Track map & timeline · Eastern Pacific · August 22–29, 1974
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 Kirsten (1974) was a Category 1 hurricane of the 1974 Eastern Pacific season. It formed on August 22, 1974, reached its peak of 86 mph (139 km/h) on August 24, 1974, and never made landfall. It rapidly intensified by 34 mph in 24 hours (to 86 mph on August 24, 1974). The storm lasted 6.5 days and travelled about 1,149 miles (1,849 km).
02 · Intensity
03 · Timeline
| Date · UTC | Status | Wind | Pressure | Position | Nearest place |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 22 12:00 | TD | 29 mph | — | 13.7°N 124.9°W | open ocean |
| Aug 22 18:00 | TS | 46 mph | — | 14.7°N 126.3°W | open ocean |
| Aug 23 00:00 | TS | 52 mph | — | 15.5°N 127.5°W | open ocean |
| Aug 23 06:00 | TS | 52 mph | — | 16.1°N 128.5°W | open ocean |
| Aug 23 12:00 | TS | 52 mph | — | 16.4°N 129.3°W | open ocean |
| Aug 23 18:00 | Cat 1 | 75 mph | — | 16.5°N 129.8°W | open ocean |
| Aug 24 00:00 | Cat 1 | 81 mph | — | 16.4°N 130.3°W | open ocean |
| Aug 24 06:00 | Cat 1 | 86 mph | — | 16.3°N 130.4°W | open ocean |
| Aug 24 12:00 | Cat 1 | 86 mph | — | 16.2°N 130.6°W | open ocean |
| Aug 24 18:00 | Cat 1 | 86 mph | — | 16.3°N 130.8°W | open ocean |
| Aug 25 00:00 | Cat 1 | 86 mph | — | 16.4°N 131.0°W | open ocean |
| Aug 25 06:00 | Cat 1 | 81 mph | — | 16.5°N 131.1°W | open ocean |
| Aug 25 12:00 | TS | 69 mph | — | 16.5°N 131.2°W | open ocean |
| Aug 25 18:00 | TS | 58 mph | — | 16.4°N 131.1°W | open ocean |
| Aug 26 00:00 | TS | 58 mph | — | 16.0°N 130.5°W | open ocean |
| Aug 26 06:00 | TS | 52 mph | — | 15.3°N 129.5°W | open ocean |
| Aug 26 12:00 | TS | 52 mph | — | 14.7°N 128.5°W | open ocean |
| Aug 26 18:00 | TS | 52 mph | — | 14.2°N 127.7°W | open ocean |
| Aug 27 00:00 | TS | 52 mph | — | 13.7°N 126.9°W | open ocean |
| Aug 27 06:00 | TS | 46 mph | — | 12.7°N 126.0°W | open ocean |
| Aug 27 12:00 | TS | 46 mph | — | 12.0°N 126.0°W | open ocean |
| Aug 27 18:00 | TS | 40 mph | — | 12.2°N 126.4°W | open ocean |
| Aug 28 00:00 | TS | 40 mph | — | 12.6°N 126.7°W | open ocean |
| Aug 28 06:00 | TS | 40 mph | — | 13.0°N 126.7°W | open ocean |
| Aug 28 12:00 | TS | 40 mph | — | 13.4°N 126.7°W | open ocean |
| Aug 28 18:00 | TS | 40 mph | — | 13.7°N 126.9°W | open ocean |
| Aug 29 00:00 | TD | 29 mph | — | 13.9°N 127.3°W | open ocean |
⬇ Download track data (CSV) · public-domain NOAA best track
Questions
No — the NOAA best-track record shows no landfall for Kirsten.
At its peak on August 24, 1974, Kirsten was a Category 1 hurricane with maximum sustained winds of 86 mph (139 km/h).
6.5 days, from August 22, 1974 to August 29, 1974, including 42 hours at hurricane strength. It travelled about 1,149 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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