Track map & timeline · Eastern Pacific · September 15–24, 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 Terry (1985) was a Category 3 hurricane of the 1985 Eastern Pacific season. It formed on September 15, 1985, 271 mi SSW of Puerto Escondido, Oaxaca, Mexico, reached its peak of 115 mph (185 km/h) on September 20, 1985, and never made landfall. It rapidly intensified by 41 mph in 24 hours (to 104 mph on September 19, 1985). The storm lasted 9.0 days and travelled about 2,012 miles (3,237 km).
02 · Intensity
03 · Timeline
| Date · UTC | Status | Wind | Pressure | Position | Nearest place |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 15 18:00 | TD | 29 mph | — | 12.2°N 98.5°W | open ocean |
| Sep 16 00:00 | TD | 29 mph | — | 12.3°N 99.4°W | open ocean |
| Sep 16 06:00 | TD | 35 mph | — | 12.5°N 100.3°W | open ocean |
| Sep 16 12:00 | TD | 35 mph | — | 12.6°N 101.2°W | open ocean |
| Sep 16 18:00 | TS | 40 mph | — | 12.7°N 102.1°W | open ocean |
| Sep 17 00:00 | TS | 46 mph | — | 13.0°N 103.0°W | open ocean |
| Sep 17 06:00 | TS | 52 mph | — | 13.3°N 104.0°W | open ocean |
| Sep 17 12:00 | TS | 52 mph | — | 13.8°N 104.9°W | open ocean |
| Sep 17 18:00 | TS | 58 mph | — | 14.4°N 105.8°W | open ocean |
| Sep 18 00:00 | TS | 63 mph | — | 14.9°N 106.5°W | open ocean |
| Sep 18 06:00 | Cat 1 | 75 mph | — | 15.4°N 107.1°W | open ocean |
| Sep 18 12:00 | Cat 1 | 81 mph | — | 15.8°N 107.6°W | open ocean |
| Sep 18 18:00 | Cat 1 | 86 mph | — | 16.1°N 108.1°W | open ocean |
| Sep 19 00:00 | Cat 2 | 104 mph | — | 16.6°N 108.6°W | open ocean |
| Sep 19 06:00 | Cat 2 | 104 mph | — | 17.0°N 109.0°W | open ocean |
| Sep 19 12:00 | Cat 2 | 104 mph | — | 17.4°N 109.5°W | open ocean |
| Sep 19 18:00 | Cat 2 | 109 mph | — | 17.8°N 110.1°W | open ocean |
| Sep 20 00:00 | Cat 3 | 115 mph | — | 18.2°N 110.7°W | open ocean |
| Sep 20 06:00 | Cat 2 | 109 mph | — | 18.4°N 111.2°W | open ocean |
| Sep 20 12:00 | Cat 2 | 104 mph | — | 18.6°N 111.6°W | open ocean |
| Sep 20 18:00 | Cat 2 | 104 mph | — | 18.9°N 112.1°W | open ocean |
| Sep 21 00:00 | Cat 2 | 104 mph | — | 19.1°N 112.6°W | open ocean |
| Sep 21 06:00 | Cat 3 | 115 mph | — | 19.4°N 113.1°W | open ocean |
| Sep 21 12:00 | Cat 2 | 104 mph | — | 19.7°N 113.8°W | open ocean |
| Sep 21 18:00 | Cat 1 | 92 mph | — | 20.0°N 114.4°W | open ocean |
| Sep 22 00:00 | Cat 1 | 92 mph | — | 20.3°N 114.9°W | open ocean |
| Sep 22 06:00 | Cat 1 | 92 mph | — | 20.5°N 115.4°W | open ocean |
| Sep 22 12:00 | Cat 1 | 86 mph | — | 20.8°N 115.9°W | open ocean |
| Sep 22 18:00 | Cat 1 | 81 mph | — | 21.0°N 116.3°W | open ocean |
| Sep 23 00:00 | Cat 1 | 75 mph | — | 21.4°N 116.7°W | open ocean |
| Sep 23 06:00 | TS | 69 mph | — | 22.1°N 117.4°W | open ocean |
| Sep 23 12:00 | TS | 63 mph | — | 23.0°N 118.1°W | open ocean |
| Sep 23 18:00 | TS | 52 mph | — | 23.9°N 118.9°W | open ocean |
| Sep 24 00:00 | TS | 46 mph | — | 24.8°N 119.7°W | open ocean |
| Sep 24 06:00 | TD | 35 mph | — | 25.8°N 120.4°W | open ocean |
| Sep 24 12:00 | TD | 29 mph | — | 27.4°N 120.9°W | open ocean |
| Sep 24 18:00 | TD | 29 mph | — | 29.0°N 121.6°W | open ocean |
⬇ Download track data (CSV) · public-domain NOAA best track
Questions
No — the NOAA best-track record shows no landfall for Terry.
At its peak on September 20, 1985, Terry was a Category 3 hurricane with maximum sustained winds of 115 mph (185 km/h).
9.0 days, from September 15, 1985 to September 24, 1985, including 120 hours at hurricane strength (12 as a major hurricane). It travelled about 2,012 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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