Track map & timeline · Eastern Pacific · June 25–29, 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 Celia (1980) was a Category 1 hurricane of the 1980 Eastern Pacific season. It formed on June 25, 1980, 252 mi SSW of Acapulco de Juárez, Guerrero, Mexico, reached its peak of 75 mph (120 km/h) on June 26, 1980, and never made landfall. It rapidly intensified by 40 mph in 24 hours (to 69 mph on June 26, 1980). The storm lasted 4.5 days and travelled about 1,389 miles (2,234 km).
02 · Intensity
03 · Timeline
| Date · UTC | Status | Wind | Pressure | Position | Nearest place |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 25 06:00 | TD | 29 mph | — | 13.5°N 101.4°W | open ocean |
| Jun 25 12:00 | TD | 29 mph | — | 13.8°N 102.5°W | open ocean |
| Jun 25 18:00 | TS | 46 mph | — | 14.2°N 103.6°W | open ocean |
| Jun 26 00:00 | TS | 52 mph | — | 14.6°N 104.7°W | open ocean |
| Jun 26 06:00 | TS | 63 mph | — | 14.8°N 105.8°W | open ocean |
| Jun 26 12:00 | TS | 69 mph | — | 15.0°N 107.0°W | open ocean |
| Jun 26 18:00 | Cat 1 | 75 mph | — | 15.3°N 108.3°W | open ocean |
| Jun 27 00:00 | Cat 1 | 75 mph | — | 15.6°N 109.5°W | open ocean |
| Jun 27 06:00 | Cat 1 | 75 mph | — | 16.0°N 110.7°W | open ocean |
| Jun 27 12:00 | Cat 1 | 75 mph | — | 16.5°N 111.8°W | open ocean |
| Jun 27 18:00 | Cat 1 | 75 mph | — | 17.2°N 112.8°W | open ocean |
| Jun 28 00:00 | Cat 1 | 75 mph | — | 17.7°N 113.8°W | open ocean |
| Jun 28 06:00 | Cat 1 | 75 mph | — | 18.2°N 114.7°W | open ocean |
| Jun 28 12:00 | Cat 1 | 75 mph | — | 18.6°N 115.6°W | open ocean |
| Jun 28 18:00 | TS | 63 mph | — | 19.2°N 116.6°W | open ocean |
| Jun 29 00:00 | TS | 58 mph | — | 19.8°N 117.5°W | open ocean |
| Jun 29 06:00 | TD | 35 mph | — | 20.5°N 118.3°W | open ocean |
| Jun 29 12:00 | TD | 35 mph | — | 21.4°N 119.2°W | open ocean |
| Jun 29 18:00 | TD | 29 mph | — | 22.1°N 119.9°W | open ocean |
⬇ Download track data (CSV) · public-domain NOAA best track
Questions
No — the NOAA best-track record shows no landfall for Celia.
At its peak on June 26, 1980, Celia was a Category 1 hurricane with maximum sustained winds of 75 mph (120 km/h).
4.5 days, from June 25, 1980 to June 29, 1980, including 48 hours at hurricane strength. It travelled about 1,389 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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