Track map & timeline · Eastern Pacific · July 9–28, 1978
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 Fico (1978) was a Category 4 hurricane of the 1978 Eastern Pacific season. It formed on July 9, 1978, reached its peak of 138 mph (222 km/h) on July 12, 1978, and never made landfall. It rapidly intensified by 57 mph in 24 hours (to 132 mph on July 11, 1978). The storm lasted 19.8 days and travelled about 5,417 miles (8,716 km).
02 · Intensity
03 · Timeline
| Date · UTC | Status | Wind | Pressure | Position | Nearest place |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 9 00:00 | TD | 35 mph | — | 10.8°N 105.9°W | open ocean |
| Jul 9 06:00 | TD | 29 mph | — | 10.9°N 106.9°W | open ocean |
| Jul 9 12:00 | TD | 35 mph | — | 11.2°N 107.9°W | open ocean |
| Jul 9 18:00 | TD | 35 mph | — | 11.5°N 108.8°W | open ocean |
| Jul 10 00:00 | TS | 40 mph | — | 12.1°N 109.5°W | open ocean |
| Jul 10 06:00 | TS | 52 mph | — | 12.5°N 110.2°W | open ocean |
| Jul 10 12:00 | TS | 63 mph | — | 13.0°N 110.8°W | open ocean |
| Jul 10 18:00 | Cat 1 | 75 mph | — | 13.6°N 111.4°W | open ocean |
| Jul 11 00:00 | Cat 1 | 86 mph | — | 14.2°N 112.1°W | open ocean |
| Jul 11 06:00 | Cat 1 | 92 mph | — | 14.4°N 112.9°W | open ocean |
| Jul 11 12:00 | Cat 3 | 115 mph | — | 14.7°N 113.3°W | open ocean |
| Jul 11 18:00 | Cat 4 | 132 mph | — | 14.7°N 113.7°W | open ocean |
| Jul 12 00:00 | Cat 4 | 132 mph | — | 14.8°N 114.2°W | open ocean |
| Jul 12 06:00 | Cat 4 | 132 mph | — | 14.9°N 114.6°W | open ocean |
| Jul 12 12:00 | Cat 4 | 138 mph | — | 15.0°N 115.0°W | open ocean |
| Jul 12 18:00 | Cat 4 | 138 mph | — | 14.9°N 115.6°W | open ocean |
| Jul 13 00:00 | Cat 4 | 132 mph | — | 14.9°N 116.0°W | open ocean |
| Jul 13 06:00 | Cat 3 | 121 mph | — | 15.0°N 116.7°W | open ocean |
| Jul 13 12:00 | Cat 3 | 121 mph | — | 15.1°N 117.3°W | open ocean |
| Jul 13 18:00 | Cat 3 | 121 mph | — | 15.1°N 118.4°W | open ocean |
| Jul 14 00:00 | Cat 2 | 109 mph | — | 15.2°N 119.4°W | open ocean |
| Jul 14 06:00 | Cat 1 | 92 mph | — | 15.2°N 120.4°W | open ocean |
| Jul 14 12:00 | Cat 3 | 121 mph | — | 15.2°N 121.5°W | open ocean |
| Jul 14 18:00 | Cat 3 | 127 mph | — | 15.0°N 122.7°W | open ocean |
| Jul 15 00:00 | Cat 4 | 132 mph | — | 15.3°N 124.0°W | open ocean |
| Jul 15 06:00 | Cat 4 | 132 mph | — | 15.5°N 125.4°W | open ocean |
| Jul 15 12:00 | Cat 4 | 132 mph | — | 15.5°N 126.8°W | open ocean |
| Jul 15 18:00 | Cat 3 | 121 mph | — | 15.7°N 128.2°W | open ocean |
| Jul 16 00:00 | Cat 3 | 127 mph | — | 16.3°N 129.7°W | open ocean |
| Jul 16 06:00 | Cat 3 | 127 mph | — | 16.3°N 131.2°W | open ocean |
| Jul 16 12:00 | Cat 4 | 132 mph | — | 16.0°N 132.8°W | open ocean |
| Jul 16 18:00 | Cat 4 | 132 mph | — | 16.1°N 134.3°W | open ocean |
| Jul 17 00:00 | Cat 4 | 132 mph | — | 16.5°N 135.8°W | open ocean |
| Jul 17 06:00 | Cat 3 | 121 mph | — | 16.6°N 137.4°W | open ocean |
| Jul 17 12:00 | Cat 2 | 104 mph | — | 16.1°N 138.9°W | open ocean |
| Jul 17 18:00 | Cat 1 | 92 mph | — | 16.1°N 140.5°W | open ocean |
| Jul 18 00:00 | Cat 1 | 92 mph | — | 16.3°N 142.2°W | open ocean |
| Jul 18 06:00 | Cat 1 | 92 mph | — | 16.1°N 143.4°W | open ocean |
| Jul 18 12:00 | Cat 1 | 92 mph | — | 16.1°N 144.7°W | open ocean |
| Jul 18 18:00 | Cat 1 | 92 mph | — | 16.0°N 146.1°W | open ocean |
| Jul 19 00:00 | Cat 2 | 98 mph | — | 16.1°N 147.3°W | open ocean |
| Jul 19 06:00 | Cat 2 | 104 mph | — | 16.0°N 148.8°W | open ocean |
| Jul 19 12:00 | Cat 2 | 104 mph | — | 16.0°N 149.9°W | open ocean |
| Jul 19 18:00 | Cat 2 | 104 mph | — | 16.0°N 151.0°W | open ocean |
| Jul 20 00:00 | Cat 2 | 104 mph | — | 16.0°N 152.4°W | open ocean |
| Jul 20 06:00 | Cat 2 | 109 mph | — | 16.0°N 153.4°W | open ocean |
| Jul 20 12:00 | Cat 2 | 109 mph | — | 16.0°N 154.5°W | open ocean |
| Jul 20 18:00 | Cat 3 | 115 mph | — | 16.0°N 155.5°W | open ocean |
| Jul 21 00:00 | Cat 3 | 115 mph | — | 16.2°N 156.6°W | open ocean |
| Jul 21 06:00 | Cat 3 | 115 mph | — | 16.6°N 157.7°W | open ocean |
| Jul 21 12:00 | Cat 3 | 115 mph | — | 17.0°N 158.5°W | open ocean |
| Jul 21 18:00 | Cat 3 | 115 mph | — | 17.5°N 159.3°W | open ocean |
| Jul 22 00:00 | Cat 3 | 115 mph | — | 18.1°N 160.0°W | open ocean |
| Jul 22 06:00 | Cat 2 | 109 mph | — | 18.7°N 160.8°W | open ocean |
| Jul 22 12:00 | Cat 2 | 109 mph | — | 19.2°N 161.5°W | open ocean |
| Jul 22 18:00 | Cat 2 | 109 mph | — | 19.8°N 162.2°W | open ocean |
| Jul 23 00:00 | Cat 2 | 109 mph | — | 20.2°N 162.9°W | open ocean |
| Jul 23 06:00 | Cat 2 | 109 mph | — | 20.8°N 163.8°W | open ocean |
| Jul 23 12:00 | Cat 2 | 109 mph | — | 21.3°N 164.6°W | open ocean |
| Jul 23 18:00 | Cat 2 | 104 mph | — | 21.7°N 165.5°W | open ocean |
| Jul 24 00:00 | Cat 2 | 98 mph | — | 21.9°N 166.5°W | open ocean |
| Jul 24 06:00 | Cat 1 | 92 mph | — | 22.2°N 167.5°W | open ocean |
| Jul 24 12:00 | Cat 1 | 92 mph | — | 22.5°N 168.5°W | open ocean |
| Jul 24 18:00 | Cat 2 | 98 mph | — | 22.8°N 169.2°W | open ocean |
| Jul 25 00:00 | Cat 2 | 98 mph | — | 23.1°N 170.2°W | open ocean |
| Jul 25 06:00 | Cat 1 | 86 mph | — | 23.4°N 170.9°W | open ocean |
| Jul 25 12:00 | Cat 1 | 86 mph | — | 23.7°N 171.6°W | open ocean |
| Jul 25 18:00 | Cat 1 | 86 mph | — | 23.8°N 172.3°W | open ocean |
| Jul 26 00:00 | Cat 1 | 86 mph | — | 24.0°N 173.0°W | open ocean |
| Jul 26 06:00 | Cat 1 | 81 mph | — | 24.3°N 173.7°W | open ocean |
| Jul 26 12:00 | Cat 1 | 81 mph | — | 24.7°N 174.3°W | open ocean |
| Jul 26 18:00 | Cat 1 | 81 mph | — | 25.0°N 175.0°W | open ocean |
| Jul 27 00:00 | Cat 1 | 81 mph | — | 25.5°N 175.5°W | open ocean |
| Jul 27 06:00 | Cat 1 | 81 mph | — | 26.2°N 176.2°W | open ocean |
| Jul 27 12:00 | Cat 1 | 81 mph | — | 27.0°N 176.5°W | open ocean |
| Jul 27 18:00 | Cat 1 | 81 mph | — | 28.0°N 176.4°W | open ocean |
| Jul 28 00:00 | TS | 52 mph | — | 28.6°N 177.0°W | open ocean |
| Jul 28 06:00 | TS | 46 mph | — | 30.0°N 177.0°W | open ocean |
| Jul 28 12:00 | TS | 40 mph | — | 31.2°N 176.3°W | open ocean |
| Jul 28 18:00 | TD | 35 mph | — | 31.9°N 177.5°W | open ocean |
⬇ Download track data (CSV) · public-domain NOAA best track
Questions
No — the NOAA best-track record shows no landfall for Fico.
At its peak on July 12, 1978, Fico was a Category 4 hurricane with maximum sustained winds of 138 mph (222 km/h).
19.8 days, from July 9, 1978 to July 28, 1978, including 414 hours at hurricane strength (168 as a major hurricane). It travelled about 5,417 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.
This site was built by Digital Dynamics Kft.
This archive is our own work, built from openly available data — the NOAA best-track records, the replay engine, the wind-field rendering and the map tiles served from our own servers in the European Union. If your business generates data — measurements, machines, orders, customers — we are happy to turn it into a clear, interactive interface.
But this is not all we build:
Or anything else that can be programmed — just get in touch.
See our work → or write: info@digitaldynamics.hu