Track map & timeline · Atlantic · October 22–30, 1992
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 Frances (1992) was a Category 1 hurricane of the 1992 Atlantic season. It formed on October 22, 1992, reached its peak of 86 mph (139 km/h) and a minimum pressure of 976 mb on October 24, 1992, and never made landfall. It rapidly intensified by 34 mph in 24 hours (to 69 mph on October 23, 1992). The storm lasted 7.5 days and travelled about 3,622 miles (5,829 km).
02 · Intensity
03 · Timeline
| Date · UTC | Status | Wind | Pressure | Position | Nearest place |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 22 12:00 | TD extratropical | 35 mph | 1009 mb | 26.3°N 60.8°W | open ocean |
| Oct 22 18:00 | TS extratropical | 46 mph | 1004 mb | 26.6°N 61.2°W | open ocean |
| Oct 23 00:00 | TS extratropical | 58 mph | 996 mb | 27.1°N 61.4°W | open ocean |
| Oct 23 06:00 | TS | 63 mph | 992 mb | 27.7°N 61.4°W | open ocean |
| Oct 23 12:00 | TS | 69 mph | 990 mb | 28.3°N 61.3°W | open ocean |
| Oct 23 18:00 | Cat 1 | 75 mph | 986 mb | 28.7°N 61.1°W | open ocean |
| Oct 24 00:00 | Cat 1 | 75 mph | 978 mb | 29.0°N 60.6°W | open ocean |
| Oct 24 06:00 | Cat 1 | 81 mph | 977 mb | 29.6°N 59.9°W | open ocean |
| Oct 24 12:00 | Cat 1 | 86 mph | 976 mb | 30.6°N 58.8°W | open ocean |
| Oct 24 18:00 | Cat 1 | 86 mph | 976 mb | 32.1°N 57.4°W | open ocean |
| Oct 25 00:00 | Cat 1 | 81 mph | 978 mb | 33.8°N 56.2°W | open ocean |
| Oct 25 06:00 | Cat 1 | 75 mph | 980 mb | 35.7°N 54.9°W | open ocean |
| Oct 25 12:00 | Cat 1 | 75 mph | 982 mb | 37.7°N 53.7°W | open ocean |
| Oct 25 18:00 | TS | 69 mph | 983 mb | 39.6°N 52.7°W | open ocean |
| Oct 26 00:00 | TS | 69 mph | 985 mb | 41.4°N 51.7°W | open ocean |
| Oct 26 06:00 | TS | 69 mph | 986 mb | 43.2°N 50.2°W | open ocean |
| Oct 26 12:00 | TS | 69 mph | 987 mb | 44.8°N 48.6°W | open ocean |
| Oct 26 18:00 | TS | 63 mph | 988 mb | 46.0°N 46.9°W | open ocean |
| Oct 27 00:00 | TS | 63 mph | 989 mb | 47.0°N 44.9°W | open ocean |
| Oct 27 06:00 | TS extratropical | 58 mph | 992 mb | 47.6°N 42.7°W | open ocean |
| Oct 27 12:00 | TS extratropical | 52 mph | 994 mb | 48.0°N 40.0°W | open ocean |
| Oct 27 18:00 | TS extratropical | 46 mph | 998 mb | 48.0°N 37.0°W | open ocean |
| Oct 28 00:00 | TS extratropical | 46 mph | 1002 mb | 48.0°N 34.0°W | open ocean |
| Oct 28 06:00 | TS extratropical | 40 mph | 1004 mb | 47.5°N 31.0°W | open ocean |
| Oct 28 12:00 | TS extratropical | 40 mph | 1002 mb | 47.0°N 27.5°W | open ocean |
| Oct 28 18:00 | TS extratropical | 40 mph | 999 mb | 46.0°N 24.0°W | open ocean |
| Oct 29 00:00 | TS extratropical | 46 mph | 999 mb | 45.0°N 20.0°W | open ocean |
| Oct 29 06:00 | TS extratropical | 40 mph | 1001 mb | 44.0°N 16.0°W | open ocean |
| Oct 29 12:00 | TS extratropical | 40 mph | 1002 mb | 43.5°N 12.0°W | 165 mi WNW of Santa Uxía de Ribeira, Spain |
| Oct 29 18:00 | TD extratropical | 35 mph | 1003 mb | 43.0°N 9.0°W | 10 mi WSW of Santa Comba, Spain |
| Oct 30 00:00 | TD extratropical | 35 mph | 1002 mb | 43.0°N 7.0°W | 28 mi E of Lugo, Spain |
⬇ Download track data (CSV) · public-domain NOAA best track
Questions
No — the NOAA best-track record shows no landfall for Frances.
At its peak on October 24, 1992, Frances was a Category 1 hurricane with maximum sustained winds of 86 mph (139 km/h) and a central pressure of 976 mb.
7.5 days, from October 22, 1992 to October 30, 1992, including 48 hours at hurricane strength. It travelled about 3,622 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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