Track map & timeline · Eastern Pacific · August 6–22, 1972
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 Celeste (1972) was a Category 4 hurricane of the 1972 Eastern Pacific season. It formed on August 6, 1972, reached its peak of 132 mph (213 km/h) and a minimum pressure of 940 mb on August 14, 1972, and never made landfall. The storm lasted 16.0 days and travelled about 3,972 miles (6,391 km).
02 · Intensity
03 · Timeline
| Date · UTC | Status | Wind | Pressure | Position | Nearest place |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 6 00:00 | TS | 40 mph | — | 15.2°N 119.8°W | open ocean |
| Aug 6 06:00 | TS | 40 mph | — | 15.1°N 120.0°W | open ocean |
| Aug 6 12:00 | TS | 40 mph | — | 15.0°N 120.2°W | open ocean |
| Aug 6 18:00 | TS | 40 mph | — | 14.9°N 120.3°W | open ocean |
| Aug 7 00:00 | TS | 40 mph | — | 14.7°N 120.5°W | open ocean |
| Aug 7 06:00 | TS | 40 mph | — | 14.3°N 120.7°W | open ocean |
| Aug 7 12:00 | TS | 40 mph | — | 13.8°N 120.8°W | open ocean |
| Aug 7 18:00 | TS | 40 mph | — | 13.5°N 120.5°W | open ocean |
| Aug 8 00:00 | TS | 40 mph | — | 13.3°N 120.4°W | open ocean |
| Aug 8 06:00 | TS | 40 mph | — | 13.6°N 121.7°W | open ocean |
| Aug 8 12:00 | TS | 40 mph | — | 14.1°N 122.9°W | open ocean |
| Aug 8 18:00 | TS | 40 mph | — | 14.3°N 123.8°W | open ocean |
| Aug 9 00:00 | TS | 40 mph | — | 14.4°N 124.7°W | open ocean |
| Aug 9 06:00 | TS | 40 mph | — | 14.5°N 125.9°W | open ocean |
| Aug 9 12:00 | TS | 40 mph | — | 14.5°N 127.1°W | open ocean |
| Aug 9 18:00 | TS | 69 mph | — | 14.6°N 128.4°W | open ocean |
| Aug 10 00:00 | TS | 69 mph | — | 14.7°N 129.7°W | open ocean |
| Aug 10 06:00 | TS | 69 mph | — | 15.1°N 131.5°W | open ocean |
| Aug 10 12:00 | TS | 69 mph | — | 15.5°N 133.3°W | open ocean |
| Aug 10 18:00 | Cat 1 | 81 mph | — | 15.7°N 134.2°W | open ocean |
| Aug 11 00:00 | Cat 1 | 81 mph | — | 15.8°N 135.2°W | open ocean |
| Aug 11 06:00 | Cat 1 | 81 mph | — | 15.7°N 136.4°W | open ocean |
| Aug 11 12:00 | Cat 1 | 86 mph | — | 15.4°N 137.5°W | open ocean |
| Aug 11 18:00 | Cat 1 | 86 mph | — | 15.0°N 138.3°W | open ocean |
| Aug 12 00:00 | Cat 1 | 92 mph | — | 14.6°N 139.0°W | open ocean |
| Aug 12 06:00 | Cat 1 | 92 mph | — | 14.2°N 139.7°W | open ocean |
| Aug 12 12:00 | Cat 2 | 98 mph | — | 13.8°N 140.4°W | open ocean |
| Aug 12 18:00 | Cat 2 | 98 mph | — | 13.6°N 141.4°W | open ocean |
| Aug 13 00:00 | Cat 2 | 98 mph | — | 13.5°N 142.6°W | open ocean |
| Aug 13 06:00 | Cat 2 | 104 mph | — | 13.3°N 143.9°W | open ocean |
| Aug 13 12:00 | Cat 2 | 104 mph | — | 13.1°N 145.1°W | open ocean |
| Aug 13 18:00 | Cat 2 | 104 mph | — | 13.1°N 146.2°W | open ocean |
| Aug 14 00:00 | Cat 2 | 109 mph | — | 13.1°N 147.4°W | open ocean |
| Aug 14 06:00 | Cat 4 | 132 mph | — | 13.0°N 148.7°W | open ocean |
| Aug 14 12:00 | Cat 4 | 132 mph | 944 mb | 12.8°N 150.0°W | open ocean |
| Aug 14 18:00 | Cat 3 | 115 mph | 940 mb | 12.7°N 151.2°W | open ocean |
| Aug 15 00:00 | Cat 3 | 115 mph | 940 mb | 12.6°N 152.4°W | open ocean |
| Aug 15 06:00 | Cat 3 | 115 mph | 940 mb | 12.6°N 153.8°W | open ocean |
| Aug 15 12:00 | Cat 3 | 115 mph | 940 mb | 12.7°N 155.2°W | open ocean |
| Aug 15 18:00 | Cat 3 | 115 mph | — | 13.0°N 156.4°W | open ocean |
| Aug 16 00:00 | Cat 2 | 104 mph | — | 13.3°N 157.4°W | open ocean |
| Aug 16 06:00 | Cat 2 | 104 mph | — | 13.4°N 158.1°W | open ocean |
| Aug 16 12:00 | Cat 2 | 104 mph | — | 13.6°N 158.8°W | open ocean |
| Aug 16 18:00 | Cat 2 | 104 mph | 960 mb | 13.9°N 159.6°W | open ocean |
| Aug 17 00:00 | Cat 2 | 98 mph | — | 14.3°N 160.4°W | open ocean |
| Aug 17 06:00 | Cat 2 | 98 mph | — | 14.6°N 161.3°W | open ocean |
| Aug 17 12:00 | Cat 2 | 98 mph | — | 14.8°N 162.2°W | open ocean |
| Aug 17 18:00 | Cat 2 | 98 mph | — | 15.1°N 163.0°W | open ocean |
| Aug 18 00:00 | Cat 2 | 98 mph | — | 15.4°N 163.8°W | open ocean |
| Aug 18 06:00 | Cat 2 | 98 mph | — | 15.6°N 164.8°W | open ocean |
| Aug 18 12:00 | Cat 2 | 98 mph | — | 15.8°N 165.9°W | open ocean |
| Aug 18 18:00 | Cat 2 | 98 mph | — | 15.9°N 166.9°W | open ocean |
| Aug 19 00:00 | Cat 2 | 98 mph | — | 16.1°N 167.8°W | open ocean |
| Aug 19 06:00 | Cat 2 | 98 mph | — | 16.3°N 168.3°W | open ocean |
| Aug 19 12:00 | Cat 2 | 98 mph | — | 16.7°N 168.7°W | open ocean |
| Aug 19 18:00 | Cat 1 | 92 mph | — | 17.2°N 169.2°W | open ocean |
| Aug 20 00:00 | Cat 1 | 92 mph | — | 17.8°N 169.7°W | open ocean |
| Aug 20 06:00 | Cat 1 | 92 mph | — | 18.5°N 170.2°W | open ocean |
| Aug 20 12:00 | Cat 1 | 92 mph | — | 19.1°N 170.6°W | open ocean |
| Aug 20 18:00 | Cat 1 | 92 mph | — | 19.7°N 171.2°W | open ocean |
| Aug 21 00:00 | Cat 1 | 92 mph | — | 20.3°N 171.8°W | open ocean |
| Aug 21 06:00 | Cat 1 | 92 mph | — | 20.9°N 172.3°W | open ocean |
| Aug 21 12:00 | TS | 40 mph | — | 21.4°N 172.6°W | open ocean |
| Aug 21 18:00 | TS | 40 mph | — | 21.7°N 172.8°W | open ocean |
| Aug 22 00:00 | TS | 40 mph | — | 21.9°N 173.0°W | open ocean |
⬇ Download track data (CSV) · public-domain NOAA best track
Questions
No — the NOAA best-track record shows no landfall for Celeste.
At its peak on August 14, 1972, Celeste was a Category 4 hurricane with maximum sustained winds of 132 mph (213 km/h) and a central pressure of 940 mb.
16.0 days, from August 6, 1972 to August 22, 1972, including 258 hours at hurricane strength (42 as a major hurricane). It travelled about 3,972 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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