Storm history › Atlantic › 1955 season
Hurricane Edith (1955)
Edith was a Category 2 hurricane of the 1955 Atlantic season. It was tracked from August 21, 1955 to September 5, 1955, about 15 days, and covered 4,173 miles.
At its peak it had winds of 100 mph (155 km/h) and a lowest pressure of 967 mb.
- Peak wind
- 100 mph
- Lowest pressure
- 967 mb
- Strongest
- Category 2 hurricane
- Landfalls
- None recorded
- Duration
- 15 days
- Track length
- 4,173 mi
- Energy (ACE)
- 11.6
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How it compares
- Peak winds: 515th highest of 2,017 Atlantic storms on record, tied with Hurricane Ernesto (2024), Hurricane Nigel (2023), Hurricane Arthur (2014) and 25 more.
- Lowest pressure: 345th lowest of 1,294 Atlantic storms with a recorded pressure, tied with Hurricane Ernesto (2024), Hurricane Grace (2021), Hurricane Helene (2018) and 1 more.
- Energy: 7% of the 1955 Atlantic season's ACE.