Storm history › Atlantic › 1936 season
Unnamed hurricane 8, 1936 Atlantic
This storm was a Category 1 hurricane of the 1936 Atlantic season. It was tracked from August 15, 1936 to August 20, 1936, about 5 days, and covered 940 miles.
At its peak it had winds of 75 mph (120 km/h) and a lowest pressure of 999 mb.
Its closest pass to a major city was 12 miles from Cancún, Mexico.
- Peak wind
- 75 mph
- Lowest pressure
- 999 mb
- Strongest
- Category 1 hurricane
- Landfalls
- None recorded
- Duration
- 5 days
- Track length
- 940 mi
- Energy (ACE)
- 6.6
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Closest pass to major cities
| City | Closest pass |
|---|---|
| Cancún, Mexico | 12 mi (19 km) |
| San Luis Potosí, Mexico | 133 mi (214 km) |
| Santiago de Querétaro, Mexico | 137 mi (220 km) |
How it compares
- Peak winds: 925th highest of 2,017 Atlantic storms on record, tied with Hurricane Don (2023), Hurricane Nicole (2022), Hurricane Henri (2021) and 48 more.
- Lowest pressure: 906th lowest of 1,294 Atlantic storms with a recorded pressure, tied with Tropical Storm Arthur (2026), Tropical Storm Fernand (2025), Tropical Storm Rina (2023) and 21 more.
- Energy: 7% of the 1936 Atlantic season's ACE.