Track map & timeline · Eastern Pacific · June 20–29, 2010
TD TS Cat 1 2 3 4 5 · dashed = post-tropical / remnant low. During the replay the shaded rings show the storm’s wind field as analysed by NHC — 39+, 58+ and 74+ mph winds, quadrant by quadrant. Click any point or table row to jump there.
01 · The story
Hurricane Darby (2010) was a Category 3 hurricane of the 2010 Eastern Pacific season. It formed on June 20, 2010, 257 mi SW of Liberia, Costa Rica, reached its peak of 121 mph (194 km/h) and a minimum pressure of 959 mb on June 25, 2010, and never made landfall. It rapidly intensified by 34 mph in 24 hours (to 63 mph on June 23, 2010). The storm lasted 9.3 days and travelled about 1,620 miles (2,607 km).
02 · Intensity
03 · Timeline
| Date · UTC | Status | Wind | Pressure | Position | Nearest place |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 20 12:00 | TD low/wave | 23 mph | 1009 mb | 7.9°N 88.0°W | open ocean |
| Jun 20 18:00 | TD low/wave | 23 mph | 1009 mb | 8.1°N 88.8°W | open ocean |
| Jun 21 00:00 | TD low/wave | 23 mph | 1009 mb | 8.4°N 89.4°W | open ocean |
| Jun 21 06:00 | TD low/wave | 23 mph | 1009 mb | 8.8°N 90.0°W | open ocean |
| Jun 21 12:00 | TD low/wave | 23 mph | 1009 mb | 9.1°N 90.6°W | open ocean |
| Jun 21 18:00 | TD low/wave | 29 mph | 1008 mb | 9.4°N 91.1°W | open ocean |
| Jun 22 00:00 | TD low/wave | 29 mph | 1008 mb | 9.6°N 91.5°W | open ocean |
| Jun 22 06:00 | TD low/wave | 29 mph | 1008 mb | 9.8°N 91.9°W | open ocean |
| Jun 22 12:00 | TD low/wave | 29 mph | 1008 mb | 10.0°N 92.2°W | open ocean |
| Jun 22 18:00 | TD low/wave | 29 mph | 1008 mb | 10.2°N 92.5°W | open ocean |
| Jun 23 00:00 | TD | 35 mph | 1006 mb | 10.9°N 92.9°W | open ocean |
| Jun 23 06:00 | TS | 40 mph | 1005 mb | 11.3°N 93.7°W | open ocean |
| Jun 23 12:00 | TS | 52 mph | 1000 mb | 11.7°N 94.6°W | open ocean |
| Jun 23 18:00 | TS | 63 mph | 994 mb | 11.9°N 95.6°W | open ocean |
| Jun 24 00:00 | TS | 69 mph | 990 mb | 12.2°N 96.6°W | open ocean |
| Jun 24 06:00 | Cat 1 | 75 mph | 987 mb | 12.5°N 97.5°W | open ocean |
| Jun 24 12:00 | Cat 1 | 81 mph | 984 mb | 12.7°N 98.3°W | open ocean |
| Jun 24 18:00 | Cat 1 | 86 mph | 981 mb | 12.8°N 99.0°W | open ocean |
| Jun 25 00:00 | Cat 1 | 92 mph | 977 mb | 13.1°N 99.7°W | open ocean |
| Jun 25 06:00 | Cat 2 | 104 mph | 970 mb | 13.2°N 100.4°W | open ocean |
| Jun 25 12:00 | Cat 3 | 115 mph | 962 mb | 13.4°N 100.9°W | open ocean |
| Jun 25 18:00 | Cat 3 | 121 mph | 960 mb | 13.6°N 101.3°W | open ocean |
| Jun 25 21:00 | Cat 3 | 121 mph | 959 mb | 13.7°N 101.6°W | open ocean |
| Jun 26 00:00 | Cat 3 | 115 mph | 961 mb | 13.7°N 101.8°W | open ocean |
| Jun 26 06:00 | Cat 3 | 115 mph | 962 mb | 13.5°N 102.2°W | open ocean |
| Jun 26 12:00 | Cat 2 | 109 mph | 965 mb | 13.5°N 102.5°W | open ocean |
| Jun 26 18:00 | Cat 2 | 98 mph | 975 mb | 13.5°N 102.7°W | open ocean |
| Jun 27 00:00 | Cat 1 | 81 mph | 984 mb | 13.5°N 102.9°W | open ocean |
| Jun 27 06:00 | TS | 69 mph | 991 mb | 13.5°N 103.1°W | open ocean |
| Jun 27 12:00 | TS | 58 mph | 997 mb | 13.6°N 103.0°W | open ocean |
| Jun 27 18:00 | TS | 46 mph | 1001 mb | 13.7°N 102.6°W | open ocean |
| Jun 28 00:00 | TS | 40 mph | 1002 mb | 13.8°N 102.2°W | open ocean |
| Jun 28 06:00 | TS | 40 mph | 1003 mb | 14.1°N 101.3°W | open ocean |
| Jun 28 12:00 | TD | 35 mph | 1004 mb | 14.2°N 100.1°W | 184 mi S of Acapulco de Juárez, Guerrero, Mexico |
| Jun 28 18:00 | TD low/wave | 29 mph | 1004 mb | 14.3°N 98.9°W | 152 mi SSW of Pinotepa Nacional, Oaxaca, Mexico |
| Jun 29 00:00 | TD low/wave | 29 mph | 1005 mb | 14.6°N 97.9°W | 103 mi SSW of Puerto Escondido, Oaxaca, Mexico |
| Jun 29 06:00 | TD low/wave | 29 mph | 1005 mb | 14.9°N 97.1°W | 67 mi S of Puerto Escondido, Oaxaca, Mexico |
| Jun 29 12:00 | TD low/wave | 23 mph | 1006 mb | 15.1°N 96.5°W | 45 mi S of San Pedro Pochutla, Oaxaca, Mexico |
| Jun 29 18:00 | TD low/wave | 23 mph | 1006 mb | 15.3°N 96.1°W | 32 mi S of Crucecita, Oaxaca, Mexico |
⬇ 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 June 25, 2010, Darby was a Category 3 hurricane with maximum sustained winds of 121 mph (194 km/h) and a central pressure of 959 mb.
9.3 days, from June 20, 2010 to June 29, 2010, including 72 hours at hurricane strength (24 as a major hurricane). It travelled about 1,620 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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