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NORTH ATLANTIC · 1955 SEASON

Hurricane Janet (1955)

Recorded track and intensity · 21 Sept 1955–30 Sept 1955

PEAK INTENSITYCategory 5
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JANET: complete recorded track, 21 Sept 1955–30 Sept 1955Recorded track from 21 Sept 1955 to 30 Sept 1955. Colors show the recorded wind category. The highlighted position follows the replay controls.MEXICOCUBA22 Sep, 00:00 UTC23 Sep, 00:00 UTC24 Sep, 00:00 UTC25 Sep, 00:00 UTC26 Sep, 00:00 UTC27 Sep, 00:00 UTC28 Sep, 00:00 UTC29 Sep, 00:00 UTC30 Sep, 00:00 UTCPeak · Category 521 SEP30 SEP

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All times UTC

Wind speed & pressure

28 Sep, 00:00 UTC
Wind speed 150 ktPressure Not recorded
0900809501601000kthPa21 Sep24 Sep27 Sep30 Sep

Forward speed & ACE

28 Sep, 00:00 UTC
Forward speed 21 ktCumulative ACE 19.58 10⁴ kt²
0015153030kt10⁴ kt²21 Sep24 Sep27 Sep30 Sep

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Forward speed measures the center’s motion. ACE accumulates squared one-minute winds at 00, 06, 12 and 18 UTC during tropical or subtropical stages at 34 kt or above. Missing measurements remain gaps.

Maximum sustained wind150 kt

173 mph / 278 km/h

Minimum recorded pressure914 hPa

28 Sept 1955 · tropical stage

Recorded track duration9 days

Full archive record, including non-tropical stages if present

Approximate track distance5,270 km

Along the recorded center positions

STORM HISTORY

Track and intensity summary

Janet is listed in the North Atlantic basin for the 1955 season. Its archived track begins on 21 Sept 1955, 12:00 UTC at 13.2°N, 52.6°W. The first observation lists sustained winds of 40 knots. These dates describe the available observations, which may include stages before and after the tropical cyclone phase.

The first Category 5 observation appears on 27 Sept 1955, 17:00 UTC. The highest recorded tropical-stage one-minute sustained wind is 150 knots (173 mph / 278 km/h), first recorded on 28 Sept 1955, 00:00 UTC at 18°N, 86.1°W. The minimum recorded tropical-stage central pressure is 914 hPa on 28 Sept 1955, 05:00 UTC.

The full record spans 216 hours and approximately 5,270 kilometers along the recorded center positions. The last recorded position is 20.5°N, 100.5°W on 30 Sept 1955, 12:00 UTC.

This summary is calculated from the NOAA IBTrACS archive. Category 5 describes the storm’s peak recorded wind intensity, not its intensity at landfall or the severity of impacts at any location. Landfall times, damage and casualties have not been independently reviewed for this page.

METHODOLOGY

Data sources and limitations

The map and summary are generated from NOAA’s IBTrACS v04r01 archive. Wind and category use US-agency records; minimum pressure is calculated during the tropical stage, with the archive’s pressure source retained. Category 5 refers to the Saffir–Simpson one-minute wind scale; local agencies may use different classifications. Coastlines use Natural Earth’s 1:10m land data.

Track distance adds great-circle distances between consecutive observations, excluding gaps over 12 hours. This track has no gaps over 12 hours. The line shows the storm’s center, not its size, rainfall or flood extent. Converted wind speeds are rounded to the nearest whole unit.

Archive retrieved

NOAA IBTrACS archive · Field documentation

Sources & methodology

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