Track map & timeline · Eastern Pacific · June 26 – July 3, 1978
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 Daniel (1978) was a Category 3 hurricane of the 1978 Eastern Pacific season. It formed on June 26, 1978, 225 mi S of Acapulco de Juárez, Guerrero, Mexico, reached its peak of 115 mph (185 km/h) on June 30, 1978, and never made landfall. It rapidly intensified by 46 mph in 24 hours (to 115 mph on June 30, 1978). The storm lasted 7.0 days and travelled about 2,569 miles (4,134 km).
02 · Intensity
03 · Timeline
| Date · UTC | Status | Wind | Pressure | Position | Nearest place |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 26 18:00 | TD | 35 mph | — | 13.6°N 100.1°W | open ocean |
| Jun 27 00:00 | TD | 35 mph | — | 14.0°N 101.0°W | open ocean |
| Jun 27 06:00 | TS | 40 mph | — | 14.7°N 101.7°W | open ocean |
| Jun 27 12:00 | TS | 40 mph | — | 15.3°N 102.6°W | 176 mi SSW of Ixtapa-Zihuatanejo, Guerrero, Mexico |
| Jun 27 18:00 | TD | 29 mph | — | 15.6°N 103.6°W | open ocean |
| Jun 28 00:00 | TD | 35 mph | — | 15.8°N 104.7°W | open ocean |
| Jun 28 06:00 | TD | 35 mph | — | 16.1°N 105.7°W | open ocean |
| Jun 28 12:00 | TD | 35 mph | — | 16.3°N 106.7°W | open ocean |
| Jun 28 18:00 | TS | 63 mph | — | 16.6°N 107.7°W | open ocean |
| Jun 29 00:00 | TS | 69 mph | — | 16.7°N 108.7°W | open ocean |
| Jun 29 06:00 | TS | 69 mph | — | 16.8°N 109.8°W | open ocean |
| Jun 29 12:00 | TS | 69 mph | — | 16.9°N 110.9°W | open ocean |
| Jun 29 18:00 | Cat 1 | 75 mph | — | 16.9°N 111.9°W | open ocean |
| Jun 30 00:00 | Cat 1 | 81 mph | — | 16.9°N 112.9°W | open ocean |
| Jun 30 06:00 | Cat 1 | 92 mph | — | 16.8°N 114.0°W | open ocean |
| Jun 30 12:00 | Cat 3 | 115 mph | — | 16.8°N 115.2°W | open ocean |
| Jun 30 18:00 | Cat 3 | 115 mph | — | 16.7°N 116.6°W | open ocean |
| Jul 1 00:00 | Cat 3 | 115 mph | — | 16.7°N 118.0°W | open ocean |
| Jul 1 06:00 | Cat 3 | 115 mph | — | 16.7°N 119.7°W | open ocean |
| Jul 1 12:00 | Cat 3 | 115 mph | — | 16.7°N 121.3°W | open ocean |
| Jul 1 18:00 | Cat 2 | 104 mph | — | 16.7°N 123.0°W | open ocean |
| Jul 2 00:00 | Cat 2 | 104 mph | — | 16.6°N 124.7°W | open ocean |
| Jul 2 06:00 | Cat 1 | 92 mph | — | 16.5°N 126.3°W | open ocean |
| Jul 2 12:00 | Cat 1 | 75 mph | — | 16.5°N 128.0°W | open ocean |
| Jul 2 18:00 | TS | 52 mph | — | 16.8°N 129.7°W | open ocean |
| Jul 3 00:00 | TS | 52 mph | — | 17.1°N 131.7°W | open ocean |
| Jul 3 06:00 | TS | 40 mph | — | 17.3°N 133.7°W | open ocean |
| Jul 3 12:00 | TD | 35 mph | — | 17.3°N 135.8°W | open ocean |
| Jul 3 18:00 | TD | 23 mph | — | 16.4°N 137.8°W | open ocean |
⬇ Download track data (CSV) · public-domain NOAA best track
Questions
No — the NOAA best-track record shows no landfall for Daniel.
At its peak on June 30, 1978, Daniel was a Category 3 hurricane with maximum sustained winds of 115 mph (185 km/h).
7.0 days, from June 26, 1978 to July 3, 1978, including 72 hours at hurricane strength (30 as a major hurricane). It travelled about 2,569 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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