Track map & timeline · Eastern Pacific · July 29 – August 3, 1982
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 (1982) was a Category 1 hurricane of the 1982 Eastern Pacific season. It formed on July 29, 1982, reached its peak of 75 mph (120 km/h) on July 30, 1982, and never made landfall. The storm lasted 5.3 days and travelled about 1,782 miles (2,867 km).
02 · Intensity
03 · Timeline
| Date · UTC | Status | Wind | Pressure | Position | Nearest place |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 29 00:00 | TD | 35 mph | — | 11.3°N 114.8°W | open ocean |
| Jul 29 06:00 | TD | 35 mph | — | 11.3°N 116.0°W | open ocean |
| Jul 29 12:00 | TS | 40 mph | — | 11.3°N 117.2°W | open ocean |
| Jul 29 18:00 | TS | 52 mph | — | 11.4°N 118.4°W | open ocean |
| Jul 30 00:00 | TS | 52 mph | — | 11.8°N 119.6°W | open ocean |
| Jul 30 06:00 | TS | 58 mph | — | 12.1°N 120.4°W | open ocean |
| Jul 30 12:00 | TS | 63 mph | — | 12.7°N 121.6°W | open ocean |
| Jul 30 18:00 | Cat 1 | 75 mph | — | 13.2°N 122.6°W | open ocean |
| Jul 31 00:00 | Cat 1 | 75 mph | — | 14.0°N 123.3°W | open ocean |
| Jul 31 06:00 | Cat 1 | 75 mph | — | 15.0°N 124.2°W | open ocean |
| Jul 31 12:00 | Cat 1 | 75 mph | — | 16.1°N 125.2°W | open ocean |
| Jul 31 18:00 | Cat 1 | 75 mph | — | 17.2°N 126.2°W | open ocean |
| Aug 1 00:00 | TS | 63 mph | — | 18.2°N 127.5°W | open ocean |
| Aug 1 06:00 | TS | 58 mph | — | 18.9°N 128.9°W | open ocean |
| Aug 1 12:00 | TS | 58 mph | — | 19.5°N 130.3°W | open ocean |
| Aug 1 18:00 | TS | 40 mph | — | 19.8°N 131.7°W | open ocean |
| Aug 2 00:00 | TS | 40 mph | — | 20.0°N 132.9°W | open ocean |
| Aug 2 06:00 | TS | 40 mph | — | 20.2°N 134.0°W | open ocean |
| Aug 2 12:00 | TD | 35 mph | — | 20.4°N 135.0°W | open ocean |
| Aug 2 18:00 | TD | 29 mph | — | 20.6°N 136.1°W | open ocean |
| Aug 3 00:00 | TD | 29 mph | — | 20.7°N 137.0°W | open ocean |
| Aug 3 06:00 | TD | 29 mph | — | 20.9°N 138.6°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 30, 1982, Hector was a Category 1 hurricane with maximum sustained winds of 75 mph (120 km/h).
5.3 days, from July 29, 1982 to August 3, 1982, including 30 hours at hurricane strength. It travelled about 1,782 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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