Track map & timeline · Eastern Pacific · August 11 – September 10, 1994
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 (1994) was a Category 5 hurricane of the 1994 Eastern Pacific season. It formed on August 11, 1994, 329 mi S of Puerto Escondido, Oaxaca, Mexico, reached its peak of 173 mph (278 km/h) and a minimum pressure of 929 mb on August 23, 1994, and never made landfall. It rapidly intensified by 46 mph in 24 hours (to 104 mph on August 20, 1994). The storm lasted 30.0 days and travelled about 8,332 miles (13,406 km).
02 · Intensity
03 · Timeline
| Date · UTC | Status | Wind | Pressure | Position | Nearest place |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 11 06:00 | TD | 35 mph | 1010 mb | 11.1°N 97.1°W | open ocean |
| Aug 11 12:00 | TD | 35 mph | 1008 mb | 11.2°N 98.2°W | open ocean |
| Aug 11 18:00 | TS | 40 mph | 1006 mb | 11.2°N 99.4°W | open ocean |
| Aug 12 00:00 | TS | 46 mph | 1004 mb | 11.3°N 100.6°W | open ocean |
| Aug 12 06:00 | TS | 52 mph | 1002 mb | 11.5°N 101.7°W | open ocean |
| Aug 12 12:00 | TS | 52 mph | 999 mb | 11.8°N 102.8°W | open ocean |
| Aug 12 18:00 | TS | 58 mph | 997 mb | 12.0°N 103.8°W | open ocean |
| Aug 13 00:00 | TS | 63 mph | 995 mb | 12.3°N 104.8°W | open ocean |
| Aug 13 06:00 | TS | 63 mph | 992 mb | 12.5°N 105.8°W | open ocean |
| Aug 13 12:00 | TS | 69 mph | 990 mb | 12.9°N 106.5°W | open ocean |
| Aug 13 18:00 | TS | 63 mph | 992 mb | 13.3°N 106.9°W | open ocean |
| Aug 14 00:00 | TS | 58 mph | 995 mb | 13.7°N 107.3°W | open ocean |
| Aug 14 06:00 | TS | 52 mph | 998 mb | 13.9°N 107.8°W | open ocean |
| Aug 14 12:00 | TS | 46 mph | 1001 mb | 14.0°N 108.4°W | open ocean |
| Aug 14 18:00 | TS | 46 mph | 1003 mb | 14.0°N 109.1°W | open ocean |
| Aug 15 00:00 | TS | 46 mph | 1002 mb | 13.9°N 109.9°W | open ocean |
| Aug 15 06:00 | TS | 52 mph | 1000 mb | 13.8°N 111.0°W | open ocean |
| Aug 15 12:00 | TS | 58 mph | 998 mb | 13.7°N 112.0°W | open ocean |
| Aug 15 18:00 | TS | 58 mph | 997 mb | 13.6°N 112.8°W | open ocean |
| Aug 16 00:00 | TS | 58 mph | 998 mb | 13.7°N 113.5°W | open ocean |
| Aug 16 06:00 | TS | 52 mph | 1000 mb | 13.7°N 114.4°W | open ocean |
| Aug 16 12:00 | TS | 52 mph | 1000 mb | 13.7°N 115.4°W | open ocean |
| Aug 16 18:00 | TS | 52 mph | 999 mb | 13.6°N 116.3°W | open ocean |
| Aug 17 00:00 | TS | 58 mph | 998 mb | 13.8°N 117.2°W | open ocean |
| Aug 17 06:00 | TS | 58 mph | 998 mb | 14.2°N 117.9°W | open ocean |
| Aug 17 12:00 | TS | 52 mph | 1000 mb | 14.6°N 118.8°W | open ocean |
| Aug 17 18:00 | TS | 52 mph | 1000 mb | 15.0°N 119.8°W | open ocean |
| Aug 18 00:00 | TS | 52 mph | 1000 mb | 15.3°N 120.9°W | open ocean |
| Aug 18 06:00 | TS | 52 mph | 1001 mb | 15.3°N 122.3°W | open ocean |
| Aug 18 12:00 | TS | 46 mph | 1002 mb | 15.3°N 124.0°W | open ocean |
| Aug 18 18:00 | TS | 46 mph | 1003 mb | 15.3°N 125.7°W | open ocean |
| Aug 19 00:00 | TS | 46 mph | 1002 mb | 15.3°N 127.5°W | open ocean |
| Aug 19 06:00 | TS | 52 mph | 1000 mb | 15.2°N 129.2°W | open ocean |
| Aug 19 12:00 | TS | 58 mph | 997 mb | 15.1°N 130.9°W | open ocean |
| Aug 19 18:00 | TS | 69 mph | 992 mb | 15.1°N 132.5°W | open ocean |
| Aug 20 00:00 | Cat 1 | 75 mph | 998 mb | 15.0°N 134.0°W | open ocean |
| Aug 20 06:00 | Cat 1 | 86 mph | 979 mb | 15.1°N 135.6°W | open ocean |
| Aug 20 12:00 | Cat 2 | 104 mph | 970 mb | 15.0°N 137.2°W | open ocean |
| Aug 20 18:00 | Cat 3 | 115 mph | 960 mb | 15.0°N 138.9°W | open ocean |
| Aug 21 00:00 | Cat 3 | 115 mph | — | 15.0°N 140.6°W | open ocean |
| Aug 21 06:00 | Cat 4 | 132 mph | — | 14.8°N 142.1°W | open ocean |
| Aug 21 12:00 | Cat 4 | 138 mph | — | 14.6°N 143.8°W | open ocean |
| Aug 21 18:00 | Cat 4 | 144 mph | — | 14.4°N 145.5°W | open ocean |
| Aug 22 00:00 | Cat 4 | 150 mph | — | 14.2°N 147.5°W | open ocean |
| Aug 22 06:00 | Cat 4 | 150 mph | — | 14.0°N 149.0°W | open ocean |
| Aug 22 12:00 | Cat 4 | 150 mph | — | 14.0°N 150.8°W | open ocean |
| Aug 22 18:00 | Cat 5 | 161 mph | — | 13.9°N 152.3°W | open ocean |
| Aug 23 00:00 | Cat 5 | 161 mph | 929 mb | 14.0°N 153.7°W | open ocean |
| Aug 23 06:00 | Cat 5 | 173 mph | — | 14.2°N 155.1°W | open ocean |
| Aug 23 12:00 | Cat 5 | 173 mph | — | 14.4°N 156.7°W | open ocean |
| Aug 23 18:00 | Cat 5 | 167 mph | — | 14.6°N 158.1°W | open ocean |
| Aug 24 00:00 | Cat 5 | 161 mph | — | 14.9°N 159.3°W | open ocean |
| Aug 24 06:00 | Cat 5 | 161 mph | — | 15.1°N 160.6°W | open ocean |
| Aug 24 12:00 | Cat 4 | 144 mph | — | 15.3°N 161.8°W | open ocean |
| Aug 24 18:00 | Cat 4 | 144 mph | — | 15.6°N 162.9°W | open ocean |
| Aug 25 00:00 | Cat 4 | 138 mph | — | 15.8°N 163.9°W | open ocean |
| Aug 25 06:00 | Cat 3 | 121 mph | — | 16.1°N 165.0°W | open ocean |
| Aug 25 12:00 | Cat 3 | 115 mph | — | 16.3°N 166.3°W | open ocean |
| Aug 25 18:00 | Cat 3 | 115 mph | — | 16.5°N 167.6°W | open ocean |
| Aug 26 00:00 | Cat 2 | 98 mph | — | 16.8°N 168.8°W | open ocean |
| Aug 26 06:00 | Cat 1 | 92 mph | — | 17.1°N 169.9°W | open ocean |
| Aug 26 12:00 | Cat 1 | 86 mph | — | 17.5°N 171.1°W | open ocean |
| Aug 26 18:00 | Cat 1 | 81 mph | — | 18.0°N 172.5°W | open ocean |
| Aug 27 00:00 | Cat 2 | 98 mph | — | 18.5°N 173.7°W | open ocean |
| Aug 27 06:00 | Cat 2 | 104 mph | — | 19.0°N 175.1°W | open ocean |
| Aug 27 12:00 | Cat 3 | 115 mph | — | 19.6°N 176.2°W | open ocean |
| Aug 27 18:00 | Cat 3 | 127 mph | — | 20.2°N 177.3°W | open ocean |
| Aug 28 00:00 | Cat 4 | 132 mph | — | 20.8°N 178.5°W | open ocean |
| Aug 28 06:00 | Cat 3 | 115 mph | — | 21.6°N 179.6°W | open ocean |
| Aug 28 12:00 | Cat 3 | 121 mph | — | 22.2°N 179.2°E | open ocean |
| Aug 28 18:00 | Cat 3 | 121 mph | — | 22.8°N 178.1°E | open ocean |
| Aug 29 00:00 | Cat 3 | 115 mph | — | 23.3°N 177.1°E | open ocean |
| Aug 29 06:00 | Cat 3 | 115 mph | — | 23.7°N 176.2°E | open ocean |
| Aug 29 12:00 | Cat 2 | 109 mph | — | 24.1°N 175.4°E | open ocean |
| Aug 29 18:00 | Cat 2 | 109 mph | — | 24.5°N 174.8°E | open ocean |
| Aug 30 00:00 | Cat 2 | 104 mph | — | 24.9°N 174.3°E | open ocean |
| Aug 30 06:00 | Cat 2 | 98 mph | — | 25.3°N 173.9°E | open ocean |
| Aug 30 12:00 | Cat 1 | 92 mph | — | 25.8°N 173.6°E | open ocean |
| Aug 30 18:00 | Cat 1 | 86 mph | — | 26.3°N 173.3°E | open ocean |
| Aug 31 00:00 | Cat 1 | 81 mph | — | 26.7°N 173.0°E | open ocean |
| Aug 31 06:00 | Cat 1 | 75 mph | — | 27.2°N 172.8°E | open ocean |
| Aug 31 12:00 | TS | 69 mph | — | 27.5°N 172.9°E | open ocean |
| Aug 31 18:00 | TS | 69 mph | — | 27.6°N 173.2°E | open ocean |
| Sep 1 00:00 | TS | 63 mph | — | 27.6°N 173.4°E | open ocean |
| Sep 1 06:00 | TS | 63 mph | — | 27.6°N 173.7°E | open ocean |
| Sep 1 12:00 | TS | 58 mph | — | 27.6°N 174.1°E | open ocean |
| Sep 1 18:00 | TS | 52 mph | — | 27.6°N 174.4°E | open ocean |
| Sep 2 00:00 | TS | 46 mph | — | 27.6°N 174.7°E | open ocean |
| Sep 2 06:00 | TS | 46 mph | — | 27.5°N 175.2°E | open ocean |
| Sep 2 12:00 | TS | 40 mph | — | 27.4°N 175.7°E | open ocean |
| Sep 2 18:00 | TD | 35 mph | — | 27.3°N 176.2°E | open ocean |
| Sep 3 00:00 | TD | 35 mph | — | 27.1°N 176.7°E | open ocean |
| Sep 3 06:00 | TD | 35 mph | — | 26.9°N 177.0°E | open ocean |
| Sep 3 12:00 | TS | 40 mph | — | 26.7°N 177.3°E | open ocean |
| Sep 3 18:00 | TS | 40 mph | — | 26.5°N 177.6°E | open ocean |
| Sep 4 00:00 | TS | 46 mph | — | 26.4°N 178.0°E | open ocean |
| Sep 4 06:00 | TS | 46 mph | — | 26.3°N 178.4°E | open ocean |
| Sep 4 12:00 | TS | 52 mph | — | 26.2°N 178.6°E | open ocean |
| Sep 4 18:00 | TS | 52 mph | — | 26.1°N 178.5°E | open ocean |
| Sep 5 00:00 | TS | 58 mph | — | 26.2°N 178.2°E | open ocean |
| Sep 5 06:00 | TS | 58 mph | — | 26.3°N 177.9°E | open ocean |
| Sep 5 12:00 | TS | 58 mph | — | 26.4°N 177.6°E | open ocean |
| Sep 5 18:00 | TS | 58 mph | — | 26.7°N 177.3°E | open ocean |
| Sep 6 00:00 | TS | 58 mph | — | 27.1°N 176.8°E | open ocean |
| Sep 6 06:00 | TS | 58 mph | — | 27.6°N 176.2°E | open ocean |
| Sep 6 12:00 | TS | 58 mph | — | 28.0°N 175.6°E | open ocean |
| Sep 6 18:00 | TS | 58 mph | — | 28.3°N 175.2°E | open ocean |
| Sep 7 00:00 | TS | 58 mph | — | 28.9°N 175.1°E | open ocean |
| Sep 7 06:00 | TS | 58 mph | — | 29.2°N 175.3°E | open ocean |
| Sep 7 12:00 | TS | 52 mph | — | 29.4°N 175.7°E | open ocean |
| Sep 7 18:00 | TS | 52 mph | — | 29.8°N 176.5°E | open ocean |
| Sep 8 00:00 | TS | 58 mph | — | 30.2°N 177.5°E | open ocean |
| Sep 8 06:00 | TS | 63 mph | — | 30.5°N 178.7°E | open ocean |
| Sep 8 12:00 | TS | 69 mph | — | 31.0°N 179.8°E | open ocean |
| Sep 8 18:00 | Cat 1 | 81 mph | — | 31.5°N 178.9°W | open ocean |
| Sep 9 00:00 | Cat 1 | 92 mph | — | 32.7°N 177.4°W | open ocean |
| Sep 9 06:00 | Cat 1 | 75 mph | — | 34.2°N 176.0°W | open ocean |
| Sep 9 12:00 | Cat 1 | 75 mph | — | 37.0°N 174.0°W | open ocean |
| Sep 9 18:00 | Cat 1 | 86 mph | — | 39.5°N 172.3°W | open ocean |
| Sep 10 00:00 | TS | 69 mph | — | 41.5°N 171.0°W | open ocean |
| Sep 10 06:00 | TS extratropical | 63 mph | — | 42.5°N 170.3°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 23, 1994, John was a Category 5 hurricane with maximum sustained winds of 173 mph (278 km/h) and a central pressure of 929 mb.
30.0 days, from August 11, 1994 to September 10, 1994, including 306 hours at hurricane strength (174 as a major hurricane). It travelled about 8,332 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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