Track map & timeline · Eastern Pacific · August 8–17, 1966
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 Connie (1966) was a Category 1 hurricane of the 1966 Eastern Pacific season. It formed on August 8, 1966, reached its peak of 86 mph (139 km/h) on August 13, 1966, and never made landfall. It rapidly intensified by 34 mph in 24 hours (to 86 mph on August 13, 1966). The storm lasted 9.5 days and travelled about 2,278 miles (3,665 km).
02 · Intensity
03 · Timeline
| Date · UTC | Status | Wind | Pressure | Position | Nearest place |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 8 00:00 | TS | 52 mph | — | 14.0°N 122.9°W | open ocean |
| Aug 8 06:00 | TS | 52 mph | — | 14.0°N 123.6°W | open ocean |
| Aug 8 12:00 | TS | 52 mph | — | 14.0°N 124.3°W | open ocean |
| Aug 8 18:00 | TS | 52 mph | — | 14.0°N 124.9°W | open ocean |
| Aug 9 00:00 | TS | 52 mph | — | 14.0°N 125.6°W | open ocean |
| Aug 9 06:00 | TS | 52 mph | — | 14.0°N 126.4°W | open ocean |
| Aug 9 12:00 | TS | 52 mph | — | 14.0°N 127.2°W | open ocean |
| Aug 9 18:00 | TS | 52 mph | — | 14.0°N 128.0°W | open ocean |
| Aug 10 00:00 | TS | 52 mph | — | 14.0°N 128.9°W | open ocean |
| Aug 10 06:00 | TS | 52 mph | — | 14.2°N 130.4°W | open ocean |
| Aug 10 12:00 | TS | 52 mph | — | 14.6°N 131.8°W | open ocean |
| Aug 10 18:00 | TS | 52 mph | — | 15.1°N 133.3°W | open ocean |
| Aug 11 00:00 | TS | 52 mph | — | 15.6°N 134.7°W | open ocean |
| Aug 11 06:00 | TS | 52 mph | — | 16.0°N 135.7°W | open ocean |
| Aug 11 12:00 | TS | 52 mph | — | 16.4°N 136.7°W | open ocean |
| Aug 11 18:00 | TS | 52 mph | — | 16.7°N 137.6°W | open ocean |
| Aug 12 00:00 | TS | 52 mph | — | 17.0°N 138.5°W | open ocean |
| Aug 12 06:00 | TS | 52 mph | — | 17.3°N 139.6°W | open ocean |
| Aug 12 12:00 | TS | 52 mph | — | 17.6°N 140.8°W | open ocean |
| Aug 12 18:00 | TS | 52 mph | — | 17.7°N 141.7°W | open ocean |
| Aug 13 00:00 | TS | 52 mph | — | 17.8°N 142.6°W | open ocean |
| Aug 13 06:00 | TS | 52 mph | — | 17.8°N 143.3°W | open ocean |
| Aug 13 12:00 | Cat 1 | 86 mph | — | 17.8°N 144.0°W | open ocean |
| Aug 13 18:00 | Cat 1 | 86 mph | — | 17.8°N 144.5°W | open ocean |
| Aug 14 00:00 | Cat 1 | 86 mph | — | 17.7°N 145.0°W | open ocean |
| Aug 14 06:00 | Cat 1 | 86 mph | — | 17.6°N 145.5°W | open ocean |
| Aug 14 12:00 | Cat 1 | 86 mph | — | 17.6°N 146.0°W | open ocean |
| Aug 14 18:00 | Cat 1 | 86 mph | — | 17.6°N 146.6°W | open ocean |
| Aug 15 00:00 | Cat 1 | 86 mph | — | 17.5°N 147.2°W | open ocean |
| Aug 15 06:00 | Cat 1 | 86 mph | — | 17.4°N 147.7°W | open ocean |
| Aug 15 12:00 | Cat 1 | 86 mph | — | 17.3°N 148.2°W | open ocean |
| Aug 15 18:00 | TS | 52 mph | — | 17.3°N 149.0°W | open ocean |
| Aug 16 00:00 | TS | 52 mph | — | 17.3°N 149.8°W | open ocean |
| Aug 16 06:00 | TS | 52 mph | — | 17.2°N 151.4°W | open ocean |
| Aug 16 12:00 | TS | 52 mph | — | 17.0°N 153.0°W | open ocean |
| Aug 16 18:00 | TS | 52 mph | — | 16.7°N 154.0°W | open ocean |
| Aug 17 00:00 | TS | 52 mph | — | 16.4°N 154.8°W | open ocean |
| Aug 17 06:00 | TS | 52 mph | — | 16.1°N 155.6°W | open ocean |
| Aug 17 12:00 | TS | 52 mph | — | 15.8°N 156.3°W | open ocean |
⬇ Download track data (CSV) · public-domain NOAA best track
Questions
No — the NOAA best-track record shows no landfall for Connie.
At its peak on August 13, 1966, Connie was a Category 1 hurricane with maximum sustained winds of 86 mph (139 km/h).
9.5 days, from August 8, 1966 to August 17, 1966, including 54 hours at hurricane strength. It travelled about 2,278 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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