Storm history › Atlantic › 1965 season
Hurricane Elena (1965)
Elena was a Category 2 hurricane of the 1965 Atlantic season. It was tracked from October 12, 1965 to October 20, 1965, about 8 days, and covered 4,428 miles.
At its peak it had winds of 110 mph (175 km/h) and a lowest pressure of 977 mb.
- Peak wind
- 110 mph
- Lowest pressure
- 977 mb
- Strongest
- Category 2 hurricane
- Landfalls
- None recorded
- Duration
- 8 days
- Track length
- 4,428 mi
- Energy (ACE)
- 9.1
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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: 473rd lowest of 1,294 Atlantic storms with a recorded pressure, tied with Tropical Storm Patty (2024), Hurricane Pablo (2019), Hurricane Richard (2010) and 9 more.
- Energy: 10% of the 1965 Atlantic season's ACE.