Hurricane Daisy

Aug 23, 1958 to Aug 31, 1958Peak 132 mph948 mb

Hurricane Daisy came within 100 miles of 7 U.S. counties without passing within 50.

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Watch how it happened

Hurricane Daisy · 1958

How it happened

Follow the storm’s path, strength and milestones.

About this replay

Date and time (UTC)—Historical replay — not a forecast

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Storm milestones

Storm trackPast (solid) and future (dashed)

Wind fieldNot recorded for this storm; HURDAT2 carries wind extents from 2004

County proximityCounties within 50 miles, lit at the hour of closest approach (brighter when closer)

Source: National Hurricane Center · HURDAT2. Positions every six hours, interpolated between fixes. Relief: Natural Earth. Times shown in UTC.

The storm

Peak strength: Category 4; 132 mph, 115 kt
Lowest pressure: 948 mb; Over the whole track
Counties within 50 miles: 0; None
Counties within 100 miles: 7; MA, NC, RI
Strongest near the U.S.: Category 2; Dare County, NC, 82.3 mi, Aug 28, 1958
Landfalls recorded: 0; Anywhere on the track

Every county it passed

Closest approach to each county boundary, with the storm’s strength at that moment.

Counties within 100 miles

Nantucket County	MA	55.2	Category 1	Aug 29, 1958
Barnstable County	MA	70.3	Category 1	Aug 29, 1958
Dukes County	MA	74.7	Category 1	Aug 29, 1958
Dare County	NC	82.3	Category 2	Aug 28, 1958
Hyde County	NC	97.7	Category 2	Aug 28, 1958
Bristol County	MA	99.4	Category 1	Aug 29, 1958
Washington County	RI	99.9	Category 1	Aug 29, 1958

Distances are measured from hourly positions interpolated between the National Hurricane Center’s six-hourly fixes to each county boundary. Strength is shown only where the storm was still tropical. Methodology.

National Hurricane Center HURDAT2. Storm totals cover the Atlantic and Northeast and Central Pacific basins.