Storm history › Atlantic › 1979 season
Hurricane Gloria (1979)
Gloria was a Category 2 hurricane of the 1979 Atlantic season. It was tracked from September 4, 1979 to September 15, 1979, about 11 days, and covered 3,470 miles.
At its peak it had winds of 100 mph (155 km/h) and a lowest pressure of 975 mb.
- Peak wind
- 100 mph
- Lowest pressure
- 975 mb
- Strongest
- Category 2 hurricane
- Landfalls
- None recorded
- Duration
- 11 days
- Track length
- 3,470 mi
- Energy (ACE)
- 17.4
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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: 444th lowest of 1,294 Atlantic storms with a recorded pressure, tied with Hurricane Otto (2016), Hurricane Ida (2009), Hurricane Gabrielle (2001) and 5 more.
- Energy: 19% of the 1979 Atlantic season's ACE.