Storm history › Atlantic › 1966 season
Hurricane Faith (1966)
Faith was a Category 3 hurricane of the 1966 Atlantic season. It was tracked from August 21, 1966 to September 13, 1966, about 24 days, and covered 10,646 miles.
At its peak it had winds of 120 mph (195 km/h) and a lowest pressure of 950 mb.
Its closest pass to a major city was 107 miles from San Juan, Puerto Rico.
- Peak wind
- 120 mph
- Lowest pressure
- 950 mb
- Strongest
- Category 3 hurricane
- Landfalls
- None recorded
- Duration
- 24 days
- Track length
- 10,646 mi
- Energy (ACE)
- 33.4
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Closest pass to major cities
| City | Closest pass |
|---|---|
| San Juan, Puerto Rico | 107 mi (172 km) |
How it compares
- Peak winds: 221st highest of 2,017 Atlantic storms on record, tied with Hurricane Isaias (2026), Hurricane Rafael (2024), Hurricane Grace (2021) and 21 more.
- Lowest pressure: 180th lowest of 1,294 Atlantic storms with a recorded pressure, tied with Hurricane Humberto (2019), Hurricane Nicole (2016), Hurricane Jeanne (2004) and 6 more.
- Energy: 24% of the 1966 Atlantic season's ACE.