Track map & timeline · Eastern Pacific · July 16–23, 1976
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 (1976) was a Category 2 hurricane of the 1976 Eastern Pacific season. It formed on July 16, 1976, reached its peak of 98 mph (157 km/h) on July 18, 1976, and never made landfall. It rapidly intensified by 34 mph in 24 hours (to 86 mph on July 18, 1976). The storm lasted 7.3 days and travelled about 3,014 miles (4,849 km).
02 · Intensity
03 · Timeline
| Date · UTC | Status | Wind | Pressure | Position | Nearest place |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 16 00:00 | TD | 35 mph | — | 12.0°N 103.0°W | open ocean |
| Jul 16 06:00 | TD | 35 mph | — | 12.4°N 105.2°W | open ocean |
| Jul 16 12:00 | TS | 40 mph | — | 13.0°N 107.0°W | open ocean |
| Jul 16 18:00 | TS | 52 mph | — | 13.5°N 108.1°W | open ocean |
| Jul 17 00:00 | TS | 52 mph | — | 14.0°N 109.2°W | open ocean |
| Jul 17 06:00 | TS | 52 mph | — | 14.5°N 111.2°W | open ocean |
| Jul 17 12:00 | TS | 63 mph | — | 14.7°N 113.3°W | open ocean |
| Jul 17 18:00 | Cat 1 | 75 mph | — | 14.6°N 114.4°W | open ocean |
| Jul 18 00:00 | Cat 1 | 86 mph | — | 14.5°N 115.5°W | open ocean |
| Jul 18 06:00 | Cat 1 | 86 mph | — | 14.6°N 116.8°W | open ocean |
| Jul 18 12:00 | Cat 1 | 86 mph | — | 14.7°N 118.1°W | open ocean |
| Jul 18 18:00 | Cat 2 | 98 mph | — | 14.8°N 119.6°W | open ocean |
| Jul 19 00:00 | Cat 1 | 92 mph | — | 14.9°N 121.1°W | open ocean |
| Jul 19 06:00 | Cat 1 | 86 mph | — | 15.0°N 122.7°W | open ocean |
| Jul 19 12:00 | Cat 1 | 86 mph | — | 15.3°N 124.3°W | open ocean |
| Jul 19 18:00 | Cat 1 | 86 mph | — | 15.7°N 125.8°W | open ocean |
| Jul 20 00:00 | Cat 1 | 86 mph | — | 16.2°N 127.2°W | open ocean |
| Jul 20 06:00 | Cat 1 | 75 mph | — | 16.7°N 128.3°W | open ocean |
| Jul 20 12:00 | TS | 63 mph | — | 17.1°N 129.4°W | open ocean |
| Jul 20 18:00 | TS | 58 mph | — | 17.5°N 131.1°W | open ocean |
| Jul 21 00:00 | TS | 63 mph | — | 17.8°N 132.9°W | open ocean |
| Jul 21 06:00 | TS | 52 mph | — | 18.1°N 134.6°W | open ocean |
| Jul 21 12:00 | TS | 40 mph | — | 18.4°N 136.4°W | open ocean |
| Jul 21 18:00 | TD | 35 mph | — | 18.6°N 138.1°W | open ocean |
| Jul 22 00:00 | TD | 35 mph | — | 18.6°N 139.8°W | open ocean |
| Jul 22 06:00 | TD | 35 mph | — | 18.6°N 141.4°W | open ocean |
| Jul 22 12:00 | TD | 35 mph | — | 18.6°N 142.8°W | open ocean |
| Jul 22 18:00 | TD | 35 mph | — | 18.5°N 144.2°W | open ocean |
| Jul 23 00:00 | TD | 35 mph | — | 18.4°N 145.7°W | open ocean |
| Jul 23 06:00 | TD | 35 mph | — | 18.4°N 147.4°W | open ocean |
⬇ 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 July 18, 1976, Diana was a Category 2 hurricane with maximum sustained winds of 98 mph (157 km/h).
7.3 days, from July 16, 1976 to July 23, 1976, including 66 hours at hurricane strength. It travelled about 3,014 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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