Storm history › East Pacific › 1959 season
Hurricane Dot (1959)
Dot was a Category 4 hurricane of the 1959 East Pacific season. It was tracked from August 1, 1959 to August 8, 1959, about 7 days, and covered 1,685 miles.
At its peak it had winds of 150 mph (240 km/h) and a lowest pressure of 952 mb.
- Peak wind
- 150 mph
- Lowest pressure
- 952 mb
- Strongest
- Category 4 hurricane
- Landfalls
- None recorded
- Duration
- 7 days
- Track length
- 1,685 mi
- Energy (ACE)
- 28.0
DepressionTropical stormCat 1Cat 2Cat 3Cat 4Cat 5
How it compares
- Peak winds: 43rd highest of 1,371 East Pacific storms on record, tied with Hurricane Dora (2023), Hurricane Norman (2018), Hurricane Rosa (2018) and 16 more.
- Lowest pressure: 160th lowest of 808 East Pacific storms with a recorded pressure, tied with Hurricane Erick (2019), Hurricane Georgette (2016), Hurricane Lane (2006).
- Energy: 25% of the 1959 East Pacific season's ACE.