Storm history › Atlantic › 1974 season
Hurricane Gertrude (1974)
Gertrude was a Category 2 hurricane of the 1974 Atlantic season. It was tracked from September 27, 1974 to October 4, 1974, about 7 days, and covered 1,607 miles.
At its peak it had winds of 100 mph (155 km/h) and a lowest pressure of 992 mb.
- Peak wind
- 100 mph
- Lowest pressure
- 992 mb
- Strongest
- Category 2 hurricane
- Landfalls
- None recorded
- Duration
- 7 days
- Track length
- 1,607 mi
- Energy (ACE)
- 5.9
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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: 728th lowest of 1,294 Atlantic storms with a recorded pressure, tied with Tropical Storm Alberto (2024), Tropical Storm Bill (2021), Tropical Storm Alpha (2020) and 9 more.
- Energy: 8% of the 1974 Atlantic season's ACE.