Track map & timeline · Eastern Pacific · August 29 – September 9, 1960
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01 · The story
Hurricane Estelle (1960) was a Category 1 hurricane of the 1960 Eastern Pacific season. It formed on August 29, 1960, 142 mi S of Puerto San José, Guatemala, reached its peak of 86 mph (139 km/h) on August 29, 1960, and never made landfall. The storm lasted 11.5 days and travelled about 2,605 miles (4,191 km).
02 · Intensity
03 · Timeline
| Date · UTC | Status | Wind | Pressure | Position | Nearest place |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 29 00:00 | Cat 1 | 86 mph | — | 11.9°N 91.2°W | 142 mi S of Puerto San José, Guatemala |
| Aug 29 06:00 | Cat 1 | 86 mph | — | 12.8°N 92.1°W | 111 mi SSW of Nueva Concepción, Guatemala |
| Aug 29 12:00 | Cat 1 | 86 mph | — | 13.6°N 93.1°W | 87 mi SW of Brisas Barra de Suchiate, Chiapas, Mexico |
| Aug 29 18:00 | Cat 1 | 86 mph | — | 14.2°N 94.0°W | 113 mi SW of Mapastepec, Chiapas, Mexico |
| Aug 30 00:00 | Cat 1 | 86 mph | — | 14.5°N 94.9°W | 117 mi S of Salina Cruz, Oaxaca, Mexico |
| Aug 30 06:00 | Cat 1 | 86 mph | — | 14.6°N 96.1°W | 81 mi S of Crucecita, Oaxaca, Mexico |
| Aug 30 12:00 | Cat 1 | 86 mph | — | 14.8°N 97.2°W | 74 mi S of Puerto Escondido, Oaxaca, Mexico |
| Aug 30 18:00 | Cat 1 | 86 mph | — | 15.0°N 97.9°W | 76 mi SSW of Río Grande, Oaxaca, Mexico |
| Aug 31 00:00 | Cat 1 | 86 mph | — | 15.2°N 98.7°W | 90 mi SSW of Pinotepa Nacional, Oaxaca, Mexico |
| Aug 31 06:00 | Cat 1 | 86 mph | — | 15.7°N 100.3°W | 84 mi SSW of Acapulco de Juárez, Guerrero, Mexico |
| Aug 31 12:00 | Cat 1 | 86 mph | — | 16.1°N 101.8°W | 108 mi S of Ixtapa-Zihuatanejo, Guerrero, Mexico |
| Aug 31 18:00 | Cat 1 | 86 mph | — | 16.2°N 102.9°W | 130 mi SSW of Ciudad Lázaro Cárdenas, Michoacán, Mexico |
| Sep 1 00:00 | Cat 1 | 86 mph | — | 16.1°N 104.0°W | 175 mi SW of Ciudad Lázaro Cárdenas, Michoacán, Mexico |
| Sep 1 06:00 | Cat 1 | 86 mph | — | 16.1°N 105.1°W | open ocean |
| Sep 1 12:00 | Cat 1 | 86 mph | — | 16.2°N 106.2°W | open ocean |
| Sep 1 18:00 | Cat 1 | 86 mph | — | 16.4°N 107.2°W | open ocean |
| Sep 2 00:00 | Cat 1 | 86 mph | — | 16.9°N 108.1°W | open ocean |
| Sep 2 06:00 | Cat 1 | 86 mph | — | 17.5°N 108.9°W | open ocean |
| Sep 2 12:00 | Cat 1 | 86 mph | — | 18.1°N 109.5°W | open ocean |
| Sep 2 18:00 | Cat 1 | 86 mph | — | 18.8°N 110.0°W | open ocean |
| Sep 3 00:00 | Cat 1 | 86 mph | — | 19.1°N 110.6°W | open ocean |
| Sep 3 06:00 | Cat 1 | 86 mph | — | 19.1°N 111.3°W | open ocean |
| Sep 3 12:00 | Cat 1 | 86 mph | — | 19.0°N 112.0°W | open ocean |
| Sep 3 18:00 | Cat 1 | 86 mph | — | 18.9°N 112.7°W | open ocean |
| Sep 4 00:00 | Cat 1 | 86 mph | — | 18.9°N 113.4°W | open ocean |
| Sep 4 06:00 | Cat 1 | 86 mph | — | 18.7°N 114.2°W | open ocean |
| Sep 4 12:00 | Cat 1 | 86 mph | — | 18.4°N 115.0°W | open ocean |
| Sep 4 18:00 | Cat 1 | 86 mph | — | 18.2°N 115.5°W | open ocean |
| Sep 5 00:00 | Cat 1 | 86 mph | — | 18.2°N 116.1°W | open ocean |
| Sep 5 06:00 | Cat 1 | 86 mph | — | 18.5°N 116.6°W | open ocean |
| Sep 5 12:00 | Cat 1 | 86 mph | — | 18.8°N 117.0°W | open ocean |
| Sep 5 18:00 | Cat 1 | 86 mph | — | 19.1°N 117.4°W | open ocean |
| Sep 6 00:00 | Cat 1 | 86 mph | — | 19.4°N 117.6°W | open ocean |
| Sep 6 06:00 | Cat 1 | 86 mph | — | 20.1°N 117.8°W | open ocean |
| Sep 6 12:00 | Cat 1 | 86 mph | — | 20.8°N 117.8°W | open ocean |
| Sep 6 18:00 | Cat 1 | 86 mph | — | 21.4°N 117.8°W | open ocean |
| Sep 7 00:00 | Cat 1 | 86 mph | — | 22.0°N 117.9°W | open ocean |
| Sep 7 06:00 | Cat 1 | 86 mph | — | 22.6°N 117.9°W | open ocean |
| Sep 7 12:00 | Cat 1 | 86 mph | — | 23.2°N 118.0°W | open ocean |
| Sep 7 18:00 | Cat 1 | 86 mph | — | 23.7°N 118.1°W | open ocean |
| Sep 8 00:00 | Cat 1 | 86 mph | — | 24.1°N 118.3°W | open ocean |
| Sep 8 06:00 | Cat 1 | 86 mph | — | 24.8°N 118.6°W | open ocean |
| Sep 8 12:00 | Cat 1 | 86 mph | — | 25.5°N 118.9°W | open ocean |
| Sep 8 18:00 | Cat 1 | 86 mph | — | 26.0°N 119.4°W | open ocean |
| Sep 9 00:00 | Cat 1 | 86 mph | — | 26.5°N 120.0°W | open ocean |
| Sep 9 06:00 | Cat 1 | 86 mph | — | 27.0°N 120.8°W | open ocean |
| Sep 9 12:00 | Cat 1 | 86 mph | — | 27.5°N 121.8°W | open ocean |
⬇ Download track data (CSV) · public-domain NOAA best track
Questions
No — the NOAA best-track record shows no landfall for Estelle.
At its peak on August 29, 1960, Estelle was a Category 1 hurricane with maximum sustained winds of 86 mph (139 km/h).
11.5 days, from August 29, 1960 to September 9, 1960, including 276 hours at hurricane strength. It travelled about 2,605 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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