Hurricane Fox path, 1952

What the record says

Fox was a hurricane in the North Atlantic basin that lasted about 8 days, from 20 October 1952 to 28 October 1952. Its peak was Category 4 (125 kt) on 24 October 1952, with a 1-minute sustained wind of 125 kt (144 mph, 232 km/h). Its lowest recorded pressure was 934 hPa.

• Category 4peak intensity
• 125 ktpeak wind (144 mph)
• 934 hPalowest pressure
• 8 dayslifetime

Source of the peak wind: NOAA National Hurricane Center (HURDAT2, Atlantic).

It has its own page because it reached category 4 or stronger.

This page gives the official record's figures. It does not describe the human cost of the storm, which is far larger than any wind speed or pressure here.

Where it came ashore

• 25 October 1952: Cuba (85 kt)

A landfall here is the first tropical position over land after time at sea, so it is within about six hours of the real event. The record shows up to 8.

Countries it came within 50 km of

Strongest effect first.

• Cuba
• Cayman Islands
• The Bahamas

How to read this track

The line joins the storm's six-hourly positions with straight lines, coloured by its intensity at each point, so it shows how the storm strengthened and weakened. The real path curved between the positions. A dashed grey stretch means the storm had become post-tropical. Records before the satellite era (about the 1960s) are estimates.

Source: NOAA NCEI IBTrACS, public domain. See data sources and caveats.