Storm history › Atlantic › 1966 season
Hurricane Celia (1966)
Celia was a Category 1 hurricane of the 1966 Atlantic season. It was tracked from July 13, 1966 to July 22, 1966, about 9 days, and covered 3,633 miles.
At its peak it had winds of 75 mph (120 km/h) and a lowest pressure of 994 mb.
Its closest pass to a major city was 147 miles from Halifax, Canada.
- Peak wind
- 75 mph
- Lowest pressure
- 994 mb
- Strongest
- Category 1 hurricane
- Landfalls
- None recorded
- Duration
- 9 days
- Track length
- 3,633 mi
- Energy (ACE)
- 2.4
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Closest pass to major cities
| City | Closest pass |
|---|---|
| Halifax, Canada | 147 mi (237 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 47 more.
- Lowest pressure: 763rd lowest of 1,294 Atlantic storms with a recorded pressure, tied with Tropical Storm Gaston (2022), Hurricane Nana (2020), Tropical Storm Melissa (2019) and 22 more.
- Energy: 2% of the 1966 Atlantic season's ACE.