Track map & timeline · Eastern Pacific · August 23–27, 2004
TD TS Cat 1 2 3 4 5 · dashed = post-tropical / remnant low. During the replay the shaded rings show the storm’s wind field as analysed by NHC — 39+, 58+ and 74+ mph winds, quadrant by quadrant. Click any point or table row to jump there.
01 · The story
Hurricane Frank (2004) was a Category 1 hurricane of the 2004 Eastern Pacific season. It formed on August 23, 2004, reached its peak of 86 mph (139 km/h) and a minimum pressure of 979 mb on August 24, 2004, and never made landfall. It rapidly intensified by 51 mph in 24 hours (to 86 mph on August 24, 2004). The storm lasted 4.3 days and travelled about 898 miles (1,445 km).
02 · Intensity
03 · Timeline
| Date · UTC | Status | Wind | Pressure | Position | Nearest place |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 23 06:00 | TD | 35 mph | 1005 mb | 16.7°N 110.2°W | open ocean |
| Aug 23 12:00 | TS | 52 mph | 1004 mb | 17.3°N 111.2°W | open ocean |
| Aug 23 18:00 | Cat 1 | 75 mph | 990 mb | 18.0°N 112.2°W | open ocean |
| Aug 24 00:00 | Cat 1 | 75 mph | 987 mb | 18.8°N 113.0°W | open ocean |
| Aug 24 06:00 | Cat 1 | 86 mph | 979 mb | 19.5°N 113.7°W | open ocean |
| Aug 24 12:00 | Cat 1 | 86 mph | 979 mb | 20.2°N 114.3°W | open ocean |
| Aug 24 18:00 | Cat 1 | 81 mph | 983 mb | 20.8°N 115.0°W | open ocean |
| Aug 25 00:00 | Cat 1 | 75 mph | 987 mb | 21.3°N 115.6°W | open ocean |
| Aug 25 06:00 | TS | 58 mph | 997 mb | 21.6°N 116.2°W | open ocean |
| Aug 25 12:00 | TS | 52 mph | 1000 mb | 21.8°N 116.9°W | open ocean |
| Aug 25 18:00 | TS | 46 mph | 1002 mb | 22.0°N 117.6°W | open ocean |
| Aug 26 00:00 | TD | 35 mph | 1006 mb | 22.1°N 118.3°W | open ocean |
| Aug 26 06:00 | TD low/wave | 29 mph | 1007 mb | 22.3°N 119.0°W | open ocean |
| Aug 26 12:00 | TD low/wave | 29 mph | 1007 mb | 22.6°N 119.6°W | open ocean |
| Aug 26 18:00 | TD low/wave | 29 mph | 1007 mb | 22.5°N 120.0°W | open ocean |
| Aug 27 00:00 | TD low/wave | 29 mph | 1007 mb | 22.3°N 120.5°W | open ocean |
| Aug 27 06:00 | TD low/wave | 29 mph | 1007 mb | 22.0°N 121.0°W | open ocean |
| Aug 27 12:00 | TD low/wave | 29 mph | 1007 mb | 21.5°N 121.5°W | open ocean |
⬇ Download track data (CSV) · public-domain NOAA best track
Questions
No — the NOAA best-track record shows no landfall for Frank.
At its peak on August 24, 2004, Frank was a Category 1 hurricane with maximum sustained winds of 86 mph (139 km/h) and a central pressure of 979 mb.
4.3 days, from August 23, 2004 to August 27, 2004, including 36 hours at hurricane strength. It travelled about 898 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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