Track map & timeline · Eastern Pacific · July 26 – August 7, 1971
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 Hilary (1971) was a Category 2 hurricane of the 1971 Eastern Pacific season. It formed on July 26, 1971, reached its peak of 98 mph (157 km/h) and a minimum pressure of 964 mb on July 30, 1971, and never made landfall. It rapidly intensified by 40 mph in 24 hours (to 92 mph on July 28, 1971). The storm lasted 12.0 days and travelled about 2,458 miles (3,955 km).
02 · Intensity
03 · Timeline
| Date · UTC | Status | Wind | Pressure | Position | Nearest place |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 26 00:00 | TS | 52 mph | — | 9.9°N 109.5°W | open ocean |
| Jul 26 06:00 | TS | 52 mph | — | 9.9°N 109.9°W | open ocean |
| Jul 26 12:00 | TS | 52 mph | — | 10.0°N 110.4°W | open ocean |
| Jul 26 18:00 | TS | 52 mph | — | 10.1°N 111.1°W | open ocean |
| Jul 27 00:00 | TS | 52 mph | — | 10.3°N 111.7°W | open ocean |
| Jul 27 06:00 | TS | 52 mph | — | 10.6°N 112.5°W | open ocean |
| Jul 27 12:00 | TS | 52 mph | — | 11.0°N 113.2°W | open ocean |
| Jul 27 18:00 | TS | 52 mph | — | 11.4°N 113.8°W | open ocean |
| Jul 28 00:00 | TS | 52 mph | — | 11.7°N 114.4°W | open ocean |
| Jul 28 06:00 | Cat 1 | 86 mph | — | 11.9°N 114.8°W | open ocean |
| Jul 28 12:00 | Cat 1 | 86 mph | — | 12.1°N 115.2°W | open ocean |
| Jul 28 18:00 | Cat 1 | 92 mph | 964 mb | 12.5°N 115.6°W | open ocean |
| Jul 29 00:00 | Cat 1 | 92 mph | — | 12.9°N 116.0°W | open ocean |
| Jul 29 06:00 | Cat 1 | 92 mph | — | 13.1°N 116.6°W | open ocean |
| Jul 29 12:00 | Cat 1 | 92 mph | — | 13.3°N 117.2°W | open ocean |
| Jul 29 18:00 | Cat 1 | 92 mph | — | 13.4°N 117.7°W | open ocean |
| Jul 30 00:00 | Cat 1 | 92 mph | — | 13.5°N 118.2°W | open ocean |
| Jul 30 06:00 | Cat 2 | 98 mph | — | 13.7°N 118.5°W | open ocean |
| Jul 30 12:00 | Cat 1 | 92 mph | — | 14.0°N 118.8°W | open ocean |
| Jul 30 18:00 | Cat 1 | 81 mph | 981 mb | 14.4°N 119.2°W | open ocean |
| Jul 31 00:00 | Cat 1 | 81 mph | — | 14.7°N 119.6°W | open ocean |
| Jul 31 06:00 | Cat 1 | 81 mph | — | 14.8°N 120.2°W | open ocean |
| Jul 31 12:00 | Cat 1 | 81 mph | — | 14.5°N 120.8°W | open ocean |
| Jul 31 18:00 | Cat 1 | 81 mph | — | 14.0°N 121.3°W | open ocean |
| Aug 1 00:00 | Cat 1 | 81 mph | — | 13.6°N 121.9°W | open ocean |
| Aug 1 06:00 | Cat 1 | 81 mph | — | 13.5°N 122.7°W | open ocean |
| Aug 1 12:00 | Cat 1 | 81 mph | — | 13.7°N 123.5°W | open ocean |
| Aug 1 18:00 | Cat 1 | 81 mph | — | 14.0°N 124.4°W | open ocean |
| Aug 2 00:00 | Cat 1 | 81 mph | — | 14.5°N 125.2°W | open ocean |
| Aug 2 06:00 | Cat 1 | 81 mph | — | 15.5°N 126.1°W | open ocean |
| Aug 2 12:00 | Cat 1 | 81 mph | — | 16.5°N 127.0°W | open ocean |
| Aug 2 18:00 | Cat 1 | 81 mph | — | 17.5°N 128.0°W | open ocean |
| Aug 3 00:00 | Cat 1 | 75 mph | — | 18.1°N 129.2°W | open ocean |
| Aug 3 06:00 | Cat 1 | 75 mph | — | 18.2°N 130.3°W | open ocean |
| Aug 3 12:00 | Cat 1 | 75 mph | — | 18.3°N 131.4°W | open ocean |
| Aug 3 18:00 | TS | 52 mph | — | 18.4°N 132.2°W | open ocean |
| Aug 4 00:00 | TS | 52 mph | — | 18.6°N 133.0°W | open ocean |
| Aug 4 06:00 | TS | 52 mph | — | 18.8°N 134.0°W | open ocean |
| Aug 4 12:00 | TS | 52 mph | — | 19.0°N 134.9°W | open ocean |
| Aug 4 18:00 | TS | 52 mph | — | 19.1°N 135.5°W | open ocean |
| Aug 5 00:00 | TS | 52 mph | — | 19.2°N 136.1°W | open ocean |
| Aug 5 06:00 | TS | 52 mph | — | 19.3°N 136.8°W | open ocean |
| Aug 5 12:00 | TS | 52 mph | — | 19.3°N 137.6°W | open ocean |
| Aug 5 18:00 | TS | 52 mph | — | 19.4°N 138.5°W | open ocean |
| Aug 6 00:00 | TS | 52 mph | — | 19.5°N 139.4°W | open ocean |
| Aug 6 06:00 | TS | 52 mph | — | 19.6°N 140.2°W | open ocean |
| Aug 6 12:00 | TS | 52 mph | — | 19.8°N 140.9°W | open ocean |
| Aug 6 18:00 | TD | 29 mph | — | 20.2°N 141.5°W | open ocean |
| Aug 7 00:00 | TD | 29 mph | — | 21.0°N 142.1°W | open ocean |
⬇ Download track data (CSV) · public-domain NOAA best track
Questions
No — the NOAA best-track record shows no landfall for Hilary.
At its peak on July 30, 1971, Hilary was a Category 2 hurricane with maximum sustained winds of 98 mph (157 km/h) and a central pressure of 964 mb.
12.0 days, from July 26, 1971 to August 7, 1971, including 156 hours at hurricane strength. It travelled about 2,458 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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