hurricane | 104 mph | - |
| 09/14/1961 01:00 UTC | 19.8°N, 47.4°W | Hurricane | 104 mph | - |
| 09/14/1961 07:00 UTC | 20.0°N, 48.4°W | Hurricane | 104 mph | - |
| 09/14/1961 13:00 UTC | 20.2°N, 49.4°W | Hurricane | 104 mph | 962 mb |
| 09/14/1961 19:00 UTC | 20.3°N, 50.4°W | Hurricane | 104 mph | - |
| 09/15/1961 01:00 UTC | 20.5°N, 51.3°W | Hurricane | 104 mph | 965 mb |
| 09/15/1961 07:00 UTC | 20.8°N, 52.3°W | Hurricane | 104 mph | - |
| 09/15/1961 13:00 UTC | 21.2°N, 53.6°W | Hurricane | 104 mph | 968 mb |
| 09/15/1961 19:00 UTC | 21.6°N, 54.9°W | Hurricane | 104 mph | 966 mb |
| 09/16/1961 01:00 UTC | 21.8°N, 56.2°W | Hurricane | 109 mph | - |
| 09/16/1961 07:00 UTC | 22.0°N, 57.5°W | Hurricane | 109 mph | 960 mb |
| 09/16/1961 13:00 UTC | 22.3°N, 58.9°W | Hurricane | 121 mph | 954 mb |
| 09/16/1961 19:00 UTC | 22.7°N, 60.3°W | Hurricane | 132 mph | 948 mb |
| 09/17/1961 01:00 UTC | 23.3°N, 61.5°W | Hurricane | 150 mph | 935 mb |
| 09/17/1961 07:00 UTC | 23.8°N, 62.7°W | Hurricane | 155 mph | - |
| 09/17/1961 13:00 UTC | 24.1°N, 63.9°W | Hurricane | 161 mph | 924 mb |
| 09/17/1961 19:00 UTC | 24.4°N, 65.1°W | Hurricane | 161 mph | 928 mb |
| 09/18/1961 01:00 UTC | 24.9°N, 66.2°W | Hurricane | 161 mph | 919 mb |
| 09/18/1961 07:00 UTC | 25.4°N, 67.0°W | Hurricane | 155 mph | 928 mb |
| 09/18/1961 13:00 UTC | 26.1°N, 67.9°W | Hurricane | 144 mph | 933 mb |
| 09/18/1961 19:00 UTC | 26.9°N, 68.7°W | Hurricane | 138 mph | 936 mb |
| 09/19/1961 01:00 UTC | 27.9°N, 69.5°W | Hurricane | 127 mph | 943 mb |
| 09/19/1961 07:00 UTC | 29.0°N, 70.2°W | Hurricane | 121 mph | 950 mb |
| 09/19/1961 13:00 UTC | 30.0°N, 71.0°W | Hurricane | 121 mph | 949 mb |
| 09/19/1961 19:00 UTC | 30.9°N, 71.9°W | Hurricane | 121 mph | 943 mb |
| 09/20/1961 01:00 UTC | 31.9°N, 72.7°W | Hurricane | 121 mph | 950 mb |
| 09/20/1961 07:00 UTC | 32.9°N, 73.1°W | Hurricane | 121 mph | 952 mb |
| 09/20/1961 13:00 UTC | 33.9°N, 73.2°W | Hurricane | 121 mph | 956 mb |
| 09/20/1961 19:00 UTC | 35.0°N, 73.3°W | Hurricane | 121 mph | 948 mb |
| 09/21/1961 01:00 UTC | 36.3°N, 73.0°W | Hurricane | 115 mph | 953 mb |
| 09/21/1961 07:00 UTC | 37.8°N, 72.6°W | Hurricane | 104 mph | 962 mb |
| 09/21/1961 13:00 UTC | 39.2°N, 72.2°W | Hurricane | 98 mph | 967 mb |
| 09/21/1961 19:00 UTC | 40.4°N, 71.5°W | Hurricane | 86 mph | 972 mb |
| 09/22/1961 01:00 UTC | 40.8°N, 70.7°W | Hurricane | 86 mph | - |
| 09/22/1961 07:00 UTC | 40.8°N, 70.0°W | Hurricane | 86 mph | - |
| 09/22/1961 13:00 UTC | 40.7°N, 69.1°W | Hurricane | 81 mph | - |
| 09/22/1961 19:00 UTC | 40.2°N, 67.9°W | Hurricane | 75 mph | 989 mb |
| 09/23/1961 01:00 UTC | 39.6°N, 66.4°W | Tropical storm | 69 mph | - |
| 09/23/1961 07:00 UTC | 38.8°N, 65.2°W | Tropical storm | 69 mph | 993 mb |
| 09/23/1961 13:00 UTC | 37.9°N, 64.8°W | Tropical storm | 63 mph | - |
| 09/23/1961 19:00 UTC | 37.0°N, 65.0°W | Tropical storm | 58 mph | - |
| 09/24/1961 01:00 UTC | 36.2°N, 65.5°W | Tropical storm | 52 mph | - |
| 09/24/1961 07:00 UTC | 35.9°N, 66.1°W | Tropical storm | 52 mph | 995 mb |
| 09/24/1961 14:00 UTC | 35.6°N, 66.7°W | Tropical storm | 52 mph | - |
| 09/24/1961 20:00 UTC | 35.7°N, 67.4°W | Tropical storm | 52 mph | - |
| 09/25/1961 02:00 UTC | 36.0°N, 68.4°W | Tropical storm | 58 mph | - |
| 09/25/1961 08:00 UTC | 36.3°N, 69.4°W | Tropical storm | 58 mph | 993 mb |
| 09/25/1961 14:00 UTC | 36.9°N, 70.2°W | Tropical storm | 58 mph | - |
| 09/25/1961 20:00 UTC | 37.9°N, 70.8°W | Tropical storm | 58 mph | 990 mb |
| 09/26/1961 02:00 UTC | 38.9°N, 70.8°W | Tropical storm | 58 mph | 990 mb |
| 09/26/1961 08:00 UTC | 40.0°N, 70.5°W | Tropical storm | 58 mph | - |
| 09/26/1961 13:00 UTC | 41.3°N, 70.3°W | Tropical storm (landfall) | 58 mph | - |
| 09/26/1961 14:00 UTC | 41.7°N, 70.2°W | Tropical storm (landfall) | 58 mph | - |
| 09/26/1961 19:00 UTC | 43.8°N, 69.9°W | Tropical storm (landfall) | 40 mph | 1,002 mb |
| 09/26/1961 20:00 UTC | 44.0°N, 69.8°W | Tropical storm | 40 mph | 1,002 mb |
| 09/27/1961 02:00 UTC | 47.0°N, 69.2°W | Tropical depression | 35 mph | - |
| 09/27/1961 08:00 UTC | 49.0°N, 68.3°W | Extratropical | 35 mph | - |
| 09/27/1961 14:00 UTC | 50.0°N, 67.0°W | Extratropical | 35 mph | - |
Source: NOAA National Hurricane Center, HURDAT2 best-track data · Positions every 6 hours plus landfall and peak times; winds are 1-minute sustained
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