Track map & timeline · Eastern Pacific · June 9–15, 1980
TD TS Cat 1 2 3 4 5 · dashed = post-tropical / remnant low. Click any point or table row to jump there.
01 · The story
Hurricane Agatha (1980) was a Category 3 hurricane of the 1980 Eastern Pacific season. It formed on June 9, 1980, reached its peak of 115 mph (185 km/h) on June 12, 1980, and never made landfall. It rapidly intensified by 34 mph in 24 hours (to 69 mph on June 10, 1980). The storm lasted 6.8 days and travelled about 1,913 miles (3,078 km).
02 · Intensity
03 · Timeline
| Date · UTC | Status | Wind | Pressure | Position | Nearest place |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 9 00:00 | TD | 35 mph | — | 8.9°N 111.0°W | open ocean |
| Jun 9 06:00 | TD | 35 mph | — | 8.7°N 111.8°W | open ocean |
| Jun 9 12:00 | TD | 35 mph | — | 8.5°N 112.8°W | open ocean |
| Jun 9 18:00 | TS | 52 mph | — | 8.3°N 113.7°W | open ocean |
| Jun 10 00:00 | TS | 52 mph | — | 8.4°N 114.5°W | open ocean |
| Jun 10 06:00 | TS | 63 mph | — | 8.9°N 114.7°W | open ocean |
| Jun 10 12:00 | TS | 69 mph | — | 9.5°N 114.8°W | open ocean |
| Jun 10 18:00 | Cat 1 | 81 mph | — | 9.9°N 114.9°W | open ocean |
| Jun 11 00:00 | Cat 1 | 81 mph | — | 10.2°N 115.2°W | open ocean |
| Jun 11 06:00 | Cat 1 | 81 mph | — | 10.8°N 116.0°W | open ocean |
| Jun 11 12:00 | Cat 1 | 86 mph | — | 11.4°N 116.8°W | open ocean |
| Jun 11 18:00 | Cat 2 | 98 mph | — | 12.1°N 117.8°W | open ocean |
| Jun 12 00:00 | Cat 3 | 115 mph | — | 12.8°N 118.7°W | open ocean |
| Jun 12 06:00 | Cat 2 | 109 mph | — | 13.4°N 119.9°W | open ocean |
| Jun 12 12:00 | Cat 2 | 104 mph | — | 14.1°N 121.0°W | open ocean |
| Jun 12 18:00 | Cat 2 | 98 mph | — | 14.9°N 122.1°W | open ocean |
| Jun 13 00:00 | Cat 1 | 81 mph | — | 15.5°N 123.2°W | open ocean |
| Jun 13 06:00 | Cat 1 | 75 mph | — | 16.2°N 124.3°W | open ocean |
| Jun 13 12:00 | Cat 1 | 75 mph | — | 16.5°N 125.6°W | open ocean |
| Jun 13 18:00 | TS | 58 mph | — | 16.9°N 126.8°W | open ocean |
| Jun 14 00:00 | TS | 52 mph | — | 16.9°N 128.2°W | open ocean |
| Jun 14 06:00 | TS | 40 mph | — | 17.0°N 129.4°W | open ocean |
| Jun 14 12:00 | TD | 35 mph | — | 17.2°N 130.7°W | open ocean |
| Jun 14 18:00 | TD | 35 mph | — | 17.6°N 131.7°W | open ocean |
| Jun 15 00:00 | TD | 35 mph | — | 17.9°N 132.8°W | open ocean |
| Jun 15 06:00 | TD | 29 mph | — | 18.1°N 133.8°W | open ocean |
| Jun 15 12:00 | TD | 29 mph | — | 18.0°N 134.8°W | open ocean |
| Jun 15 18:00 | TD | 29 mph | — | 17.9°N 136.0°W | open ocean |
⬇ Download track data (CSV) · public-domain NOAA best track
Questions
No — the NOAA best-track record shows no landfall for Agatha.
At its peak on June 12, 1980, Agatha was a Category 3 hurricane with maximum sustained winds of 115 mph (185 km/h).
6.8 days, from June 9, 1980 to June 15, 1980, including 72 hours at hurricane strength (6 as a major hurricane). It travelled about 1,913 miles.
The 6-hourly positions, winds, pressure and wind radii are available as CSV on this page (track.csv) — they come from the NOAA National Hurricane Center's HURDAT2 database and are in the public domain.
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