Track map & timeline · Eastern Pacific · June 14–17, 1974
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 (1974) was a Category 1 hurricane of the 1974 Eastern Pacific season. It formed on June 14, 1974, 198 mi S of Puerto Escondido, Oaxaca, Mexico, reached its peak of 81 mph (130 km/h) on June 16, 1974, and never made landfall. It rapidly intensified by 34 mph in 24 hours (to 69 mph on June 15, 1974). The storm lasted 2.5 days and travelled about 505 miles (813 km).
02 · Intensity
03 · Impact
| City | Distance to center | When (UTC) | Storm strength then |
|---|---|---|---|
| Acapulco de Juárez, Guerrero, Mexico | 61 mi | Jun 16 · 17:00 UTC | Cat 1 81 mph |
Distance from the city to the storm’s center, interpolated hourly between official fixes. Damaging winds, surge and rain reach far beyond the center.
04 · Timeline
| Date · UTC | Status | Wind | Pressure | Position | Nearest place |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 14 12:00 | TD | 35 mph | — | 13.0°N 97.0°W | open ocean |
| Jun 14 18:00 | TS | 46 mph | — | 13.1°N 98.3°W | open ocean |
| Jun 15 00:00 | TS | 58 mph | — | 13.3°N 99.2°W | open ocean |
| Jun 15 06:00 | TS | 58 mph | — | 13.4°N 99.8°W | open ocean |
| Jun 15 12:00 | TS | 69 mph | — | 13.6°N 100.0°W | open ocean |
| Jun 15 18:00 | TS | 69 mph | — | 14.4°N 99.7°W | 170 mi S of Acapulco de Juárez, Guerrero, Mexico |
| Jun 16 00:00 | Cat 1 | 81 mph | — | 15.4°N 99.5°W | 104 mi SSE of Acapulco de Juárez, Guerrero, Mexico |
| Jun 16 06:00 | Cat 1 | 81 mph | — | 15.7°N 99.3°W | 72 mi S of Cruz Grande, Guerrero, Mexico |
| Jun 16 12:00 | Cat 1 | 81 mph | — | 16.0°N 99.2°W | 50 mi S of Cruz Grande, Guerrero, Mexico |
| Jun 16 18:00 | Cat 1 | 81 mph | — | 16.7°N 99.0°W | near Cruz Grande, Guerrero, Mexico |
| Jun 17 00:00 | Cat 1 extratropical | 75 mph | — | 17.7°N 98.9°W | 20 mi ENE of Chilapa de Álvarez, Guerrero, Mexico |
⬇ Download track data (CSV) · public-domain NOAA best track
Questions
No — the NOAA best-track record shows no landfall for Dolores. Its closest approach to a major city was 61 miles from Acapulco de Juárez, Guerrero, Mexico.
At its peak on June 16, 1974, Dolores was a Category 1 hurricane with maximum sustained winds of 81 mph (130 km/h).
2.5 days, from June 14, 1974 to June 17, 1974, including 24 hours at hurricane strength. It travelled about 505 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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