Track map & timeline · Eastern Pacific · July 28–31, 1980
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 Georgette (1980) was a Category 1 hurricane of the 1980 Eastern Pacific season. It formed on July 28, 1980, 337 mi WSW of Cihuatlán, Jalisco, Mexico, reached its peak of 75 mph (120 km/h) on July 29, 1980, and never made landfall. It rapidly intensified by 40 mph in 24 hours (to 75 mph on July 29, 1980). The storm lasted 3.5 days and travelled about 1,151 miles (1,852 km).
02 · Intensity
03 · Timeline
| Date · UTC | Status | Wind | Pressure | Position | Nearest place |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 28 06:00 | TD | 29 mph | — | 16.8°N 109.0°W | open ocean |
| Jul 28 12:00 | TD | 29 mph | — | 17.1°N 110.0°W | open ocean |
| Jul 28 18:00 | TD | 35 mph | — | 17.6°N 111.0°W | open ocean |
| Jul 29 00:00 | TS | 40 mph | — | 18.1°N 111.9°W | open ocean |
| Jul 29 06:00 | TS | 46 mph | — | 18.6°N 112.8°W | open ocean |
| Jul 29 12:00 | TS | 46 mph | — | 19.3°N 113.6°W | open ocean |
| Jul 29 18:00 | Cat 1 | 75 mph | — | 19.9°N 114.5°W | open ocean |
| Jul 30 00:00 | TS | 63 mph | — | 20.5°N 115.5°W | open ocean |
| Jul 30 06:00 | TS | 58 mph | — | 22.4°N 116.8°W | open ocean |
| Jul 30 12:00 | TS | 52 mph | — | 22.7°N 118.0°W | open ocean |
| Jul 30 18:00 | TS | 46 mph | — | 22.6°N 119.3°W | open ocean |
| Jul 31 00:00 | TD | 35 mph | — | 22.0°N 120.4°W | open ocean |
| Jul 31 06:00 | TD | 35 mph | — | 22.4°N 121.7°W | open ocean |
| Jul 31 12:00 | TD | 35 mph | — | 22.7°N 122.9°W | open ocean |
| Jul 31 18:00 | TD | 29 mph | — | 22.6°N 124.2°W | open ocean |
⬇ Download track data (CSV) · public-domain NOAA best track
Questions
No — the NOAA best-track record shows no landfall for Georgette.
At its peak on July 29, 1980, Georgette was a Category 1 hurricane with maximum sustained winds of 75 mph (120 km/h).
3.5 days, from July 28, 1980 to July 31, 1980, including 6 hours at hurricane strength. It travelled about 1,151 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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