Storm history › Atlantic › 1960 season
Hurricane Cleo (1960)
Cleo was a Category 1 hurricane of the 1960 Atlantic season. It was tracked from August 17, 1960 to August 21, 1960, about 3 days, and covered 1,622 miles.
At its peak it had winds of 85 mph (140 km/h) and a lowest pressure of 995 mb.
Its closest pass to a major city was 71 miles from Halifax, Canada.
- Peak wind
- 85 mph
- Lowest pressure
- 995 mb
- Strongest
- Category 1 hurricane
- Landfalls
- None recorded
- Duration
- 3 days
- Track length
- 1,622 mi
- Energy (ACE)
- 4.8
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Closest pass to major cities
| City | Closest pass |
|---|---|
| Halifax, Canada | 71 mi (115 km) |
How it compares
- Peak winds: 686th highest of 2,017 Atlantic storms on record, tied with Hurricane Oscar (2024), Hurricane Danielle (2022), Hurricane Julia (2022) and 57 more.
- Lowest pressure: 793rd lowest of 1,294 Atlantic storms with a recorded pressure, tied with Tropical Storm Bertha (2026), Tropical Storm Fay (2026), Tropical Storm Harold (2023) and 18 more.
- Energy: 7% of the 1960 Atlantic season's ACE.