Track map & timeline · Eastern Pacific · July 18–23, 1971
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 (1971) was a Category 3 hurricane of the 1971 Eastern Pacific season. It formed on July 18, 1971, reached its peak of 115 mph (185 km/h) and a minimum pressure of 991 mb on July 19, 1971, and never made landfall. It rapidly intensified by 80 mph in 24 hours (to 115 mph on July 19, 1971). The storm lasted 5.5 days and travelled about 1,671 miles (2,688 km).
02 · Intensity
03 · Timeline
| Date · UTC | Status | Wind | Pressure | Position | Nearest place |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 18 00:00 | TD | 29 mph | — | 11.3°N 105.7°W | open ocean |
| Jul 18 06:00 | TD | 29 mph | — | 11.4°N 106.5°W | open ocean |
| Jul 18 12:00 | TD | 29 mph | — | 11.6°N 107.2°W | open ocean |
| Jul 18 18:00 | TD | 35 mph | — | 12.1°N 108.3°W | open ocean |
| Jul 19 00:00 | TS | 46 mph | — | 12.7°N 109.3°W | open ocean |
| Jul 19 06:00 | TS | 46 mph | — | 13.4°N 110.8°W | open ocean |
| Jul 19 12:00 | Cat 1 | 86 mph | — | 14.1°N 112.2°W | open ocean |
| Jul 19 18:00 | Cat 3 | 115 mph | — | 14.9°N 113.3°W | open ocean |
| Jul 20 00:00 | Cat 3 | 115 mph | — | 15.7°N 114.5°W | open ocean |
| Jul 20 06:00 | Cat 3 | 115 mph | — | 16.1°N 115.4°W | open ocean |
| Jul 20 12:00 | Cat 3 | 115 mph | — | 16.6°N 116.4°W | open ocean |
| Jul 20 18:00 | TS | 69 mph | 991 mb | 16.8°N 116.7°W | open ocean |
| Jul 21 00:00 | TS | 69 mph | — | 16.9°N 117.0°W | open ocean |
| Jul 21 06:00 | TS | 69 mph | — | 16.8°N 118.7°W | open ocean |
| Jul 21 12:00 | TS | 46 mph | — | 16.7°N 120.3°W | open ocean |
| Jul 21 18:00 | TS | 46 mph | 1005 mb | 16.6°N 121.1°W | open ocean |
| Jul 22 00:00 | TS | 46 mph | — | 16.6°N 122.0°W | open ocean |
| Jul 22 06:00 | TS | 46 mph | — | 16.6°N 123.2°W | open ocean |
| Jul 22 12:00 | TS | 40 mph | — | 16.5°N 124.4°W | open ocean |
| Jul 22 18:00 | TS | 52 mph | 995 mb | 16.4°N 125.9°W | open ocean |
| Jul 23 00:00 | TS | 52 mph | — | 16.1°N 127.3°W | open ocean |
| Jul 23 06:00 | TS | 52 mph | — | 15.8°N 128.2°W | open ocean |
| Jul 23 12:00 | TS | 40 mph | — | 15.3°N 129.0°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 19, 1971, Francesca was a Category 3 hurricane with maximum sustained winds of 115 mph (185 km/h) and a central pressure of 991 mb.
5.5 days, from July 18, 1971 to July 23, 1971, including 30 hours at hurricane strength (24 as a major hurricane). It travelled about 1,671 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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