Track map & timeline · Eastern Pacific · July 22–29, 1978
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 Hector (1978) was a Category 4 hurricane of the 1978 Eastern Pacific season. It formed on July 22, 1978, 239 mi S of Acapulco de Juárez, Guerrero, Mexico, reached its peak of 138 mph (222 km/h) on July 25, 1978, and never made landfall. It rapidly intensified by 57 mph in 24 hours (to 138 mph on July 25, 1978). The storm lasted 7.8 days and travelled about 2,129 miles (3,426 km).
02 · Intensity
03 · Timeline
| Date · UTC | Status | Wind | Pressure | Position | Nearest place |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 22 00:00 | TD | 35 mph | — | 13.4°N 100.2°W | open ocean |
| Jul 22 06:00 | TS | 40 mph | — | 13.7°N 100.7°W | open ocean |
| Jul 22 12:00 | TS | 46 mph | — | 14.2°N 101.2°W | open ocean |
| Jul 22 18:00 | TS | 58 mph | — | 14.6°N 101.8°W | open ocean |
| Jul 23 00:00 | TS | 69 mph | — | 14.9°N 102.5°W | open ocean |
| Jul 23 06:00 | TS | 69 mph | — | 15.1°N 103.3°W | open ocean |
| Jul 23 12:00 | Cat 1 | 75 mph | — | 15.3°N 104.1°W | open ocean |
| Jul 23 18:00 | Cat 1 | 81 mph | — | 15.5°N 104.8°W | open ocean |
| Jul 24 00:00 | Cat 1 | 81 mph | — | 15.4°N 105.6°W | open ocean |
| Jul 24 06:00 | Cat 1 | 81 mph | — | 15.5°N 106.5°W | open ocean |
| Jul 24 12:00 | Cat 1 | 81 mph | — | 15.6°N 107.5°W | open ocean |
| Jul 24 18:00 | Cat 1 | 92 mph | — | 15.9°N 108.7°W | open ocean |
| Jul 25 00:00 | Cat 3 | 121 mph | — | 16.0°N 109.9°W | open ocean |
| Jul 25 06:00 | Cat 4 | 138 mph | — | 16.2°N 111.1°W | open ocean |
| Jul 25 12:00 | Cat 4 | 138 mph | — | 16.5°N 112.2°W | open ocean |
| Jul 25 18:00 | Cat 4 | 138 mph | — | 17.2°N 113.2°W | open ocean |
| Jul 26 00:00 | Cat 3 | 127 mph | — | 18.0°N 114.0°W | open ocean |
| Jul 26 06:00 | Cat 3 | 115 mph | — | 18.5°N 115.1°W | open ocean |
| Jul 26 12:00 | Cat 2 | 109 mph | — | 19.0°N 116.2°W | open ocean |
| Jul 26 18:00 | Cat 2 | 104 mph | — | 19.8°N 116.9°W | open ocean |
| Jul 27 00:00 | Cat 1 | 86 mph | — | 20.0°N 118.0°W | open ocean |
| Jul 27 06:00 | Cat 1 | 81 mph | — | 20.2°N 118.8°W | open ocean |
| Jul 27 12:00 | Cat 1 | 86 mph | — | 20.4°N 119.6°W | open ocean |
| Jul 27 18:00 | TS | 69 mph | — | 20.9°N 120.3°W | open ocean |
| Jul 28 00:00 | TS | 63 mph | — | 21.5°N 121.5°W | open ocean |
| Jul 28 06:00 | TS | 58 mph | — | 21.8°N 122.6°W | open ocean |
| Jul 28 12:00 | TS | 58 mph | — | 22.0°N 122.8°W | open ocean |
| Jul 28 18:00 | TS | 52 mph | — | 22.1°N 124.9°W | open ocean |
| Jul 29 00:00 | TD | 35 mph | — | 22.4°N 126.1°W | open ocean |
| Jul 29 06:00 | TD | 35 mph | — | 22.6°N 127.4°W | open ocean |
| Jul 29 12:00 | TD | 35 mph | — | 23.0°N 128.8°W | open ocean |
| Jul 29 18:00 | TD | 29 mph | — | 23.5°N 130.0°W | open ocean |
⬇ Download track data (CSV) · public-domain NOAA best track
Questions
No — the NOAA best-track record shows no landfall for Hector.
At its peak on July 25, 1978, Hector was a Category 4 hurricane with maximum sustained winds of 138 mph (222 km/h).
7.8 days, from July 22, 1978 to July 29, 1978, including 102 hours at hurricane strength (36 as a major hurricane). It travelled about 2,129 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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