Track map & timeline · Eastern Pacific · October 6–17, 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 Patricia (1974) was a Category 1 hurricane of the 1974 Eastern Pacific season. It formed on October 6, 1974, reached its peak of 92 mph (148 km/h) and a minimum pressure of 964 mb on October 8, 1974, and never made landfall. It rapidly intensified by 46 mph in 24 hours (to 92 mph on October 8, 1974). The storm lasted 10.5 days and travelled about 2,994 miles (4,818 km).
02 · Intensity
03 · Timeline
| Date · UTC | Status | Wind | Pressure | Position | Nearest place |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 6 12:00 | TD | 35 mph | — | 10.4°N 102.4°W | open ocean |
| Oct 6 18:00 | TD | 35 mph | — | 10.4°N 103.4°W | open ocean |
| Oct 7 00:00 | TS | 40 mph | — | 10.6°N 104.4°W | open ocean |
| Oct 7 06:00 | TS | 46 mph | — | 11.1°N 105.6°W | open ocean |
| Oct 7 12:00 | TS | 58 mph | — | 11.6°N 106.7°W | open ocean |
| Oct 7 18:00 | Cat 1 | 75 mph | — | 12.5°N 108.6°W | open ocean |
| Oct 8 00:00 | Cat 1 | 81 mph | — | 13.4°N 110.5°W | open ocean |
| Oct 8 06:00 | Cat 1 | 92 mph | — | 14.2°N 112.2°W | open ocean |
| Oct 8 12:00 | Cat 1 | 92 mph | — | 15.0°N 114.0°W | open ocean |
| Oct 8 18:00 | Cat 1 | 92 mph | — | 15.5°N 115.3°W | open ocean |
| Oct 9 00:00 | Cat 1 | 92 mph | — | 15.9°N 116.5°W | open ocean |
| Oct 9 06:00 | Cat 1 | 92 mph | — | 16.5°N 117.7°W | open ocean |
| Oct 9 12:00 | Cat 1 | 92 mph | — | 17.1°N 118.9°W | open ocean |
| Oct 9 18:00 | Cat 1 | 92 mph | — | 17.7°N 119.4°W | open ocean |
| Oct 10 00:00 | Cat 1 | 92 mph | 964 mb | 18.0°N 119.6°W | open ocean |
| Oct 10 06:00 | Cat 1 | 92 mph | — | 17.8°N 120.5°W | open ocean |
| Oct 10 12:00 | Cat 1 | 86 mph | — | 17.5°N 121.2°W | open ocean |
| Oct 10 18:00 | Cat 1 | 86 mph | — | 17.4°N 121.4°W | open ocean |
| Oct 11 00:00 | Cat 1 | 86 mph | — | 17.2°N 121.6°W | open ocean |
| Oct 11 06:00 | Cat 1 | 75 mph | — | 16.9°N 122.0°W | open ocean |
| Oct 11 12:00 | TS | 63 mph | — | 16.7°N 122.4°W | open ocean |
| Oct 11 18:00 | TS | 46 mph | — | 16.5°N 122.7°W | open ocean |
| Oct 12 00:00 | TS | 46 mph | — | 16.3°N 123.0°W | open ocean |
| Oct 12 06:00 | TD | 35 mph | — | 16.0°N 124.0°W | open ocean |
| Oct 12 12:00 | TD | 35 mph | — | 16.0°N 125.0°W | open ocean |
| Oct 12 18:00 | TD | 35 mph | — | 15.9°N 126.4°W | open ocean |
| Oct 13 00:00 | TD | 35 mph | — | 16.0°N 127.7°W | open ocean |
| Oct 13 06:00 | TD | 29 mph | — | 16.4°N 128.4°W | open ocean |
| Oct 13 12:00 | TD | 29 mph | — | 17.0°N 129.0°W | open ocean |
| Oct 13 18:00 | TD | 29 mph | — | 17.8°N 129.5°W | open ocean |
| Oct 14 00:00 | TD | 29 mph | — | 18.5°N 130.0°W | open ocean |
| Oct 14 06:00 | TD | 29 mph | — | 17.9°N 131.2°W | open ocean |
| Oct 14 12:00 | TD | 29 mph | — | 17.0°N 132.5°W | open ocean |
| Oct 14 18:00 | TD | 29 mph | — | 16.6°N 133.2°W | open ocean |
| Oct 15 00:00 | TD | 29 mph | — | 16.5°N 134.0°W | open ocean |
| Oct 15 06:00 | TD | 29 mph | — | 16.6°N 135.0°W | open ocean |
| Oct 15 12:00 | TD | 29 mph | — | 16.8°N 136.0°W | open ocean |
| Oct 15 18:00 | TD | 29 mph | — | 16.8°N 137.4°W | open ocean |
| Oct 16 00:00 | TD | 29 mph | — | 16.8°N 138.7°W | open ocean |
| Oct 16 06:00 | TD | 29 mph | — | 16.8°N 139.7°W | open ocean |
| Oct 16 12:00 | TD | 29 mph | — | 16.8°N 140.8°W | open ocean |
| Oct 16 18:00 | TD | 29 mph | — | 16.9°N 141.9°W | open ocean |
| Oct 17 00:00 | TD | 29 mph | — | 17.0°N 143.0°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, 1974, Patricia was a Category 1 hurricane with maximum sustained winds of 92 mph (148 km/h) and a central pressure of 964 mb.
10.5 days, from October 6, 1974 to October 17, 1974, including 90 hours at hurricane strength. It travelled about 2,994 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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