Track map & timeline · Eastern Pacific · August 11–20, 1972
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 Diana (1972) was a Category 2 hurricane of the 1972 Eastern Pacific season. It formed on August 11, 1972, reached its peak of 109 mph (176 km/h) on August 14, 1972, and never made landfall. The storm lasted 9.0 days and travelled about 2,816 miles (4,532 km).
02 · Intensity
03 · Timeline
| Date · UTC | Status | Wind | Pressure | Position | Nearest place |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 11 00:00 | TS | 46 mph | — | 10.4°N 115.6°W | open ocean |
| Aug 11 06:00 | TS | 46 mph | — | 10.8°N 116.6°W | open ocean |
| Aug 11 12:00 | TS | 46 mph | — | 11.1°N 117.7°W | open ocean |
| Aug 11 18:00 | TS | 58 mph | — | 11.4°N 119.0°W | open ocean |
| Aug 12 00:00 | TS | 69 mph | — | 11.8°N 120.4°W | open ocean |
| Aug 12 06:00 | TS | 69 mph | — | 12.2°N 121.8°W | open ocean |
| Aug 12 12:00 | Cat 1 | 75 mph | — | 12.6°N 123.2°W | open ocean |
| Aug 12 18:00 | Cat 1 | 86 mph | — | 13.1°N 124.2°W | open ocean |
| Aug 13 00:00 | Cat 1 | 86 mph | — | 13.6°N 125.1°W | open ocean |
| Aug 13 06:00 | Cat 1 | 86 mph | — | 13.8°N 125.6°W | open ocean |
| Aug 13 12:00 | Cat 1 | 92 mph | — | 14.0°N 126.2°W | open ocean |
| Aug 13 18:00 | Cat 1 | 92 mph | — | 15.0°N 127.5°W | open ocean |
| Aug 14 00:00 | Cat 2 | 109 mph | — | 16.1°N 128.8°W | open ocean |
| Aug 14 06:00 | Cat 2 | 109 mph | — | 16.7°N 129.5°W | open ocean |
| Aug 14 12:00 | Cat 2 | 109 mph | — | 17.2°N 130.2°W | open ocean |
| Aug 14 18:00 | Cat 2 | 104 mph | — | 17.7°N 131.0°W | open ocean |
| Aug 15 00:00 | Cat 1 | 92 mph | — | 18.1°N 131.9°W | open ocean |
| Aug 15 06:00 | Cat 1 | 86 mph | — | 18.5°N 132.8°W | open ocean |
| Aug 15 12:00 | Cat 1 | 81 mph | — | 18.7°N 133.8°W | open ocean |
| Aug 15 18:00 | Cat 1 | 81 mph | — | 18.8°N 135.4°W | open ocean |
| Aug 16 00:00 | Cat 1 | 81 mph | — | 18.7°N 137.1°W | open ocean |
| Aug 16 06:00 | Cat 1 | 81 mph | — | 18.6°N 138.4°W | open ocean |
| Aug 16 12:00 | Cat 1 | 81 mph | — | 18.5°N 139.8°W | open ocean |
| Aug 16 18:00 | TS | 69 mph | — | 18.4°N 141.5°W | open ocean |
| Aug 17 00:00 | TS | 69 mph | — | 18.4°N 143.3°W | open ocean |
| Aug 17 06:00 | TS | 69 mph | — | 18.5°N 145.2°W | open ocean |
| Aug 17 12:00 | TS | 69 mph | — | 18.5°N 147.1°W | open ocean |
| Aug 17 18:00 | TS | 69 mph | — | 18.4°N 148.1°W | open ocean |
| Aug 18 00:00 | TS | 69 mph | — | 18.3°N 149.0°W | open ocean |
| Aug 18 06:00 | TS | 69 mph | — | 18.1°N 150.5°W | open ocean |
| Aug 18 12:00 | TS | 69 mph | — | 18.2°N 151.9°W | open ocean |
| Aug 18 18:00 | TS | 69 mph | — | 18.7°N 152.5°W | 173 mi ESE of Hawaiian Paradise Park, Hawaii |
| Aug 19 00:00 | TS | 69 mph | — | 19.4°N 153.0°W | 129 mi E of Hawaiian Paradise Park, Hawaii |
| Aug 19 06:00 | TS | 69 mph | — | 19.8°N 153.6°W | 90 mi E of Hawaiian Paradise Park, Hawaii |
| Aug 19 12:00 | TS | 69 mph | — | 20.2°N 154.2°W | 66 mi ENE of Hilo, Hawaii |
| Aug 19 18:00 | TS | 52 mph | — | 20.5°N 154.6°W | 62 mi NNE of Hilo, Hawaii |
| Aug 20 00:00 | TS | 52 mph | — | 20.7°N 154.8°W | 70 mi NNE of Hilo, Hawaii |
⬇ Download track data (CSV) · public-domain NOAA best track
Questions
No — the NOAA best-track record shows no landfall for Diana.
At its peak on August 14, 1972, Diana was a Category 2 hurricane with maximum sustained winds of 109 mph (176 km/h).
9.0 days, from August 11, 1972 to August 20, 1972, including 102 hours at hurricane strength. It travelled about 2,816 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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