Storm history › Atlantic › 1962 season
Hurricane Ella (1962)
Ella was a Category 2 hurricane of the 1962 Atlantic season. It was tracked from October 14, 1962 to October 25, 1962, about 11 days, and covered 4,589 miles.
At its peak it had winds of 110 mph (175 km/h) and a lowest pressure of 958 mb.
- Peak wind
- 110 mph
- Lowest pressure
- 958 mb
- Strongest
- Category 2 hurricane
- Landfalls
- None recorded
- Duration
- 11 days
- Track length
- 4,589 mi
- Energy (ACE)
- 13.6
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How it compares
- Peak winds: 347th highest of 2,017 Atlantic storms on record, tied with Hurricane Tammy (2023), Hurricane Earl (2022), Hurricane Sally (2020) and 23 more.
- Lowest pressure: 245th lowest of 1,294 Atlantic storms with a recorded pressure, tied with Hurricane Nigel (2023), Hurricane Fred (2009), Hurricane Omar (2008) and 6 more.
- Energy: 27% of the 1962 Atlantic season's ACE.