Track map & timeline · Atlantic · October 7–21, 1984
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 Josephine (1984) was a Category 2 hurricane of the 1984 Atlantic season. It formed on October 7, 1984, 267 mi NE of Providenciales, Turks and Caicos Islands, reached its peak of 104 mph (167 km/h) and a minimum pressure of 965 mb on October 12, 1984, and never made landfall. It rapidly intensified by 34 mph in 24 hours (to 69 mph on October 9, 1984). The storm lasted 13.8 days and travelled about 3,557 miles (5,724 km).
02 · Intensity
03 · Timeline
| Date · UTC | Status | Wind | Pressure | Position | Nearest place |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 7 06:00 | TD | 29 mph | 1010 mb | 24.1°N 68.9°W | open ocean |
| Oct 7 12:00 | TD | 29 mph | 1008 mb | 24.0°N 69.4°W | open ocean |
| Oct 7 18:00 | TD | 29 mph | 1008 mb | 23.9°N 69.9°W | open ocean |
| Oct 8 00:00 | TD | 35 mph | 1006 mb | 23.9°N 70.4°W | open ocean |
| Oct 8 06:00 | TD | 35 mph | 1004 mb | 24.0°N 70.9°W | 176 mi NNE of Providenciales, Turks and Caicos Islands |
| Oct 8 12:00 | TS | 46 mph | 1002 mb | 24.1°N 71.4°W | 169 mi NNE of Providenciales, Turks and Caicos Islands |
| Oct 8 18:00 | TS | 58 mph | 998 mb | 24.3°N 71.9°W | 175 mi N of Providenciales, Turks and Caicos Islands |
| Oct 9 00:00 | TS | 63 mph | 995 mb | 24.6°N 72.2°W | open ocean |
| Oct 9 06:00 | TS | 69 mph | 994 mb | 25.2°N 72.2°W | open ocean |
| Oct 9 12:00 | TS | 69 mph | 995 mb | 25.8°N 72.1°W | open ocean |
| Oct 9 18:00 | TS | 69 mph | 993 mb | 26.4°N 72.1°W | open ocean |
| Oct 10 00:00 | TS | 69 mph | 990 mb | 26.9°N 72.2°W | open ocean |
| Oct 10 06:00 | Cat 1 | 75 mph | 987 mb | 27.2°N 72.4°W | open ocean |
| Oct 10 12:00 | Cat 1 | 81 mph | 987 mb | 27.5°N 72.5°W | open ocean |
| Oct 10 18:00 | Cat 1 | 81 mph | 985 mb | 28.0°N 72.6°W | open ocean |
| Oct 11 00:00 | Cat 1 | 86 mph | 983 mb | 28.6°N 72.5°W | open ocean |
| Oct 11 06:00 | Cat 1 | 92 mph | 979 mb | 29.3°N 72.4°W | open ocean |
| Oct 11 12:00 | Cat 2 | 98 mph | 974 mb | 30.0°N 72.1°W | open ocean |
| Oct 11 18:00 | Cat 2 | 98 mph | 971 mb | 30.7°N 71.9°W | open ocean |
| Oct 12 00:00 | Cat 2 | 104 mph | 970 mb | 31.4°N 71.7°W | open ocean |
| Oct 12 06:00 | Cat 2 | 104 mph | 973 mb | 32.2°N 71.7°W | open ocean |
| Oct 12 12:00 | Cat 2 | 104 mph | 977 mb | 33.0°N 71.8°W | open ocean |
| Oct 12 18:00 | Cat 2 | 104 mph | 976 mb | 33.7°N 71.7°W | open ocean |
| Oct 13 00:00 | Cat 2 | 98 mph | 971 mb | 34.3°N 71.4°W | open ocean |
| Oct 13 06:00 | Cat 2 | 98 mph | 973 mb | 34.8°N 71.2°W | open ocean |
| Oct 13 12:00 | Cat 1 | 92 mph | 975 mb | 35.4°N 71.3°W | open ocean |
| Oct 13 18:00 | Cat 1 | 81 mph | 973 mb | 36.0°N 71.7°W | open ocean |
| Oct 14 00:00 | Cat 1 | 75 mph | 977 mb | 36.6°N 71.9°W | open ocean |
| Oct 14 06:00 | Cat 1 | 75 mph | 975 mb | 36.8°N 71.7°W | open ocean |
| Oct 14 12:00 | Cat 1 | 81 mph | 971 mb | 36.6°N 71.4°W | open ocean |
| Oct 14 18:00 | Cat 1 | 81 mph | 968 mb | 36.3°N 70.8°W | open ocean |
| Oct 15 00:00 | Cat 1 | 81 mph | 965 mb | 35.9°N 69.8°W | open ocean |
| Oct 15 06:00 | Cat 1 | 75 mph | 966 mb | 36.2°N 68.4°W | open ocean |
| Oct 15 12:00 | Cat 1 | 75 mph | 973 mb | 36.8°N 66.6°W | open ocean |
| Oct 15 18:00 | Cat 1 | 75 mph | 971 mb | 37.6°N 64.8°W | open ocean |
| Oct 16 00:00 | Cat 1 | 75 mph | 973 mb | 38.3°N 63.0°W | open ocean |
| Oct 16 06:00 | Cat 1 | 75 mph | 977 mb | 39.2°N 61.4°W | open ocean |
| Oct 16 12:00 | Cat 1 | 75 mph | 982 mb | 39.9°N 59.7°W | open ocean |
| Oct 16 18:00 | Cat 1 | 75 mph | 986 mb | 40.6°N 58.2°W | open ocean |
| Oct 17 00:00 | Cat 1 | 75 mph | 988 mb | 41.3°N 56.6°W | open ocean |
| Oct 17 06:00 | TS | 69 mph | 990 mb | 42.0°N 54.9°W | open ocean |
| Oct 17 12:00 | TS | 69 mph | 992 mb | 43.0°N 53.9°W | open ocean |
| Oct 17 18:00 | TS | 63 mph | 993 mb | 43.6°N 54.1°W | open ocean |
| Oct 18 00:00 | TS | 58 mph | 994 mb | 44.0°N 54.4°W | open ocean |
| Oct 18 06:00 | TS | 58 mph | 994 mb | 44.0°N 55.1°W | open ocean |
| Oct 18 12:00 | TS | 58 mph | 995 mb | 44.1°N 56.0°W | open ocean |
| Oct 18 18:00 | TS extratropical | 52 mph | 995 mb | 44.0°N 57.1°W | open ocean |
| Oct 19 00:00 | TS extratropical | 52 mph | 995 mb | 42.8°N 57.7°W | open ocean |
| Oct 19 06:00 | TS extratropical | 52 mph | 995 mb | 41.2°N 56.8°W | open ocean |
| Oct 19 12:00 | TS extratropical | 46 mph | 995 mb | 40.6°N 55.1°W | open ocean |
| Oct 19 18:00 | TS extratropical | 46 mph | 995 mb | 40.7°N 53.1°W | open ocean |
| Oct 20 00:00 | TS extratropical | 40 mph | 995 mb | 41.2°N 50.9°W | open ocean |
| Oct 20 06:00 | TD extratropical | 35 mph | 996 mb | 41.8°N 48.5°W | open ocean |
| Oct 20 12:00 | TD extratropical | 35 mph | 997 mb | 42.2°N 45.7°W | open ocean |
| Oct 20 18:00 | TD extratropical | 35 mph | 997 mb | 42.8°N 42.8°W | open ocean |
| Oct 21 00:00 | TD extratropical | 35 mph | 998 mb | 43.3°N 39.5°W | open ocean |
⬇ Download track data (CSV) · public-domain NOAA best track
Questions
No — the NOAA best-track record shows no landfall for Josephine.
At its peak on October 12, 1984, Josephine was a Category 2 hurricane with maximum sustained winds of 104 mph (167 km/h) and a central pressure of 965 mb.
13.8 days, from October 7, 1984 to October 21, 1984, including 168 hours at hurricane strength. It travelled about 3,557 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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