Track map & timeline · Eastern Pacific · August 2–11, 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 John (1982) was a Category 3 hurricane of the 1982 Eastern Pacific season. It formed on August 2, 1982, reached its peak of 115 mph (185 km/h) on August 6, 1982, and never made landfall. It rapidly intensified by 40 mph in 24 hours (to 86 mph on August 5, 1982). The storm lasted 8.5 days and travelled about 2,577 miles (4,146 km).
02 · Intensity
03 · Timeline
| Date · UTC | Status | Wind | Pressure | Position | Nearest place |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 2 12:00 | TD | 29 mph | — | 9.8°N 123.7°W | open ocean |
| Aug 2 18:00 | TD | 29 mph | — | 10.1°N 124.3°W | open ocean |
| Aug 3 00:00 | TD | 29 mph | — | 10.3°N 124.8°W | open ocean |
| Aug 3 06:00 | TD | 29 mph | — | 10.6°N 125.3°W | open ocean |
| Aug 3 12:00 | TD | 35 mph | — | 10.8°N 125.7°W | open ocean |
| Aug 3 18:00 | TD | 35 mph | — | 11.0°N 126.2°W | open ocean |
| Aug 4 00:00 | TD | 35 mph | — | 11.2°N 126.7°W | open ocean |
| Aug 4 06:00 | TS | 40 mph | — | 11.5°N 127.9°W | open ocean |
| Aug 4 12:00 | TS | 40 mph | — | 11.6°N 129.3°W | open ocean |
| Aug 4 18:00 | TS | 46 mph | — | 11.6°N 130.6°W | open ocean |
| Aug 5 00:00 | TS | 58 mph | — | 11.6°N 131.9°W | open ocean |
| Aug 5 06:00 | TS | 63 mph | — | 11.7°N 133.3°W | open ocean |
| Aug 5 12:00 | Cat 1 | 75 mph | — | 11.8°N 134.6°W | open ocean |
| Aug 5 18:00 | Cat 1 | 86 mph | — | 11.9°N 135.9°W | open ocean |
| Aug 6 00:00 | Cat 2 | 98 mph | — | 12.1°N 137.3°W | open ocean |
| Aug 6 06:00 | Cat 2 | 104 mph | — | 12.2°N 138.6°W | open ocean |
| Aug 6 12:00 | Cat 2 | 104 mph | — | 12.2°N 139.9°W | open ocean |
| Aug 6 18:00 | Cat 3 | 115 mph | — | 12.3°N 141.0°W | open ocean |
| Aug 7 00:00 | Cat 3 | 115 mph | — | 12.3°N 142.2°W | open ocean |
| Aug 7 06:00 | Cat 3 | 115 mph | — | 12.4°N 143.3°W | open ocean |
| Aug 7 12:00 | Cat 3 | 115 mph | — | 12.4°N 144.4°W | open ocean |
| Aug 7 18:00 | Cat 3 | 115 mph | — | 12.5°N 145.6°W | open ocean |
| Aug 8 00:00 | Cat 3 | 115 mph | — | 12.5°N 146.7°W | open ocean |
| Aug 8 06:00 | Cat 2 | 109 mph | — | 12.6°N 147.4°W | open ocean |
| Aug 8 12:00 | Cat 1 | 81 mph | — | 12.7°N 148.9°W | open ocean |
| Aug 8 18:00 | Cat 1 | 81 mph | — | 12.7°N 150.6°W | open ocean |
| Aug 9 00:00 | TS | 58 mph | — | 12.8°N 151.5°W | open ocean |
| Aug 9 06:00 | TS | 58 mph | — | 12.8°N 153.2°W | open ocean |
| Aug 9 12:00 | TS | 40 mph | — | 12.8°N 154.3°W | open ocean |
| Aug 9 18:00 | TS | 40 mph | — | 12.9°N 155.0°W | open ocean |
| Aug 10 00:00 | TD | 35 mph | — | 12.9°N 156.1°W | open ocean |
| Aug 10 06:00 | TD | 35 mph | — | 13.0°N 157.0°W | open ocean |
| Aug 10 12:00 | TD | 35 mph | — | 13.1°N 158.1°W | open ocean |
| Aug 10 18:00 | TD | 35 mph | — | 13.2°N 160.0°W | open ocean |
| Aug 11 00:00 | TD | 35 mph | — | 13.3°N 161.4°W | open ocean |
⬇ Download track data (CSV) · public-domain NOAA best track
Questions
No — the NOAA best-track record shows no landfall for John.
At its peak on August 6, 1982, John was a Category 3 hurricane with maximum sustained winds of 115 mph (185 km/h).
8.5 days, from August 2, 1982 to August 11, 1982, including 84 hours at hurricane strength (36 as a major hurricane). It travelled about 2,577 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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