Track map & timeline · Eastern Pacific · July 1–10, 1970
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 (1970) was a Category 2 hurricane of the 1970 Eastern Pacific season. It formed on July 1, 1970, 182 mi SW of Puntarenas, Costa Rica, reached its peak of 98 mph (157 km/h) and a minimum pressure of 991 mb on July 3, 1970, and never made landfall. It rapidly intensified by 46 mph in 24 hours (to 98 mph on July 3, 1970). The storm lasted 8.5 days and travelled about 2,506 miles (4,032 km).
02 · Intensity
03 · Timeline
| Date · UTC | Status | Wind | Pressure | Position | Nearest place |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 1 12:00 | TD | 29 mph | — | 8.3°N 86.9°W | 162 mi SW of Nicoya, Costa Rica |
| Jul 1 18:00 | TD | 29 mph | — | 8.7°N 87.7°W | 180 mi SW of Santa Cruz, Costa Rica |
| Jul 2 00:00 | TD | 29 mph | — | 9.1°N 88.4°W | open ocean |
| Jul 2 06:00 | TD | 29 mph | — | 9.7°N 89.1°W | open ocean |
| Jul 2 12:00 | TD | 29 mph | — | 10.3°N 89.7°W | open ocean |
| Jul 2 18:00 | TS | 52 mph | — | 10.9°N 90.6°W | open ocean |
| Jul 3 00:00 | TS | 58 mph | — | 11.2°N 91.6°W | open ocean |
| Jul 3 06:00 | TS | 58 mph | — | 11.1°N 92.9°W | open ocean |
| Jul 3 12:00 | TS | 58 mph | — | 10.9°N 94.1°W | open ocean |
| Jul 3 18:00 | Cat 2 | 98 mph | — | 10.8°N 95.4°W | open ocean |
| Jul 4 00:00 | Cat 2 | 98 mph | — | 10.8°N 96.6°W | open ocean |
| Jul 4 06:00 | Cat 2 | 98 mph | — | 11.2°N 98.3°W | open ocean |
| Jul 4 12:00 | Cat 2 | 98 mph | — | 11.6°N 100.0°W | open ocean |
| Jul 4 18:00 | Cat 1 | 81 mph | 991 mb | 11.9°N 101.3°W | open ocean |
| Jul 5 00:00 | Cat 1 | 81 mph | — | 12.1°N 102.6°W | open ocean |
| Jul 5 06:00 | Cat 1 | 81 mph | — | 12.3°N 103.9°W | open ocean |
| Jul 5 12:00 | Cat 1 | 81 mph | — | 12.6°N 105.2°W | open ocean |
| Jul 5 18:00 | Cat 1 | 75 mph | — | 13.0°N 106.8°W | open ocean |
| Jul 6 00:00 | TS | 63 mph | — | 13.4°N 108.3°W | open ocean |
| Jul 6 06:00 | TS | 58 mph | — | 13.7°N 109.8°W | open ocean |
| Jul 6 12:00 | TS | 52 mph | — | 14.0°N 111.4°W | open ocean |
| Jul 6 18:00 | TS | 52 mph | — | 14.3°N 112.6°W | open ocean |
| Jul 7 00:00 | TS | 46 mph | — | 14.6°N 113.8°W | open ocean |
| Jul 7 06:00 | TS | 46 mph | — | 15.0°N 114.7°W | open ocean |
| Jul 7 12:00 | TS | 40 mph | — | 15.3°N 115.6°W | open ocean |
| Jul 7 18:00 | TS | 40 mph | 1006 mb | 15.5°N 116.3°W | open ocean |
| Jul 8 00:00 | TS | 40 mph | — | 15.6°N 117.1°W | open ocean |
| Jul 8 06:00 | TD | 35 mph | — | 15.7°N 117.8°W | open ocean |
| Jul 8 12:00 | TD | 35 mph | — | 15.7°N 118.6°W | open ocean |
| Jul 8 18:00 | TD | 29 mph | — | 15.7°N 119.2°W | open ocean |
| Jul 9 00:00 | TD | 29 mph | — | 15.6°N 119.8°W | open ocean |
| Jul 9 06:00 | TD | 29 mph | — | 15.6°N 120.6°W | open ocean |
| Jul 9 12:00 | TD | 29 mph | — | 15.6°N 121.3°W | open ocean |
| Jul 9 18:00 | TD | 29 mph | — | 15.5°N 121.9°W | open ocean |
| Jul 10 00:00 | TD | 29 mph | — | 15.2°N 122.4°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 July 3, 1970, Francesca was a Category 2 hurricane with maximum sustained winds of 98 mph (157 km/h) and a central pressure of 991 mb.
8.5 days, from July 1, 1970 to July 10, 1970, including 54 hours at hurricane strength. It travelled about 2,506 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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