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Hurricane Dot (1959)

Dot passed directly over Kauai as a category 1 hurricane on 7 August 1959. It had peaked far out at sea at 130 kt and was weakening as it neared the islands. It pre-dates the digital forecast archive, so only the observed track survives.

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Peak intensity
130 kt (150 mph) Category 4
Lowest pressure
952 mb
Closest pass
2 km (1 mi) from Kauai
When
7 August 1959
Distance from Honolulu
123 km (77 mi)
Lifetime
6 days 1 August 1959 – 8 August 1959
Official forecasts
none archived
Approached from the
north

The closest pass

At its closest, Dot was 2 km (1 mi) from Kauai on 7 August 1959, as a hurricane with 75 kt (86 mph) winds, approaching from the north.

The forecasts

No machine-readable official forecast survives for this storm. The digital forecast archive for the eastern and central Pacific begins in 1988, so the replay runs on the observed track instead.

Other close passes at Kauai