Ginger (1971)

Cat 2 AL141971 · Atlantic
Peak winds
95 kt
109 mph
Min pressure
959 mb
ACE
44.19
10⁴ kt²
Landfalls
0
118 observations

What happened during Ginger?

Ginger was a Cat 2 Atlantic tropical cyclone that existed from September 6 to October 5, 1971 (30 days). It reached peak winds of 109 mph (95 kt) and a minimum central pressure of 959 mb.

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Storm overview
First obs
1971-09-06
Last obs
1971-10-05
Storm number
14
Basin
Atlantic
Observations
118

Best-track observations

Time (UTC) Status Lat Lon Winds (kt) Pressure (mb) Record
1971-09-06 00:00 TD 25.50 -71.50 25
1971-09-06 06:00 TD 25.20 -71.20 25
1971-09-06 12:00 TD 25.00 -71.00 25
1971-09-06 18:00 TD 24.80 -70.80 25
1971-09-07 00:00 TD 24.60 -70.50 25
1971-09-07 06:00 TD 24.40 -70.30 25
1971-09-07 12:00 TD 24.30 -69.90 25
1971-09-07 18:00 TD 24.70 -69.30 25
1971-09-08 00:00 TD 25.20 -68.80 25
1971-09-08 06:00 TD 25.50 -68.50 25
1971-09-08 12:00 TD 25.90 -68.20 25
1971-09-08 18:00 TD 26.30 -68.00 25
1971-09-09 00:00 TD 26.60 -67.90 25
1971-09-09 06:00 TD 26.80 -67.70 25
1971-09-09 12:00 TD 27.00 -67.60 25 1008
1971-09-09 18:00 TD 27.30 -67.40 30
1971-09-10 00:00 TD 27.60 -67.00 30
1971-09-10 06:00 TD 27.70 -66.60 30
1971-09-10 12:00 TS 27.70 -66.10 40 1003
1971-09-10 18:00 TS 27.70 -65.50 45
1971-09-11 00:00 TS 27.70 -65.00 50
1971-09-11 06:00 TS 27.80 -64.20 55
1971-09-11 12:00 HU 27.90 -63.30 65 991
1971-09-11 18:00 HU 28.30 -62.40 65
1971-09-12 00:00 HU 28.90 -61.60 70
1971-09-12 06:00 HU 29.60 -60.70 75
1971-09-12 12:00 HU 30.30 -59.90 75 985
1971-09-12 18:00 HU 31.10 -59.00 80
1971-09-13 00:00 HU 31.70 -58.20 80
1971-09-13 06:00 HU 32.30 -57.20 85
1971-09-13 12:00 HU 32.70 -56.10 85
1971-09-13 18:00 HU 33.00 -54.90 90 959
1971-09-14 00:00 HU 33.30 -53.30 95
1971-09-14 06:00 HU 33.60 -52.70 90
1971-09-14 12:00 HU 33.70 -50.10 85
1971-09-14 18:00 HU 33.30 -48.30 80 964
1971-09-15 00:00 HU 33.00 -48.40 75
1971-09-15 06:00 HU 32.90 -48.70 75
1971-09-15 12:00 HU 32.80 -49.10 70 981
1971-09-15 18:00 HU 32.70 -49.40 70
1971-09-16 00:00 HU 32.70 -49.60 70
1971-09-16 06:00 HU 32.70 -49.80 70
1971-09-16 12:00 HU 32.70 -50.10 65 987
1971-09-16 18:00 HU 32.70 -50.50 65
1971-09-17 00:00 HU 32.70 -51.00 65 987
1971-09-17 06:00 HU 32.70 -51.50 65
1971-09-17 12:00 HU 32.70 -51.90 65 992
1971-09-17 18:00 HU 32.60 -52.20 65
1971-09-18 00:00 HU 32.50 -52.40 65
1971-09-18 06:00 HU 32.30 -52.60 65
1971-09-18 12:00 HU 32.10 -52.80 65
1971-09-18 18:00 HU 31.80 -52.80 65
1971-09-19 00:00 HU 31.40 -52.60 65
1971-09-19 06:00 HU 31.00 -52.20 65
1971-09-19 12:00 HU 31.00 -51.70 65 987
1971-09-19 18:00 HU 31.20 -51.60 65
1971-09-20 00:00 HU 31.40 -51.70 65
1971-09-20 06:00 HU 31.60 -51.80 65
1971-09-20 12:00 HU 31.70 -52.00 65
1971-09-20 18:00 HU 31.80 -52.40 65
1971-09-21 00:00 HU 31.70 -53.00 65
1971-09-21 06:00 HU 31.60 -53.50 65
1971-09-21 12:00 HU 31.50 -54.20 65 993
1971-09-21 18:00 HU 31.40 -55.20 65
1971-09-22 00:00 HU 31.30 -56.50 65 994
1971-09-22 06:00 HU 31.30 -57.80 65 995
1971-09-22 12:00 HU 31.20 -59.20 65 995
1971-09-22 18:00 HU 31.10 -60.30 80 994
1971-09-23 00:00 HU 31.00 -61.50 80 993
1971-09-23 06:00 HU 30.90 -62.80 80 993
1971-09-23 12:00 HU 30.80 -64.00 75 994
1971-09-23 18:00 HU 30.50 -65.10 75 992
1971-09-24 00:00 HU 30.10 -66.20 75 988
1971-09-24 06:00 HU 30.00 -67.10 75 986
1971-09-24 12:00 HU 30.00 -67.50 70 993
1971-09-24 18:00 HU 29.90 -67.80 70 988
1971-09-25 00:00 HU 29.80 -68.20 70 980
1971-09-25 06:00 HU 29.60 -68.40 70 981
1971-09-25 12:00 HU 29.40 -68.50 75 984
1971-09-25 18:00 HU 29.20 -68.60 75 980
1971-09-26 00:00 HU 28.80 -68.80 75 976
1971-09-26 06:00 HU 28.40 -69.00 70 976
1971-09-26 12:00 HU 28.20 -69.30 65 982
1971-09-26 18:00 HU 28.00 -69.70 70 983
1971-09-27 00:00 HU 27.90 -70.20 70 980
1971-09-27 06:00 HU 28.00 -70.40 75 978
1971-09-27 12:00 HU 28.20 -70.60 80 975
1971-09-27 18:00 HU 28.40 -70.90 80 969
1971-09-28 00:00 HU 28.70 -71.00 80 969
1971-09-28 06:00 HU 29.10 -71.10 80 976
1971-09-28 12:00 HU 29.50 -71.30 80 981
1971-09-28 18:00 HU 30.00 -71.70 85 980
1971-09-29 00:00 HU 30.50 -72.20 85 985
1971-09-29 06:00 HU 31.00 -72.80 90 982
1971-09-29 12:00 HU 31.60 -73.50 90 983
1971-09-29 18:00 HU 32.30 -74.40 90 985
1971-09-30 00:00 HU 32.90 -75.00 85 988
1971-09-30 06:00 HU 33.50 -75.50 80 985
1971-09-30 12:00 HU 34.00 -76.00 75 985
1971-09-30 18:00 HU 34.50 -76.50 65 984
1971-10-01 00:00 TS 34.70 -77.00 60 991
1971-10-01 06:00 TS 34.80 -77.50 55 997
1971-10-01 12:00 TS 34.90 -78.00 45 1000
1971-10-01 18:00 TD 35.20 -78.20 30 1004
1971-10-02 00:00 TD 35.60 -78.30 30
1971-10-02 06:00 TD 36.20 -78.20 30
1971-10-02 12:00 TD 36.80 -78.10 30
1971-10-02 18:00 TD 37.20 -77.70 30
1971-10-03 00:00 TD 37.30 -76.80 30
1971-10-03 06:00 EX 37.20 -75.90 30 1008
1971-10-03 12:00 EX 37.00 -75.00 30
1971-10-03 18:00 EX 36.70 -74.10 30
1971-10-04 00:00 EX 36.40 -73.30 30
1971-10-04 06:00 EX 36.10 -72.70 30
1971-10-04 12:00 EX 35.90 -72.00 25
1971-10-04 18:00 EX 35.80 -71.30 25
1971-10-05 00:00 EX 35.70 -70.60 25
1971-10-05 06:00 EX 35.70 -69.90 25

Source: NOAA National Hurricane Center HURDAT2 best-track database (nhc.noaa.gov/data). Data is in the public domain. Best-track positions and intensities are post-storm reanalysis estimates and may differ from real-time advisories.