Track map & timeline · Eastern Pacific · July 3–10, 1984
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 Fausto (1984) was a Category 2 hurricane of the 1984 Eastern Pacific season. It formed on July 3, 1984, 187 mi SW of Ciudad Lázaro Cárdenas, Michoacán, Mexico, reached its peak of 109 mph (176 km/h) on July 6, 1984, and never made landfall. It rapidly intensified by 34 mph in 24 hours (to 86 mph on July 5, 1984). The storm lasted 6.5 days and travelled about 1,148 miles (1,847 km).
02 · Intensity
03 · Timeline
| Date · UTC | Status | Wind | Pressure | Position | Nearest place |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 3 12:00 | TD | 35 mph | — | 15.8°N 103.9°W | 186 mi SW of La Mira, Michoacán, Mexico |
| Jul 3 18:00 | TS | 46 mph | — | 16.1°N 104.0°W | 175 mi SW of Ciudad Lázaro Cárdenas, Michoacán, Mexico |
| Jul 4 00:00 | TS | 52 mph | — | 16.4°N 105.5°W | open ocean |
| Jul 4 06:00 | TS | 58 mph | — | 16.7°N 106.1°W | open ocean |
| Jul 4 12:00 | TS | 63 mph | — | 17.0°N 106.6°W | open ocean |
| Jul 4 18:00 | Cat 1 | 75 mph | — | 17.3°N 107.0°W | open ocean |
| Jul 5 00:00 | Cat 1 | 86 mph | — | 17.5°N 107.5°W | open ocean |
| Jul 5 06:00 | Cat 1 | 92 mph | — | 17.6°N 107.7°W | open ocean |
| Jul 5 12:00 | Cat 1 | 92 mph | — | 17.8°N 108.0°W | open ocean |
| Jul 5 18:00 | Cat 2 | 104 mph | — | 17.9°N 108.1°W | open ocean |
| Jul 6 00:00 | Cat 2 | 109 mph | — | 18.2°N 108.3°W | open ocean |
| Jul 6 06:00 | Cat 2 | 109 mph | — | 18.7°N 108.6°W | open ocean |
| Jul 6 12:00 | Cat 2 | 109 mph | — | 19.3°N 108.8°W | open ocean |
| Jul 6 18:00 | Cat 2 | 104 mph | — | 19.9°N 109.1°W | open ocean |
| Jul 7 00:00 | Cat 2 | 104 mph | — | 20.3°N 109.6°W | 180 mi S of Cabo San Lucas, Baja California Sur, Mexico |
| Jul 7 06:00 | Cat 2 | 104 mph | — | 20.7°N 110.1°W | 152 mi S of Cabo San Lucas, Baja California Sur, Mexico |
| Jul 7 12:00 | Cat 2 | 104 mph | — | 21.1°N 110.4°W | 128 mi SSW of Cabo San Lucas, Baja California Sur, Mexico |
| Jul 7 18:00 | Cat 2 | 98 mph | — | 21.5°N 110.7°W | 109 mi SSW of Cabo San Lucas, Baja California Sur, Mexico |
| Jul 8 00:00 | Cat 1 | 92 mph | — | 22.0°N 111.3°W | 108 mi SW of Cabo San Lucas, Baja California Sur, Mexico |
| Jul 8 06:00 | Cat 1 | 81 mph | — | 22.7°N 112.0°W | 134 mi W of Cabo San Lucas, Baja California Sur, Mexico |
| Jul 8 12:00 | TS | 63 mph | — | 23.3°N 112.7°W | 136 mi SSW of Ciudad Constitución, Baja California Sur, Mexico |
| Jul 8 18:00 | TS | 52 mph | — | 23.9°N 113.5°W | 140 mi WSW of Ciudad Constitución, Baja California Sur, Mexico |
| Jul 9 00:00 | TS | 46 mph | — | 24.0°N 114.6°W | open ocean |
| Jul 9 06:00 | TD | 35 mph | — | 24.0°N 115.5°W | open ocean |
| Jul 9 12:00 | TD | 35 mph | — | 23.9°N 116.2°W | open ocean |
| Jul 9 18:00 | TD | 29 mph | — | 23.9°N 117.0°W | open ocean |
| Jul 10 00:00 | TD | 29 mph | — | 23.9°N 117.8°W | open ocean |
⬇ Download track data (CSV) · public-domain NOAA best track
Questions
No — the NOAA best-track record shows no landfall for Fausto.
At its peak on July 6, 1984, Fausto was a Category 2 hurricane with maximum sustained winds of 109 mph (176 km/h).
6.5 days, from July 3, 1984 to July 10, 1984, including 90 hours at hurricane strength. It travelled about 1,148 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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