Track map & timeline · Eastern Pacific · July 18 – August 3, 1973
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 Doreen (1973) was a Category 4 hurricane of the 1973 Eastern Pacific season. It formed on July 18, 1973, reached its peak of 138 mph (222 km/h) and a minimum pressure of 968 mb on July 20, 1973, and never made landfall. It rapidly intensified by 52 mph in 24 hours (to 115 mph on July 19, 1973). The storm lasted 16.0 days and travelled about 4,730 miles (7,611 km).
02 · Intensity
03 · Timeline
| Date · UTC | Status | Wind | Pressure | Position | Nearest place |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 18 00:00 | TS | 46 mph | — | 10.6°N 107.0°W | open ocean |
| Jul 18 06:00 | TS | 52 mph | — | 10.8°N 109.4°W | open ocean |
| Jul 18 12:00 | TS | 63 mph | — | 11.0°N 110.3°W | open ocean |
| Jul 18 18:00 | TS | 69 mph | — | 11.3°N 111.2°W | open ocean |
| Jul 19 00:00 | Cat 1 | 75 mph | — | 11.5°N 112.1°W | open ocean |
| Jul 19 06:00 | Cat 1 | 81 mph | — | 11.8°N 113.0°W | open ocean |
| Jul 19 12:00 | Cat 3 | 115 mph | — | 12.2°N 114.6°W | open ocean |
| Jul 19 18:00 | Cat 3 | 115 mph | 973 mb | 12.5°N 116.1°W | open ocean |
| Jul 20 00:00 | Cat 3 | 115 mph | — | 12.9°N 117.5°W | open ocean |
| Jul 20 06:00 | Cat 3 | 115 mph | — | 13.4°N 118.7°W | open ocean |
| Jul 20 12:00 | Cat 3 | 115 mph | — | 13.8°N 120.0°W | open ocean |
| Jul 20 18:00 | Cat 4 | 138 mph | 972 mb | 14.0°N 121.2°W | open ocean |
| Jul 21 00:00 | Cat 3 | 127 mph | — | 14.2°N 122.5°W | open ocean |
| Jul 21 06:00 | Cat 2 | 104 mph | — | 14.3°N 123.6°W | open ocean |
| Jul 21 12:00 | Cat 2 | 98 mph | — | 14.4°N 124.5°W | open ocean |
| Jul 21 18:00 | Cat 1 | 92 mph | 968 mb | 14.4°N 125.3°W | open ocean |
| Jul 22 00:00 | Cat 1 | 92 mph | — | 14.4°N 126.2°W | open ocean |
| Jul 22 06:00 | Cat 1 | 92 mph | — | 14.5°N 127.1°W | open ocean |
| Jul 22 12:00 | Cat 1 | 86 mph | — | 14.6°N 128.0°W | open ocean |
| Jul 22 18:00 | Cat 1 | 75 mph | 969 mb | 14.7°N 129.0°W | open ocean |
| Jul 23 00:00 | Cat 1 | 75 mph | — | 14.8°N 130.0°W | open ocean |
| Jul 23 06:00 | Cat 1 | 75 mph | — | 14.9°N 130.9°W | open ocean |
| Jul 23 12:00 | Cat 1 | 75 mph | — | 15.0°N 131.7°W | open ocean |
| Jul 23 18:00 | Cat 1 | 75 mph | — | 15.1°N 132.6°W | open ocean |
| Jul 24 00:00 | Cat 1 | 75 mph | — | 15.2°N 133.6°W | open ocean |
| Jul 24 06:00 | Cat 1 | 75 mph | — | 15.3°N 134.6°W | open ocean |
| Jul 24 12:00 | Cat 1 | 75 mph | — | 15.4°N 135.7°W | open ocean |
| Jul 24 18:00 | Cat 1 | 75 mph | — | 15.7°N 136.9°W | open ocean |
| Jul 25 00:00 | Cat 1 | 81 mph | — | 16.0°N 138.0°W | open ocean |
| Jul 25 06:00 | Cat 1 | 81 mph | — | 16.1°N 138.7°W | open ocean |
| Jul 25 12:00 | TS | 69 mph | — | 16.2°N 139.5°W | open ocean |
| Jul 25 18:00 | TS | 63 mph | — | 16.3°N 140.4°W | open ocean |
| Jul 26 00:00 | TS | 58 mph | — | 16.3°N 141.3°W | open ocean |
| Jul 26 06:00 | TS | 58 mph | — | 16.4°N 142.5°W | open ocean |
| Jul 26 12:00 | TS | 58 mph | — | 16.5°N 143.7°W | open ocean |
| Jul 26 18:00 | TS | 52 mph | — | 16.5°N 144.8°W | open ocean |
| Jul 27 00:00 | TS | 46 mph | — | 16.2°N 145.7°W | open ocean |
| Jul 27 06:00 | TS | 58 mph | — | 15.4°N 146.3°W | open ocean |
| Jul 27 12:00 | TS | 63 mph | — | 14.5°N 146.8°W | open ocean |
| Jul 27 18:00 | TS | 69 mph | — | 13.8°N 147.3°W | open ocean |
| Jul 28 00:00 | Cat 1 | 86 mph | — | 13.3°N 147.8°W | open ocean |
| Jul 28 06:00 | Cat 1 | 86 mph | — | 13.0°N 148.4°W | open ocean |
| Jul 28 12:00 | Cat 1 | 92 mph | — | 12.8°N 149.0°W | open ocean |
| Jul 28 18:00 | Cat 2 | 98 mph | — | 12.7°N 149.7°W | open ocean |
| Jul 29 00:00 | Cat 2 | 104 mph | — | 12.7°N 150.4°W | open ocean |
| Jul 29 06:00 | Cat 2 | 104 mph | — | 12.9°N 151.2°W | open ocean |
| Jul 29 12:00 | Cat 3 | 115 mph | — | 13.2°N 152.0°W | open ocean |
| Jul 29 18:00 | Cat 2 | 104 mph | — | 13.4°N 152.8°W | open ocean |
| Jul 30 00:00 | Cat 2 | 104 mph | — | 13.6°N 153.6°W | open ocean |
| Jul 30 06:00 | Cat 2 | 98 mph | — | 13.9°N 154.7°W | open ocean |
| Jul 30 12:00 | Cat 2 | 98 mph | — | 14.2°N 155.8°W | open ocean |
| Jul 30 18:00 | Cat 1 | 92 mph | — | 14.6°N 157.0°W | open ocean |
| Jul 31 00:00 | Cat 1 | 92 mph | — | 15.0°N 158.2°W | open ocean |
| Jul 31 06:00 | Cat 1 | 86 mph | — | 15.5°N 159.3°W | open ocean |
| Jul 31 12:00 | Cat 1 | 86 mph | — | 16.0°N 160.5°W | open ocean |
| Jul 31 18:00 | Cat 1 | 81 mph | — | 16.4°N 161.8°W | open ocean |
| Aug 1 00:00 | Cat 1 | 75 mph | — | 16.9°N 163.3°W | open ocean |
| Aug 1 06:00 | Cat 1 | 75 mph | — | 17.4°N 164.9°W | open ocean |
| Aug 1 12:00 | TS | 69 mph | — | 18.0°N 166.5°W | open ocean |
| Aug 1 18:00 | TS | 63 mph | — | 18.6°N 167.9°W | open ocean |
| Aug 2 00:00 | TS | 58 mph | — | 19.3°N 169.1°W | open ocean |
| Aug 2 06:00 | TS | 52 mph | — | 20.0°N 170.0°W | open ocean |
| Aug 2 12:00 | TS | 40 mph | — | 20.6°N 171.0°W | open ocean |
| Aug 2 18:00 | TS | 40 mph | — | 20.4°N 172.2°W | open ocean |
| Aug 3 00:00 | TD | 35 mph | — | 19.4°N 173.3°W | open ocean |
⬇ Download track data (CSV) · public-domain NOAA best track
Questions
No — the NOAA best-track record shows no landfall for Doreen.
At its peak on July 20, 1973, Doreen was a Category 4 hurricane with maximum sustained winds of 138 mph (222 km/h) and a central pressure of 968 mb.
16.0 days, from July 18, 1973 to August 3, 1973, including 264 hours at hurricane strength (48 as a major hurricane). It travelled about 4,730 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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