Track map & timeline · Eastern Pacific · September 1–12, 1985
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 Rick (1985) was a Category 4 hurricane of the 1985 Eastern Pacific season. It formed on September 1, 1985, reached its peak of 144 mph (232 km/h) on September 9, 1985, and never made landfall. It rapidly intensified by 46 mph in 24 hours (to 132 mph on September 8, 1985). The storm lasted 11.0 days and travelled about 3,128 miles (5,034 km).
02 · Intensity
03 · Timeline
| Date · UTC | Status | Wind | Pressure | Position | Nearest place |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 1 00:00 | TD | 29 mph | — | 14.1°N 106.5°W | open ocean |
| Sep 1 06:00 | TD | 29 mph | — | 14.2°N 107.7°W | open ocean |
| Sep 1 12:00 | TD | 35 mph | — | 14.6°N 108.8°W | open ocean |
| Sep 1 18:00 | TD | 35 mph | — | 14.8°N 110.1°W | open ocean |
| Sep 2 00:00 | TD | 35 mph | — | 15.0°N 111.2°W | open ocean |
| Sep 2 06:00 | TD | 35 mph | — | 15.3°N 112.1°W | open ocean |
| Sep 2 12:00 | TS | 40 mph | — | 15.3°N 113.0°W | open ocean |
| Sep 2 18:00 | TS | 46 mph | — | 15.1°N 113.9°W | open ocean |
| Sep 3 00:00 | TS | 46 mph | — | 14.8°N 114.7°W | open ocean |
| Sep 3 06:00 | TS | 46 mph | — | 14.4°N 115.3°W | open ocean |
| Sep 3 12:00 | TS | 52 mph | — | 14.0°N 115.8°W | open ocean |
| Sep 3 18:00 | TS | 58 mph | — | 13.7°N 116.4°W | open ocean |
| Sep 4 00:00 | TS | 58 mph | — | 13.3°N 117.4°W | open ocean |
| Sep 4 06:00 | TS | 58 mph | — | 13.0°N 118.5°W | open ocean |
| Sep 4 12:00 | TS | 63 mph | — | 12.8°N 119.6°W | open ocean |
| Sep 4 18:00 | TS | 69 mph | — | 12.7°N 120.7°W | open ocean |
| Sep 5 00:00 | TS | 69 mph | — | 12.5°N 121.8°W | open ocean |
| Sep 5 06:00 | TS | 69 mph | — | 12.3°N 123.1°W | open ocean |
| Sep 5 12:00 | TS | 63 mph | — | 12.2°N 124.4°W | open ocean |
| Sep 5 18:00 | TS | 63 mph | — | 12.1°N 125.9°W | open ocean |
| Sep 6 00:00 | TS | 63 mph | — | 12.2°N 127.0°W | open ocean |
| Sep 6 06:00 | TS | 63 mph | — | 12.4°N 128.1°W | open ocean |
| Sep 6 12:00 | TS | 63 mph | — | 12.5°N 129.2°W | open ocean |
| Sep 6 18:00 | Cat 1 | 75 mph | — | 12.6°N 130.4°W | open ocean |
| Sep 7 00:00 | Cat 1 | 81 mph | — | 12.7°N 131.5°W | open ocean |
| Sep 7 06:00 | Cat 1 | 81 mph | — | 12.8°N 132.6°W | open ocean |
| Sep 7 12:00 | Cat 1 | 86 mph | — | 13.0°N 133.6°W | open ocean |
| Sep 7 18:00 | Cat 2 | 104 mph | — | 13.3°N 134.5°W | open ocean |
| Sep 8 00:00 | Cat 2 | 104 mph | — | 13.9°N 135.5°W | open ocean |
| Sep 8 06:00 | Cat 3 | 115 mph | — | 14.4°N 136.4°W | open ocean |
| Sep 8 12:00 | Cat 4 | 132 mph | — | 15.3°N 137.1°W | open ocean |
| Sep 8 18:00 | Cat 4 | 138 mph | — | 16.0°N 137.9°W | open ocean |
| Sep 9 00:00 | Cat 4 | 138 mph | — | 16.7°N 138.7°W | open ocean |
| Sep 9 06:00 | Cat 4 | 144 mph | — | 17.2°N 139.4°W | open ocean |
| Sep 9 12:00 | Cat 4 | 144 mph | — | 17.5°N 140.2°W | open ocean |
| Sep 9 18:00 | Cat 4 | 144 mph | — | 18.0°N 141.0°W | open ocean |
| Sep 10 00:00 | Cat 4 | 144 mph | — | 18.5°N 141.9°W | open ocean |
| Sep 10 06:00 | Cat 3 | 127 mph | — | 19.0°N 142.5°W | open ocean |
| Sep 10 12:00 | Cat 2 | 109 mph | — | 19.6°N 143.0°W | open ocean |
| Sep 10 18:00 | Cat 1 | 92 mph | — | 20.4°N 143.7°W | open ocean |
| Sep 11 00:00 | Cat 1 | 81 mph | — | 21.2°N 144.2°W | open ocean |
| Sep 11 06:00 | TS | 69 mph | — | 22.0°N 144.9°W | open ocean |
| Sep 11 12:00 | TS | 69 mph | — | 23.0°N 145.2°W | open ocean |
| Sep 11 18:00 | TS | 52 mph | — | 24.3°N 145.0°W | open ocean |
| Sep 12 00:00 | TD | 35 mph | — | 25.6°N 144.5°W | open ocean |
⬇ Download track data (CSV) · public-domain NOAA best track
Questions
No — the NOAA best-track record shows no landfall for Rick.
At its peak on September 9, 1985, Rick was a Category 4 hurricane with maximum sustained winds of 144 mph (232 km/h).
11.0 days, from September 1, 1985 to September 12, 1985, including 108 hours at hurricane strength (54 as a major hurricane). It travelled about 3,128 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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