Track map & timeline · Eastern Pacific · July 14–19, 1974
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 (1974) was a Category 1 hurricane of the 1974 Eastern Pacific season. It formed on July 14, 1974, 328 mi SSW of Puerto Escondido, Oaxaca, Mexico, reached its peak of 75 mph (120 km/h) and a minimum pressure of 986 mb on July 18, 1974, and never made landfall. The storm lasted 5.5 days and travelled about 1,619 miles (2,605 km).
02 · Intensity
03 · Timeline
| Date · UTC | Status | Wind | Pressure | Position | Nearest place |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 14 00:00 | TD | 29 mph | — | 11.5°N 99.0°W | open ocean |
| Jul 14 06:00 | TD | 35 mph | — | 11.7°N 99.6°W | open ocean |
| Jul 14 12:00 | TD | 35 mph | — | 12.0°N 100.5°W | open ocean |
| Jul 14 18:00 | TD | 35 mph | — | 12.3°N 101.2°W | open ocean |
| Jul 15 00:00 | TD | 35 mph | — | 12.5°N 102.0°W | open ocean |
| Jul 15 06:00 | TD | 35 mph | — | 13.0°N 103.0°W | open ocean |
| Jul 15 12:00 | TD | 35 mph | — | 13.7°N 104.0°W | open ocean |
| Jul 15 18:00 | TD | 35 mph | — | 14.3°N 105.0°W | open ocean |
| Jul 16 00:00 | TS | 52 mph | — | 15.0°N 105.9°W | open ocean |
| Jul 16 06:00 | TS | 58 mph | — | 15.7°N 106.8°W | open ocean |
| Jul 16 12:00 | TS | 58 mph | — | 16.4°N 107.5°W | open ocean |
| Jul 16 18:00 | TS | 58 mph | — | 17.1°N 108.1°W | open ocean |
| Jul 17 00:00 | TS | 58 mph | — | 17.9°N 108.6°W | open ocean |
| Jul 17 06:00 | TS | 63 mph | — | 18.5°N 109.1°W | open ocean |
| Jul 17 12:00 | TS | 69 mph | — | 19.1°N 109.7°W | open ocean |
| Jul 17 18:00 | TS | 69 mph | 986 mb | 20.0°N 110.5°W | open ocean |
| Jul 18 00:00 | TS | 69 mph | — | 21.0°N 111.3°W | 158 mi SW of Cabo San Lucas, Baja California Sur, Mexico |
| Jul 18 06:00 | TS | 69 mph | — | 21.8°N 112.1°W | 159 mi WSW of Cabo San Lucas, Baja California Sur, Mexico |
| Jul 18 12:00 | TS | 69 mph | — | 22.5°N 112.9°W | open ocean |
| Jul 18 18:00 | Cat 1 | 75 mph | 990 mb | 22.9°N 114.3°W | open ocean |
| Jul 19 00:00 | Cat 1 | 75 mph | — | 22.9°N 115.8°W | open ocean |
| Jul 19 06:00 | Cat 1 | 75 mph | — | 22.8°N 117.4°W | open ocean |
| Jul 19 12:00 | TS | 69 mph | — | 22.5°N 119.0°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 18, 1974, Francesca was a Category 1 hurricane with maximum sustained winds of 75 mph (120 km/h) and a central pressure of 986 mb.
5.5 days, from July 14, 1974 to July 19, 1974, including 18 hours at hurricane strength. It travelled about 1,619 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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