Hurricane Diana
Aug 11, 1972 to Aug 20, 1972Peak 109 mph
Hurricane Diana came within 100 miles of 2 U.S. counties without passing within 50.
- Major hurricane
- Hurricane
- Tropical storm
- Post-tropical
Hurricane Diana · 1972
How it happened
Follow the storm’s path, strength and milestones.
The storm
- Peak strength
- Category 2
- 109 mph, 95 kt
- Counties within 50 miles
- 0
- None
- Counties within 100 miles
- 2
- HI
- 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.
| Hawaii County | HI | 53.7 | Tropical storm |
| Maui County | HI | 76.3 | Tropical storm |
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.