Track map & timeline · Eastern Pacific · August 15–22, 1972
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 Estelle (1972) was a Category 1 hurricane of the 1972 Eastern Pacific season. It formed on August 15, 1972, reached its peak of 81 mph (130 km/h) on August 20, 1972, and never made landfall. The storm lasted 7.5 days and travelled about 1,967 miles (3,164 km).
02 · Intensity
03 · Timeline
| Date · UTC | Status | Wind | Pressure | Position | Nearest place |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 15 00:00 | TD | 29 mph | — | 9.6°N 110.4°W | open ocean |
| Aug 15 06:00 | TD | 35 mph | — | 10.2°N 110.6°W | open ocean |
| Aug 15 12:00 | TD | 35 mph | — | 10.6°N 111.2°W | open ocean |
| Aug 15 18:00 | TD | 35 mph | — | 11.2°N 112.7°W | open ocean |
| Aug 16 00:00 | TS | 46 mph | — | 11.9°N 114.2°W | open ocean |
| Aug 16 06:00 | TS | 46 mph | — | 12.2°N 115.6°W | open ocean |
| Aug 16 12:00 | TS | 46 mph | — | 12.6°N 116.9°W | open ocean |
| Aug 16 18:00 | TS | 46 mph | — | 14.0°N 118.0°W | open ocean |
| Aug 17 00:00 | TS | 46 mph | — | 15.2°N 118.8°W | open ocean |
| Aug 17 06:00 | TS | 46 mph | — | 15.5°N 119.4°W | open ocean |
| Aug 17 12:00 | TS | 46 mph | — | 15.7°N 120.1°W | open ocean |
| Aug 17 18:00 | TS | 52 mph | — | 16.0°N 120.8°W | open ocean |
| Aug 18 00:00 | TS | 52 mph | — | 16.4°N 121.4°W | open ocean |
| Aug 18 06:00 | TS | 52 mph | — | 16.5°N 121.5°W | open ocean |
| Aug 18 12:00 | TS | 63 mph | — | 16.6°N 121.6°W | open ocean |
| Aug 18 18:00 | TS | 63 mph | — | 16.7°N 121.7°W | open ocean |
| Aug 19 00:00 | TS | 69 mph | — | 16.8°N 121.9°W | open ocean |
| Aug 19 06:00 | TS | 69 mph | — | 17.1°N 122.2°W | open ocean |
| Aug 19 12:00 | TS | 69 mph | — | 17.7°N 122.6°W | open ocean |
| Aug 19 18:00 | Cat 1 | 75 mph | — | 18.3°N 123.0°W | open ocean |
| Aug 20 00:00 | Cat 1 | 81 mph | — | 18.9°N 123.3°W | open ocean |
| Aug 20 06:00 | Cat 1 | 81 mph | — | 19.5°N 123.7°W | open ocean |
| Aug 20 12:00 | Cat 1 | 75 mph | — | 20.0°N 124.1°W | open ocean |
| Aug 20 18:00 | TS | 69 mph | — | 21.0°N 125.2°W | open ocean |
| Aug 21 00:00 | TS | 69 mph | — | 21.9°N 126.3°W | open ocean |
| Aug 21 06:00 | TS | 69 mph | — | 22.6°N 127.2°W | open ocean |
| Aug 21 12:00 | TS | 69 mph | — | 23.4°N 128.2°W | open ocean |
| Aug 21 18:00 | TS | 52 mph | — | 24.3°N 129.5°W | open ocean |
| Aug 22 00:00 | TS | 46 mph | — | 25.1°N 130.8°W | open ocean |
| Aug 22 06:00 | TS | 46 mph | — | 25.9°N 132.0°W | open ocean |
| Aug 22 12:00 | TS | 40 mph | — | 26.7°N 133.2°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 20, 1972, Estelle was a Category 1 hurricane with maximum sustained winds of 81 mph (130 km/h).
7.5 days, from August 15, 1972 to August 22, 1972, including 24 hours at hurricane strength. It travelled about 1,967 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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