Track map & timeline · Eastern Pacific · August 26 – September 1, 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 Maggie (1974) was a Category 4 hurricane of the 1974 Eastern Pacific season. It formed on August 26, 1974, reached its peak of 138 mph (222 km/h) and a minimum pressure of 934 mb on August 28, 1974, and never made landfall. It rapidly intensified by 57 mph in 24 hours (to 138 mph on August 28, 1974). The storm lasted 6.5 days and travelled about 1,224 miles (1,969 km).
02 · Intensity
03 · Timeline
| Date · UTC | Status | Wind | Pressure | Position | Nearest place |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 26 00:00 | TS | 40 mph | — | 11.5°N 105.0°W | open ocean |
| Aug 26 06:00 | TS | 46 mph | — | 12.0°N 105.4°W | open ocean |
| Aug 26 12:00 | TS | 46 mph | — | 12.6°N 105.7°W | open ocean |
| Aug 26 18:00 | Cat 1 | 75 mph | — | 13.5°N 106.0°W | open ocean |
| Aug 27 00:00 | Cat 1 | 75 mph | — | 14.4°N 106.4°W | open ocean |
| Aug 27 06:00 | Cat 1 | 81 mph | — | 14.8°N 106.7°W | open ocean |
| Aug 27 12:00 | Cat 1 | 92 mph | — | 15.2°N 107.1°W | open ocean |
| Aug 27 18:00 | Cat 3 | 127 mph | 934 mb | 15.8°N 107.7°W | open ocean |
| Aug 28 00:00 | Cat 3 | 127 mph | — | 16.4°N 108.4°W | open ocean |
| Aug 28 06:00 | Cat 4 | 138 mph | — | 16.8°N 109.0°W | open ocean |
| Aug 28 12:00 | Cat 4 | 138 mph | — | 17.2°N 109.6°W | open ocean |
| Aug 28 18:00 | Cat 4 | 138 mph | — | 17.8°N 110.4°W | open ocean |
| Aug 29 00:00 | Cat 4 | 138 mph | — | 18.3°N 111.3°W | open ocean |
| Aug 29 06:00 | Cat 3 | 127 mph | — | 18.6°N 112.0°W | open ocean |
| Aug 29 12:00 | Cat 3 | 127 mph | — | 18.7°N 112.6°W | open ocean |
| Aug 29 18:00 | Cat 1 | 86 mph | — | 18.8°N 113.3°W | open ocean |
| Aug 30 00:00 | Cat 1 | 75 mph | — | 18.8°N 114.0°W | open ocean |
| Aug 30 06:00 | Cat 1 | 75 mph | — | 18.8°N 114.5°W | open ocean |
| Aug 30 12:00 | Cat 1 | 75 mph | — | 18.8°N 115.0°W | open ocean |
| Aug 30 18:00 | Cat 1 | 75 mph | — | 18.9°N 115.4°W | open ocean |
| Aug 31 00:00 | Cat 1 | 75 mph | — | 19.0°N 115.7°W | open ocean |
| Aug 31 06:00 | TS | 69 mph | — | 19.2°N 116.6°W | open ocean |
| Aug 31 12:00 | TS | 63 mph | — | 19.4°N 117.5°W | open ocean |
| Aug 31 18:00 | TS | 58 mph | — | 19.6°N 118.4°W | open ocean |
| Sep 1 00:00 | TS | 52 mph | — | 19.8°N 119.2°W | open ocean |
| Sep 1 06:00 | TS | 46 mph | — | 19.9°N 119.5°W | open ocean |
| Sep 1 12:00 | TS | 40 mph | — | 20.2°N 119.7°W | open ocean |
⬇ Download track data (CSV) · public-domain NOAA best track
Questions
No — the NOAA best-track record shows no landfall for Maggie.
At its peak on August 28, 1974, Maggie was a Category 4 hurricane with maximum sustained winds of 138 mph (222 km/h) and a central pressure of 934 mb.
6.5 days, from August 26, 1974 to September 1, 1974, including 108 hours at hurricane strength (48 as a major hurricane). It travelled about 1,224 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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