Track map & timeline · Eastern Pacific · September 24 – October 3, 2014
TD TS Cat 1 2 3 4 5 · dashed = post-tropical / remnant low. During the replay the shaded rings show the storm’s wind field as analysed by NHC — 39+, 58+ and 74+ mph winds, quadrant by quadrant. Click any point or table row to jump there.
01 · The story
Hurricane Rachel (2014) was a Category 1 hurricane of the 2014 Eastern Pacific season. It formed on September 24, 2014, 228 mi SSW of Ixtapa-Zihuatanejo, Guerrero, Mexico, reached its peak of 86 mph (139 km/h) and a minimum pressure of 980 mb on September 28, 2014, and never made landfall. The storm lasted 9.0 days and travelled about 1,408 miles (2,266 km).
02 · Intensity
03 · Timeline
| Date · UTC | Status | Wind | Pressure | Position | Nearest place |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 24 00:00 | TD | 35 mph | 1006 mb | 14.5°N 102.6°W | open ocean |
| Sep 24 06:00 | TD | 35 mph | 1006 mb | 14.8°N 103.8°W | open ocean |
| Sep 24 12:00 | TD | 35 mph | 1006 mb | 14.9°N 105.0°W | open ocean |
| Sep 24 18:00 | TD | 35 mph | 1005 mb | 15.1°N 106.1°W | open ocean |
| Sep 25 00:00 | TS | 40 mph | 1004 mb | 15.3°N 107.0°W | open ocean |
| Sep 25 06:00 | TS | 40 mph | 1004 mb | 15.7°N 108.0°W | open ocean |
| Sep 25 12:00 | TS | 46 mph | 1003 mb | 16.1°N 109.1°W | open ocean |
| Sep 25 18:00 | TS | 52 mph | 1002 mb | 16.7°N 110.3°W | open ocean |
| Sep 26 00:00 | TS | 52 mph | 1000 mb | 17.3°N 111.4°W | open ocean |
| Sep 26 06:00 | TS | 52 mph | 1000 mb | 17.7°N 112.6°W | open ocean |
| Sep 26 12:00 | TS | 52 mph | 999 mb | 18.1°N 113.8°W | open ocean |
| Sep 26 18:00 | TS | 58 mph | 997 mb | 17.7°N 114.5°W | open ocean |
| Sep 27 00:00 | TS | 63 mph | 995 mb | 18.2°N 115.1°W | open ocean |
| Sep 27 06:00 | TS | 63 mph | 995 mb | 18.8°N 115.6°W | open ocean |
| Sep 27 12:00 | TS | 63 mph | 995 mb | 19.3°N 116.0°W | open ocean |
| Sep 27 18:00 | Cat 1 | 75 mph | 987 mb | 19.9°N 116.3°W | open ocean |
| Sep 28 00:00 | Cat 1 | 86 mph | 980 mb | 20.3°N 116.7°W | open ocean |
| Sep 28 06:00 | Cat 1 | 86 mph | 980 mb | 20.8°N 117.0°W | open ocean |
| Sep 28 12:00 | Cat 1 | 86 mph | 980 mb | 21.2°N 117.2°W | open ocean |
| Sep 28 18:00 | Cat 1 | 81 mph | 982 mb | 21.7°N 117.4°W | open ocean |
| Sep 29 00:00 | Cat 1 | 75 mph | 984 mb | 22.1°N 117.5°W | open ocean |
| Sep 29 06:00 | TS | 69 mph | 986 mb | 22.4°N 117.5°W | open ocean |
| Sep 29 12:00 | TS | 63 mph | 989 mb | 22.6°N 117.5°W | open ocean |
| Sep 29 18:00 | TS | 58 mph | 992 mb | 22.8°N 117.5°W | open ocean |
| Sep 30 00:00 | TS | 52 mph | 996 mb | 23.0°N 117.5°W | open ocean |
| Sep 30 06:00 | TS | 40 mph | 1002 mb | 23.2°N 117.5°W | open ocean |
| Sep 30 12:00 | TD low/wave | 35 mph | 1004 mb | 23.3°N 117.5°W | open ocean |
| Sep 30 18:00 | TD low/wave | 35 mph | 1006 mb | 23.1°N 117.5°W | open ocean |
| Oct 1 00:00 | TD low/wave | 29 mph | 1006 mb | 22.9°N 117.4°W | open ocean |
| Oct 1 06:00 | TD low/wave | 29 mph | 1007 mb | 22.8°N 117.4°W | open ocean |
| Oct 1 12:00 | TD low/wave | 29 mph | 1007 mb | 22.8°N 117.3°W | open ocean |
| Oct 1 18:00 | TD low/wave | 23 mph | 1008 mb | 22.8°N 117.1°W | open ocean |
| Oct 2 00:00 | TD low/wave | 23 mph | 1008 mb | 22.8°N 117.0°W | open ocean |
| Oct 2 06:00 | TD low/wave | 23 mph | 1008 mb | 22.8°N 117.0°W | open ocean |
| Oct 2 12:00 | TD low/wave | 23 mph | 1008 mb | 22.7°N 117.1°W | open ocean |
| Oct 2 18:00 | TD low/wave | 23 mph | 1008 mb | 22.5°N 117.3°W | open ocean |
| Oct 3 00:00 | TD low/wave | 23 mph | 1008 mb | 22.3°N 117.6°W | open ocean |
⬇ Download track data (CSV) · public-domain NOAA best track
Questions
No — the NOAA best-track record shows no landfall for Rachel.
At its peak on September 28, 2014, Rachel was a Category 1 hurricane with maximum sustained winds of 86 mph (139 km/h) and a central pressure of 980 mb.
9.0 days, from September 24, 2014 to October 3, 2014, including 36 hours at hurricane strength. It travelled about 1,408 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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