Track map & timeline · Eastern Pacific · July 2–10, 1992
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 Darby (1992) was a Category 3 hurricane of the 1992 Eastern Pacific season. It formed on July 2, 1992, 248 mi SW of Tapachula, Chiapas, Mexico, reached its peak of 121 mph (194 km/h) and a minimum pressure of 968 mb on July 6, 1992, and never made landfall. It rapidly intensified by 40 mph in 24 hours (to 109 mph on July 5, 1992). The storm lasted 7.5 days and travelled about 2,508 miles (4,036 km).
02 · Intensity
03 · Timeline
| Date · UTC | Status | Wind | Pressure | Position | Nearest place |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 2 12:00 | TD | 29 mph | 1009 mb | 12.5°N 95.0°W | open ocean |
| Jul 2 18:00 | TD | 29 mph | 1008 mb | 12.3°N 95.9°W | open ocean |
| Jul 3 00:00 | TD | 35 mph | 1007 mb | 12.2°N 96.8°W | open ocean |
| Jul 3 06:00 | TD | 35 mph | 1006 mb | 12.1°N 97.7°W | open ocean |
| Jul 3 12:00 | TS | 40 mph | 1004 mb | 11.8°N 98.5°W | open ocean |
| Jul 3 18:00 | TS | 52 mph | 1002 mb | 11.5°N 99.3°W | open ocean |
| Jul 4 00:00 | TS | 58 mph | 999 mb | 11.3°N 100.1°W | open ocean |
| Jul 4 06:00 | TS | 58 mph | 997 mb | 11.8°N 101.0°W | open ocean |
| Jul 4 12:00 | TS | 63 mph | 994 mb | 12.8°N 102.0°W | open ocean |
| Jul 4 18:00 | TS | 69 mph | 991 mb | 13.9°N 103.5°W | open ocean |
| Jul 5 00:00 | Cat 1 | 75 mph | 987 mb | 15.0°N 105.2°W | open ocean |
| Jul 5 06:00 | Cat 1 | 86 mph | 984 mb | 15.9°N 106.9°W | open ocean |
| Jul 5 12:00 | Cat 2 | 98 mph | 980 mb | 16.8°N 108.5°W | open ocean |
| Jul 5 18:00 | Cat 2 | 109 mph | 976 mb | 17.8°N 110.0°W | open ocean |
| Jul 6 00:00 | Cat 3 | 115 mph | 972 mb | 18.8°N 111.5°W | open ocean |
| Jul 6 06:00 | Cat 3 | 121 mph | 968 mb | 19.9°N 113.0°W | open ocean |
| Jul 6 12:00 | Cat 3 | 115 mph | 968 mb | 20.9°N 114.6°W | open ocean |
| Jul 6 18:00 | Cat 2 | 109 mph | 969 mb | 21.8°N 116.1°W | open ocean |
| Jul 7 00:00 | Cat 2 | 104 mph | 971 mb | 22.7°N 117.6°W | open ocean |
| Jul 7 06:00 | Cat 2 | 98 mph | 973 mb | 23.4°N 119.0°W | open ocean |
| Jul 7 12:00 | Cat 1 | 86 mph | 979 mb | 23.9°N 120.3°W | open ocean |
| Jul 7 18:00 | Cat 1 | 75 mph | 986 mb | 24.2°N 121.5°W | open ocean |
| Jul 8 00:00 | TS | 69 mph | 991 mb | 24.5°N 122.4°W | open ocean |
| Jul 8 06:00 | TS | 58 mph | 996 mb | 25.0°N 123.2°W | open ocean |
| Jul 8 12:00 | TS | 46 mph | 1000 mb | 25.5°N 124.0°W | open ocean |
| Jul 8 18:00 | TS | 40 mph | 1003 mb | 26.0°N 124.8°W | open ocean |
| Jul 9 00:00 | TD | 35 mph | 1005 mb | 26.6°N 125.3°W | open ocean |
| Jul 9 06:00 | TD | 35 mph | 1006 mb | 27.1°N 125.7°W | open ocean |
| Jul 9 12:00 | TD | 35 mph | 1007 mb | 27.7°N 126.0°W | open ocean |
| Jul 9 18:00 | TD | 29 mph | 1009 mb | 28.4°N 126.2°W | open ocean |
| Jul 10 00:00 | TD | 29 mph | 1010 mb | 29.1°N 126.4°W | open ocean |
⬇ Download track data (CSV) · public-domain NOAA best track
Questions
No — the NOAA best-track record shows no landfall for Darby.
At its peak on July 6, 1992, Darby was a Category 3 hurricane with maximum sustained winds of 121 mph (194 km/h) and a central pressure of 968 mb.
7.5 days, from July 2, 1992 to July 10, 1992, including 72 hours at hurricane strength (18 as a major hurricane). It travelled about 2,508 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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