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1961 Hurricane FRANCES (1961273N16302)


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Summary Information

Storm ID 1961273N16302
Start Sep 30 06Z
Landfall Oct 3 05Z, Oct 10 00Z
Max Intensity 115 kt (Oct 7 00Z), 948 mb (Oct 7 00Z)
End Oct 10 06Z
ATCF IDs AL071961
Track status Best track data.

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Radial wind information

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Position and Intensity Table

BASIN ISO_TIME_________ NATURE LAT LON WMO WIND WMO PRES USA WIND USA PRES
days since 1858-11-17 00:00:00 degrees north degrees east kts kts
NA 1961-09-30 06:00:00 TS 16.00 -58.00 35 35
NA 09:00:00 TS 16.00 -58.40 38
NA 12:00:00 TS 16.10 -58.80 40 40
NA 15:00:00 TS 16.20 -59.20 43
NA 18:00:00 TS 16.20 -59.60 45 1005 45 1005
NA 21:00:00 TS 16.20 -60.00 45
NA 1961-10-01 00:00:00 TS 16.20 -60.40 45 45
NA 03:00:00 TS 16.20 -60.80 48
NA 06:00:00 TS 16.20 -61.20 50 50
NA 08:00:00 TS 16.10 -61.60 50 50
NA 09:00:00 TS 16.10 -61.80 49
NA 12:00:00 TS 16.00 -62.30 45 45
NA 15:00:00 TS 15.90 -62.80 43
NA 18:00:00 TS 15.90 -63.30 40 40
NA 21:00:00 TS 15.90 -63.80 40
NA 1961-10-02 00:00:00 TS 16.00 -64.20 40 1010 40 1010
NA 03:00:00 TS 16.00 -64.70 43 1010
NA 06:00:00 TS 16.10 -65.10 45 45 1011
NA 09:00:00 TS 16.20 -65.50 45 1011
NA 12:00:00 TS 16.30 -66.00 45 1011 45 1011
NA 15:00:00 TS 16.60 -66.50 45 1011
NA 18:00:00 TS 17.00 -67.00 45 1010 45 1010
NA 21:00:00 TS 17.40 -67.50 45
NA 1961-10-03 00:00:00 TS 17.80 -67.90 45 45
NA 03:00:00 TS 18.00 -68.20 45
NA 05:00:00 TS 18.30 -68.50 45 45
NA 06:00:00 TS 18.60 -68.70 45 45
NA 09:00:00 TS 19.10 -69.10 48
NA 12:00:00 TS 19.40 -69.20 50 50
NA 15:00:00 TS 19.90 -69.40 50
NA 18:00:00 TS 20.50 -69.60 50 50
NA 21:00:00 TS 21.10 -69.90 53
NA 1961-10-04 00:00:00 TS 21.80 -70.20 55 1005 55 1005
NA 03:00:00 TS 22.40 -70.50 58 1004
NA 06:00:00 TS 23.00 -70.70 60 60 1002
NA 09:00:00 TS 23.60 -71.00 63 1001
NA 12:00:00 TS 24.20 -71.30 65 999 65 999
NA 15:00:00 TS 24.80 -71.50 65 999
NA 18:00:00 TS 25.40 -71.60 65 65 998
NA 21:00:00 TS 26.00 -71.80 65 998
NA 1961-10-05 00:00:00 TS 26.50 -71.80 65 997 65 997
NA 03:00:00 TS 27.00 -71.70 70 994
NA 06:00:00 TS 27.50 -71.40 75 991 75 991
NA 09:00:00 TS 28.00 -71.20 83 982
NA 12:00:00 TS 28.40 -70.90 90 973 90 973
NA 15:00:00 TS 28.80 -70.60 95 968
NA 18:00:00 TS 29.10 -70.30 100 963 100 963
NA 21:00:00 TS 29.50 -69.90 103 962
NA 1961-10-06 00:00:00 TS 29.80 -69.50 105 960 105 960
NA 03:00:00 TS 30.10 -69.10 105
NA 06:00:00 TS 30.50 -68.80 105 105
NA 09:00:00 TS 30.90 -68.50 108
NA 12:00:00 TS 31.30 -68.20 110 110
NA 15:00:00 TS 31.70 -67.80 110
NA 18:00:00 TS 32.10 -67.40 110 954 110 954
NA 21:00:00 TS 32.50 -66.90 113 951
NA 1961-10-07 00:00:00 TS 33.00 -66.30 115 948 115 948
NA 03:00:00 TS 33.50 -65.70 115
NA 06:00:00 TS 34.00 -65.20 115 115
NA 09:00:00 TS 34.60 -64.80 115
NA 12:00:00 TS 35.20 -64.50 115 115
NA 15:00:00 TS 35.80 -64.30 113
NA 18:00:00 TS 36.50 -64.20 110 110
NA 21:00:00 TS 37.20 -64.10 108
NA 1961-10-08 00:00:00 TS 37.90 -64.20 105 105
NA 03:00:00 TS 38.50 -64.40 100
NA 06:00:00 TS 39.10 -64.70 95 95
NA 09:00:00 TS 39.60 -64.90 88
NA 12:00:00 TS 40.10 -65.20 80 80
NA 15:00:00 TS 40.60 -65.60 75
NA 18:00:00 ET 41.20 -66.00 70 70
NA 21:00:00 ET 41.70 -66.50 65
NA 1961-10-09 00:00:00 ET 42.20 -67.00 60 60
NA 03:00:00 ET 42.70 -67.50 55
NA 06:00:00 ET 43.10 -67.80 50 50
NA 09:00:00 ET 43.30 -68.00 48
NA 12:00:00 ET 43.50 -68.00 45 45
NA 15:00:00 ET 43.80 -67.70 43
NA 18:00:00 ET 44.20 -67.00 40 40
NA 21:00:00 ET 44.50 -66.00 38
NA 1961-10-10 00:00:00 ET 44.80 -64.50 35 35
NA 03:00:00 ET 45.10 -62.60 35
NA 06:00:00 ET 45.30 -60.50 35 35

Source Information

Agency Information
USA hurdat2-atl-1851-2023-042624b.txt:Line=27112:FRANCES
TOKYO
CMA
HKO
NEWDELHI
REUNION
BOM
NADI
WELLINGTON
DS824
TD9636
TD9635
NEUMANN
MLC

All available IBTrACS Data

SEASON BASIN SUBBASIN ISO_TIME_________ NATURE LAT LON WMO WIND WMO PRES WMO AGENCY DIST2LAND LANDFALL IFLAG USA AGENCY USA ATCF_ID USA LAT USA LON USA RECORD USA STATUS USA WIND USA PRES USA SSHS STORM SPEED STORM DIR
Year days since 1858-11-17 00:00:00 degrees north degrees east kts mb km km degrees north degrees east kts mb degrees north degrees east
1961 NA NA 1961-09-30 06:00:00 TS 16.00 -58.00 35 hurdat_atl 676 656 O______________ hurdat_atl AL071961 16.00 -58.00 TS 35 0 8 275
1961 NA NA 09:00:00 TS 16.00 -58.40 656 649 P______________ AL071961 16.00 -58.40 TS 38 0 8 275
1961 NA NA 12:00:00 TS 16.10 -58.80 40 hurdat_atl 649 638 O______________ hurdat_atl AL071961 16.10 -58.80 TS 40 0 8 280
1961 NA NA 15:00:00 TS 16.20 -59.20 645 634 P______________ AL071961 16.20 -59.20 TS 43 0 8 275
1961 NA NA 18:00:00 TS 16.20 -59.60 45 1005 hurdat_atl 634 625 O______________ hurdat_atl AL071961 16.20 -59.60 TS 45 1005 0 8 275
1961 NA NA 21:00:00 TS 16.20 -60.00 625 596 P______________ AL071961 16.20 -60.00 TS 45 0 8 270
1961 NA CS 1961-10-01 00:00:00 TS 16.20 -60.40 45 hurdat_atl 596 566 O______________ hurdat_atl AL071961 16.20 -60.40 TS 45 0 7 270
1961 NA CS 03:00:00 TS 16.20 -60.80 556 518 P______________ AL071961 16.20 -60.80 TS 48 0 8 270
1961 NA CS 06:00:00 TS 16.20 -61.20 50 hurdat_atl 518 485 O______________ hurdat_atl AL071961 16.20 -61.20 TS 50 0 10 260
1961 NA CS 08:00:00 TS 16.10 -61.60 50 hurdat_atl 485 467 O______________ hurdat_atl AL071961 16.10 -61.60 L TS 50 0 12 255
1961 NA CS 09:00:00 TS 16.10 -61.80 467 428 P______________ AL071961 16.10 -61.80 TS 49 0 10 260
1961 NA CS 12:00:00 TS 16.00 -62.30 45 hurdat_atl 428 393 O______________ hurdat_atl AL071961 16.00 -62.30 TS 45 0 10 260
1961 NA CS 15:00:00 TS 15.90 -62.80 393 354 P______________ AL071961 15.90 -62.80 TS 43 0 10 265
1961 NA CS 18:00:00 TS 15.90 -63.30 40 hurdat_atl 354 324 O______________ hurdat_atl AL071961 15.90 -63.30 TS 40 0 9 270
1961 NA CS 21:00:00 TS 15.90 -63.80 317 281 P______________ AL071961 15.90 -63.80 TS 40 0 9 275
1961 NA CS 1961-10-02 00:00:00 TS 16.00 -64.20 40 1010 hurdat_atl 281 257 O______________ hurdat_atl AL071961 16.00 -64.20 TS 40 1010 0 9 275
1961 NA CS 03:00:00 TS 16.00 -64.70 252 225 P______________ AL071961 16.00 -64.70 TS 43 1010 0 9 275
1961 NA CS 06:00:00 TS 16.10 -65.10 45 hurdat_atl 225 214 I______________ hurdat_atl AL071961 16.10 -65.10 TS 45 1011 0 9 275
1961 NA CS 09:00:00 TS 16.20 -65.50 203 180 P______________ AL071961 16.20 -65.50 TS 45 1011 0 9 285
1961 NA CS 12:00:00 TS 16.30 -66.00 45 1011 hurdat_atl 180 147 O______________ hurdat_atl AL071961 16.30 -66.00 TS 45 1011 0 10 295
1961 NA CS 15:00:00 TS 16.60 -66.50 148 100 P______________ AL071961 16.60 -66.50 TS 45 1011 0 12 305
1961 NA CS 18:00:00 TS 17.00 -67.00 45 1010 hurdat_atl 101 59 O______________ hurdat_atl AL071961 17.00 -67.00 TS 45 1010 0 12 310
1961 NA CS 21:00:00 TS 17.40 -67.50 64 54 P______________ AL071961 17.40 -67.50 TS 45 0 12 315
1961 NA CS 1961-10-03 00:00:00 TS 17.80 -67.90 45 hurdat_atl 74 53 O______________ hurdat_atl AL071961 17.80 -67.90 TS 45 0 9 310
1961 NA CS 03:00:00 TS 18.00 -68.20 46 0 P______________ AL071961 18.00 -68.20 TS 45 0 9 310
1961 NA CS 05:00:00 TS 18.30 -68.50 45 hurdat_atl 0 0 O______________ hurdat_atl AL071961 18.30 -68.50 L TS 45 0 16 325
1961 NA NA 06:00:00 TS 18.60 -68.70 45 hurdat_atl 0 0 O______________ hurdat_atl AL071961 18.60 -68.70 TS 45 0 15 325
1961 NA NA 09:00:00 TS 19.10 -69.10 11 10 P______________ AL071961 19.10 -69.10 TS 48 0 9 330
1961 NA NA 12:00:00 TS 19.40 -69.20 50 hurdat_atl 15 15 O______________ hurdat_atl AL071961 19.40 -69.20 TS 50 0 9 340
1961 NA NA 15:00:00 TS 19.90 -69.40 67 67 P______________ AL071961 19.90 -69.40 TS 50 0 12 340
1961 NA NA 18:00:00 TS 20.50 -69.60 50 hurdat_atl 108 108 O______________ hurdat_atl AL071961 20.50 -69.60 TS 50 0 13 340
1961 NA NA 21:00:00 TS 21.10 -69.90 162 162 P______________ AL071961 21.10 -69.90 TS 53 0 14 335
1961 NA NA 1961-10-04 00:00:00 TS 21.80 -70.20 55 1005 hurdat_atl 227 227 O______________ hurdat_atl AL071961 21.80 -70.20 TS 55 1005 0 14 340
1961 NA NA 03:00:00 TS 22.40 -70.50 290 290 P______________ AL071961 22.40 -70.50 TS 58 1004 0 13 340
1961 NA NA 06:00:00 TS 23.00 -70.70 60 hurdat_atl 310 310 I______________ hurdat_atl AL071961 23.00 -70.70 TS 60 1002 0 13 335
1961 NA NA 09:00:00 TS 23.60 -71.00 337 337 P______________ AL071961 23.60 -71.00 TS 63 1001 0 13 335
1961 NA NA 12:00:00 TS 24.20 -71.30 65 999 hurdat_atl 377 377 O______________ hurdat_atl AL071961 24.20 -71.30 HU 65 999 1 13 340
1961 NA NA 15:00:00 TS 24.80 -71.50 430 430 P______________ AL071961 24.80 -71.50 HU 65 999 1 12 345
1961 NA NA 18:00:00 TS 25.40 -71.60 65 hurdat_atl 490 490 I______________ hurdat_atl AL071961 25.40 -71.60 HU 65 998 1 12 350
1961 NA NA 21:00:00 TS 26.00 -71.80 550 550 P______________ AL071961 26.00 -71.80 HU 65 998 1 11 350
1961 NA NA 1961-10-05 00:00:00 TS 26.50 -71.80 65 997 hurdat_atl 604 604 O______________ hurdat_atl AL071961 26.50 -71.80 HU 65 997 1 11 5
1961 NA NA 03:00:00 TS 27.00 -71.70 661 661 P______________ AL071961 27.00 -71.70 HU 70 994 1 11 20
1961 NA NA 06:00:00 TS 27.50 -71.40 75 991 hurdat_atl 709 709 O______________ hurdat_atl AL071961 27.50 -71.40 HU 75 991 1 11 25
1961 NA NA 09:00:00 TS 28.00 -71.20 749 749 P______________ AL071961 28.00 -71.20 HU 83 982 2 10 25
1961 NA NA 12:00:00 TS 28.40 -70.90 90 973 hurdat_atl 794 794 O______________ hurdat_atl AL071961 28.40 -70.90 HU 90 973 2 9 30
1961 NA NA 15:00:00 TS 28.80 -70.60 840 840 P______________ AL071961 28.80 -70.60 HU 95 968 2 9 35
1961 NA NA 18:00:00 TS 29.10 -70.30 100 963 hurdat_atl 854 850 O______________ hurdat_atl AL071961 29.10 -70.30 HU 100 963 3 9 40
1961 NA NA 21:00:00 TS 29.50 -69.90 849 847 P______________ AL071961 29.50 -69.90 HU 103 962 3 10 45
1961 NA NA 1961-10-06 00:00:00 TS 29.80 -69.50 105 960 hurdat_atl 854 852 O______________ hurdat_atl AL071961 29.80 -69.50 HU 105 960 3 10 45
1961 NA NA 03:00:00 TS 30.10 -69.10 860 853 P______________ AL071961 30.10 -69.10 HU 105 3 9 40
1961 NA NA 06:00:00 TS 30.50 -68.80 105 hurdat_atl 854 847 O______________ hurdat_atl AL071961 30.50 -68.80 HU 105 3 9 35
1961 NA NA 09:00:00 TS 30.90 -68.50 847 840 P______________ AL071961 30.90 -68.50 HU 108 3 10 35
1961 NA NA 12:00:00 TS 31.30 -68.20 110 hurdat_atl 840 834 O______________ hurdat_atl AL071961 31.30 -68.20 HU 110 3 10 35
1961 NA NA 15:00:00 TS 31.70 -67.80 844 838 P______________ AL071961 31.70 -67.80 HU 110 3 11 40
1961 NA NA 18:00:00 TS 32.10 -67.40 110 954 hurdat_atl 851 851 O______________ hurdat_atl AL071961 32.10 -67.40 HU 110 954 3 12 45
1961 NA NA 21:00:00 TS 32.50 -66.90 870 870 P______________ AL071961 32.50 -66.90 HU 113 951 4 13 45
1961 NA NA 1961-10-07 00:00:00 TS 33.00 -66.30 115 948 hurdat_atl 897 897 O______________ hurdat_atl AL071961 33.00 -66.30 HU 115 948 4 14 45
1961 NA NA 03:00:00 TS 33.50 -65.70 930 930 P______________ AL071961 33.50 -65.70 HU 115 4 14 45
1961 NA NA 06:00:00 TS 34.00 -65.20 115 hurdat_atl 954 920 O______________ hurdat_atl AL071961 34.00 -65.20 HU 115 4 13 35
1961 NA NA 09:00:00 TS 34.60 -64.80 910 866 P______________ AL071961 34.60 -64.80 HU 115 4 13 25
1961 NA NA 12:00:00 TS 35.20 -64.50 115 hurdat_atl 866 820 O______________ hurdat_atl AL071961 35.20 -64.50 HU 115 4 13 20
1961 NA NA 15:00:00 TS 35.80 -64.30 820 763 P______________ AL071961 35.80 -64.30 HU 113 4 13 10
1961 NA NA 18:00:00 TS 36.50 -64.20 110 hurdat_atl 763 708 O______________ hurdat_atl AL071961 36.50 -64.20 HU 110 3 14 5
1961 NA NA 21:00:00 TS 37.20 -64.10 708 629 P______________ AL071961 37.20 -64.10 HU 108 3 14 0
1961 NA NA 1961-10-08 00:00:00 TS 37.90 -64.20 105 hurdat_atl 629 561 O______________ hurdat_atl AL071961 37.90 -64.20 HU 105 3 13 350
1961 NA NA 03:00:00 TS 38.50 -64.40 561 492 P______________ AL071961 38.50 -64.40 HU 100 3 13 340
1961 NA NA 06:00:00 TS 39.10 -64.70 95 hurdat_atl 492 435 O______________ hurdat_atl AL071961 39.10 -64.70 HU 95 2 12 340
1961 NA NA 09:00:00 TS 39.60 -64.90 435 378 P______________ AL071961 39.60 -64.90 HU 88 2 11 340
1961 NA NA 12:00:00 TS 40.10 -65.20 80 hurdat_atl 378 322 O______________ hurdat_atl AL071961 40.10 -65.20 HU 80 1 12 335
1961 NA NA 15:00:00 TS 40.60 -65.60 322 256 P______________ AL071961 40.60 -65.60 HU 75 1 13 330
1961 NA NA 18:00:00 ET 41.20 -66.00 70 hurdat_atl 256 208 O______________ hurdat_atl AL071961 41.20 -66.00 EX 70 -4 13 325
1961 NA NA 21:00:00 ET 41.70 -66.50 210 179 P______________ AL071961 41.70 -66.50 EX 65 -4 12 325
1961 NA NA 1961-10-09 00:00:00 ET 42.20 -67.00 60 hurdat_atl 179 152 O______________ hurdat_atl AL071961 42.20 -67.00 EX 60 -4 12 325
1961 NA NA 03:00:00 ET 42.70 -67.50 158 134 P______________ AL071961 42.70 -67.50 EX 55 -4 11 325
1961 NA NA 06:00:00 ET 43.10 -67.80 50 hurdat_atl 134 107 O______________ hurdat_atl AL071961 43.10 -67.80 EX 50 -4 7 325
1961 NA NA 09:00:00 ET 43.30 -68.00 107 87 P______________ AL071961 43.30 -68.00 EX 48 -4 4 340
1961 NA NA 12:00:00 ET 43.50 -68.00 45 hurdat_atl 87 60 O______________ hurdat_atl AL071961 43.50 -68.00 EX 45 -4 6 25
1961 NA NA 15:00:00 ET 43.80 -67.70 64 47 P______________ AL071961 43.80 -67.70 EX 43 -4 10 45
1961 NA NA 18:00:00 ET 44.20 -67.00 40 hurdat_atl 50 0 O______________ hurdat_atl AL071961 44.20 -67.00 EX 40 -4 14 60
1961 NA NA 21:00:00 ET 44.50 -66.00 7 0 P______________ AL071961 44.50 -66.00 EX 38 -4 19 70
1961 NA NA 1961-10-10 00:00:00 ET 44.80 -64.50 35 hurdat_atl 0 0 O______________ hurdat_atl AL071961 44.80 -64.50 EX 35 -4 24 75
1961 NA NA 03:00:00 ET 45.10 -62.60 0 0 P______________ AL071961 45.10 -62.60 EX 35 -4 29 80
1961 NA NA 06:00:00 ET 45.30 -60.50 35 hurdat_atl 33 O______________ hurdat_atl AL071961 45.30 -60.50 EX 35 -4 30 80