Track map & timeline · Eastern Pacific · September 6–16, 1966
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 Francesca (1966) was a Category 1 hurricane of the 1966 Eastern Pacific season. It formed on September 6, 1966, 324 mi SW of Manzanillo, Colima, Mexico, reached its peak of 86 mph (139 km/h) on September 6, 1966, and never made landfall. It rapidly intensified by 57 mph in 24 hours (to 86 mph on September 7, 1966). The storm lasted 10.5 days and travelled about 2,455 miles (3,950 km).
02 · Intensity
03 · Timeline
| Date · UTC | Status | Wind | Pressure | Position | Nearest place |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 6 00:00 | TD | 29 mph | — | 15.7°N 107.7°W | open ocean |
| Sep 6 06:00 | TD | 29 mph | — | 16.1°N 108.7°W | open ocean |
| Sep 6 12:00 | TS | 52 mph | — | 16.4°N 109.7°W | open ocean |
| Sep 6 18:00 | Cat 1 | 86 mph | — | 16.7°N 110.6°W | open ocean |
| Sep 7 00:00 | Cat 1 | 86 mph | — | 16.9°N 111.6°W | open ocean |
| Sep 7 06:00 | Cat 1 | 86 mph | — | 17.1°N 112.5°W | open ocean |
| Sep 7 12:00 | Cat 1 | 86 mph | — | 17.3°N 113.5°W | open ocean |
| Sep 7 18:00 | Cat 1 | 86 mph | — | 17.4°N 114.5°W | open ocean |
| Sep 8 00:00 | Cat 1 | 86 mph | — | 17.4°N 115.6°W | open ocean |
| Sep 8 06:00 | Cat 1 | 86 mph | — | 17.7°N 116.2°W | open ocean |
| Sep 8 12:00 | Cat 1 | 86 mph | — | 17.9°N 116.9°W | open ocean |
| Sep 8 18:00 | Cat 1 | 86 mph | — | 17.9°N 118.3°W | open ocean |
| Sep 9 00:00 | Cat 1 | 86 mph | — | 17.8°N 119.6°W | open ocean |
| Sep 9 06:00 | Cat 1 | 86 mph | — | 17.7°N 121.2°W | open ocean |
| Sep 9 12:00 | Cat 1 | 86 mph | — | 17.5°N 122.7°W | open ocean |
| Sep 9 18:00 | TS | 52 mph | — | 17.1°N 124.0°W | open ocean |
| Sep 10 00:00 | TS | 52 mph | — | 16.6°N 125.2°W | open ocean |
| Sep 10 06:00 | TS | 52 mph | — | 16.4°N 126.2°W | open ocean |
| Sep 10 12:00 | TS | 52 mph | — | 16.2°N 127.1°W | open ocean |
| Sep 10 18:00 | TS | 52 mph | — | 15.8°N 128.0°W | open ocean |
| Sep 11 00:00 | TS | 52 mph | — | 15.2°N 128.8°W | open ocean |
| Sep 11 06:00 | TS | 52 mph | — | 14.6°N 129.0°W | open ocean |
| Sep 11 12:00 | TS | 52 mph | — | 14.1°N 129.2°W | open ocean |
| Sep 11 18:00 | TS | 52 mph | — | 13.8°N 129.6°W | open ocean |
| Sep 12 00:00 | TS | 52 mph | — | 13.9°N 130.1°W | open ocean |
| Sep 12 06:00 | TS | 52 mph | — | 14.4°N 130.7°W | open ocean |
| Sep 12 12:00 | TS | 52 mph | — | 15.0°N 131.2°W | open ocean |
| Sep 12 18:00 | TS | 52 mph | — | 15.7°N 131.6°W | open ocean |
| Sep 13 00:00 | TS | 52 mph | — | 16.4°N 131.8°W | open ocean |
| Sep 13 06:00 | TS | 52 mph | — | 17.5°N 131.9°W | open ocean |
| Sep 13 12:00 | TS | 52 mph | — | 18.5°N 131.6°W | open ocean |
| Sep 13 18:00 | TS | 52 mph | — | 19.1°N 131.1°W | open ocean |
| Sep 14 00:00 | TS | 52 mph | — | 19.6°N 130.5°W | open ocean |
| Sep 14 06:00 | TS | 52 mph | — | 20.3°N 129.7°W | open ocean |
| Sep 14 12:00 | TS | 52 mph | — | 20.9°N 128.8°W | open ocean |
| Sep 14 18:00 | TS | 52 mph | — | 21.2°N 127.9°W | open ocean |
| Sep 15 00:00 | TS | 52 mph | — | 21.4°N 126.9°W | open ocean |
| Sep 15 06:00 | TD | 29 mph | — | 21.5°N 126.5°W | open ocean |
| Sep 15 12:00 | TD | 29 mph | — | 21.5°N 126.2°W | open ocean |
| Sep 15 18:00 | TD | 29 mph | — | 21.5°N 126.0°W | open ocean |
| Sep 16 00:00 | TD | 29 mph | — | 21.5°N 125.7°W | open ocean |
| Sep 16 06:00 | TD | 29 mph | — | 21.5°N 125.4°W | open ocean |
| Sep 16 12:00 | TD | 29 mph | — | 21.5°N 125.1°W | open ocean |
⬇ Download track data (CSV) · public-domain NOAA best track
Questions
No — the NOAA best-track record shows no landfall for Francesca.
At its peak on September 6, 1966, Francesca was a Category 1 hurricane with maximum sustained winds of 86 mph (139 km/h).
10.5 days, from September 6, 1966 to September 16, 1966, including 72 hours at hurricane strength. It travelled about 2,455 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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