Track map & timeline · Eastern Pacific · August 16–25, 1966
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 Dolores (1966) was a Category 1 hurricane of the 1966 Eastern Pacific season. It formed on August 16, 1966, 272 mi SSW of Ixtapa-Zihuatanejo, Guerrero, Mexico, reached its peak of 86 mph (139 km/h) on August 18, 1966, and never made landfall. It rapidly intensified by 34 mph in 24 hours (to 86 mph on August 18, 1966). The storm lasted 9.3 days and travelled about 2,524 miles (4,062 km).
02 · Intensity
03 · Timeline
| Date · UTC | Status | Wind | Pressure | Position | Nearest place |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 16 12:00 | TS | 52 mph | — | 14.0°N 103.1°W | open ocean |
| Aug 16 18:00 | TS | 52 mph | — | 13.9°N 104.7°W | open ocean |
| Aug 17 00:00 | TS | 52 mph | — | 13.9°N 106.4°W | open ocean |
| Aug 17 06:00 | TS | 52 mph | — | 14.0°N 107.2°W | open ocean |
| Aug 17 12:00 | TS | 52 mph | — | 14.1°N 108.0°W | open ocean |
| Aug 17 18:00 | TS | 52 mph | — | 14.3°N 108.6°W | open ocean |
| Aug 18 00:00 | TS | 52 mph | — | 14.5°N 109.2°W | open ocean |
| Aug 18 06:00 | TS | 52 mph | — | 14.8°N 110.2°W | open ocean |
| Aug 18 12:00 | TS | 52 mph | — | 15.1°N 111.3°W | open ocean |
| Aug 18 18:00 | Cat 1 | 86 mph | — | 15.6°N 112.3°W | open ocean |
| Aug 19 00:00 | Cat 1 | 86 mph | — | 16.3°N 113.3°W | open ocean |
| Aug 19 06:00 | Cat 1 | 86 mph | — | 17.5°N 114.5°W | open ocean |
| Aug 19 12:00 | Cat 1 | 86 mph | — | 18.7°N 115.8°W | open ocean |
| Aug 19 18:00 | TS | 52 mph | — | 19.7°N 117.4°W | open ocean |
| Aug 20 00:00 | TS | 52 mph | — | 20.4°N 119.2°W | open ocean |
| Aug 20 06:00 | TS | 52 mph | — | 20.7°N 120.4°W | open ocean |
| Aug 20 12:00 | TS | 52 mph | — | 21.0°N 121.6°W | open ocean |
| Aug 20 18:00 | TS | 52 mph | — | 21.5°N 123.0°W | open ocean |
| Aug 21 00:00 | TS | 52 mph | — | 22.0°N 124.3°W | open ocean |
| Aug 21 06:00 | TS | 52 mph | — | 22.3°N 125.2°W | open ocean |
| Aug 21 12:00 | TS | 52 mph | — | 22.6°N 126.1°W | open ocean |
| Aug 21 18:00 | TS | 52 mph | — | 22.8°N 126.7°W | open ocean |
| Aug 22 00:00 | TS | 52 mph | — | 23.0°N 127.3°W | open ocean |
| Aug 22 06:00 | TS | 52 mph | — | 23.4°N 128.5°W | open ocean |
| Aug 22 12:00 | TS | 52 mph | — | 23.8°N 129.7°W | open ocean |
| Aug 22 18:00 | TS | 52 mph | — | 24.5°N 131.4°W | open ocean |
| Aug 23 00:00 | TS | 52 mph | — | 25.0°N 133.0°W | open ocean |
| Aug 23 06:00 | TS | 52 mph | — | 25.1°N 133.7°W | open ocean |
| Aug 23 12:00 | TS | 52 mph | — | 25.2°N 134.4°W | open ocean |
| Aug 23 18:00 | TS | 52 mph | — | 25.3°N 134.7°W | open ocean |
| Aug 24 00:00 | TS | 52 mph | — | 25.3°N 135.0°W | open ocean |
| Aug 24 06:00 | TS | 52 mph | — | 25.3°N 135.2°W | open ocean |
| Aug 24 12:00 | TS | 52 mph | — | 25.4°N 135.3°W | open ocean |
| Aug 24 18:00 | TS | 52 mph | — | 25.7°N 135.3°W | open ocean |
| Aug 25 00:00 | TD | 29 mph | — | 26.0°N 135.3°W | open ocean |
| Aug 25 06:00 | TD | 29 mph | — | 25.9°N 136.2°W | open ocean |
| Aug 25 12:00 | TD | 29 mph | — | 25.9°N 137.3°W | open ocean |
| Aug 25 18:00 | TD | 29 mph | — | 25.9°N 138.4°W | open ocean |
⬇ Download track data (CSV) · public-domain NOAA best track
Questions
No — the NOAA best-track record shows no landfall for Dolores.
At its peak on August 18, 1966, Dolores was a Category 1 hurricane with maximum sustained winds of 86 mph (139 km/h).
9.3 days, from August 16, 1966 to August 25, 1966, including 24 hours at hurricane strength. It travelled about 2,524 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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