Track map & timeline · Eastern Pacific · October 4–11, 1970
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 Patricia (1970) was a Category 2 hurricane of the 1970 Eastern Pacific season. It formed on October 4, 1970, 282 mi S of Salina Cruz, Oaxaca, Mexico, reached its peak of 109 mph (176 km/h) and a minimum pressure of 972 mb on October 8, 1970, and never made landfall. It rapidly intensified by 34 mph in 24 hours (to 86 mph on October 5, 1970). The storm lasted 7.5 days and travelled about 2,388 miles (3,842 km).
02 · Intensity
03 · Timeline
| Date · UTC | Status | Wind | Pressure | Position | Nearest place |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 4 00:00 | TD | 29 mph | — | 12.1°N 95.4°W | open ocean |
| Oct 4 06:00 | TD | 29 mph | — | 12.3°N 96.5°W | open ocean |
| Oct 4 12:00 | TD | 29 mph | — | 12.4°N 97.7°W | open ocean |
| Oct 4 18:00 | TS | 52 mph | — | 12.5°N 99.0°W | open ocean |
| Oct 5 00:00 | TS | 52 mph | — | 12.6°N 100.4°W | open ocean |
| Oct 5 06:00 | TS | 52 mph | — | 12.6°N 101.7°W | open ocean |
| Oct 5 12:00 | TS | 52 mph | — | 12.7°N 102.9°W | open ocean |
| Oct 5 18:00 | Cat 1 | 86 mph | — | 12.9°N 104.2°W | open ocean |
| Oct 6 00:00 | Cat 1 | 86 mph | — | 13.2°N 105.5°W | open ocean |
| Oct 6 06:00 | Cat 1 | 86 mph | — | 13.6°N 107.0°W | open ocean |
| Oct 6 12:00 | Cat 1 | 86 mph | — | 14.0°N 108.4°W | open ocean |
| Oct 6 18:00 | Cat 2 | 104 mph | 979 mb | 14.5°N 109.9°W | open ocean |
| Oct 7 00:00 | Cat 2 | 104 mph | — | 14.9°N 111.5°W | open ocean |
| Oct 7 06:00 | Cat 2 | 104 mph | — | 15.3°N 112.9°W | open ocean |
| Oct 7 12:00 | Cat 2 | 104 mph | — | 15.6°N 114.3°W | open ocean |
| Oct 7 18:00 | Cat 2 | 104 mph | 976 mb | 15.8°N 115.5°W | open ocean |
| Oct 8 00:00 | Cat 2 | 104 mph | — | 16.0°N 116.7°W | open ocean |
| Oct 8 06:00 | Cat 2 | 104 mph | — | 16.2°N 118.0°W | open ocean |
| Oct 8 12:00 | Cat 2 | 104 mph | — | 16.4°N 119.4°W | open ocean |
| Oct 8 18:00 | Cat 2 | 109 mph | 972 mb | 16.6°N 120.6°W | open ocean |
| Oct 9 00:00 | Cat 2 | 109 mph | — | 16.7°N 121.8°W | open ocean |
| Oct 9 06:00 | Cat 2 | 109 mph | — | 16.9°N 122.9°W | open ocean |
| Oct 9 12:00 | Cat 2 | 109 mph | — | 17.3°N 123.9°W | open ocean |
| Oct 9 18:00 | Cat 2 | 109 mph | 980 mb | 18.0°N 124.8°W | open ocean |
| Oct 10 00:00 | TS | 69 mph | — | 18.6°N 125.8°W | open ocean |
| Oct 10 06:00 | TS | 63 mph | — | 18.8°N 126.7°W | open ocean |
| Oct 10 12:00 | TS | 58 mph | — | 18.8°N 127.7°W | open ocean |
| Oct 10 18:00 | TS | 52 mph | — | 18.7°N 128.3°W | open ocean |
| Oct 11 00:00 | TS | 40 mph | — | 18.6°N 129.0°W | open ocean |
| Oct 11 06:00 | TD | 35 mph | — | 18.6°N 129.6°W | open ocean |
| Oct 11 12:00 | TD | 29 mph | — | 18.7°N 130.1°W | open ocean |
⬇ Download track data (CSV) · public-domain NOAA best track
Questions
No — the NOAA best-track record shows no landfall for Patricia.
At its peak on October 8, 1970, Patricia was a Category 2 hurricane with maximum sustained winds of 109 mph (176 km/h) and a central pressure of 972 mb.
7.5 days, from October 4, 1970 to October 11, 1970, including 102 hours at hurricane strength. It travelled about 2,388 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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