1979 season

Unnamed Tropical Depression, AL08 1979

Jul 31, 12:00 PM UTC – Aug 6, 12:00 PM UTC (6.0 days)

Peak
Tropical Depression
Max sustained wind
35 mph (30 kt)
Lowest pressure
—
Landfalls
0

Track

  • Hurricane
  • Tropical Storm
  • Tropical Depression
  • Other
  • Large white-ringed dots: landfall
Every track point (25)
UTCStatusPositionWind ktmbNote
1979-07-31 12:00TD17.0°N 54.0°W25—
1979-07-31 18:00TD17.6°N 56.3°W25—
1979-08-01 00:00TD18.3°N 58.6°W25—
1979-08-01 06:00TD19.4°N 60.6°W25—
1979-08-01 12:00TD20.7°N 62.3°W30—
1979-08-01 18:00TD21.9°N 63.5°W30—
1979-08-02 00:00TD23.0°N 64.8°W30—
1979-08-02 06:00TD24.4°N 65.5°W30—
1979-08-02 12:00TD25.9°N 66.6°W30—
1979-08-02 18:00TD27.0°N 67.0°W30—
1979-08-03 00:00TD28.0°N 67.5°W30—
1979-08-03 06:00TD29.1°N 68.0°W30—
1979-08-03 12:00TD30.2°N 68.1°W30—
1979-08-03 18:00TD32.0°N 68.5°W30—
1979-08-04 00:00TD33.5°N 68.5°W30—
1979-08-04 06:00TD35.0°N 68.5°W30—
1979-08-04 12:00TD36.6°N 68.4°W30—
1979-08-04 18:00TD38.5°N 67.5°W30—
1979-08-05 00:00TD40.5°N 66.5°W30—
1979-08-05 06:00TD42.0°N 65.0°W30—
1979-08-05 12:00TD43.8°N 63.8°W30—
1979-08-05 18:00TD46.0°N 60.0°W25—
1979-08-06 00:00TD47.5°N 55.5°W25—
1979-08-06 06:00TD48.2°N 50.6°W25—
1979-08-06 12:00TD48.5°N 45.0°W20—

From the National Hurricane Center's best-track archive (HURDAT2), its post-season reanalysis; values can differ from the advisories issued at the time. Source: hurdat2-1851-2025-092326.txt, hurdat2-nepac-1949-2025-092926.txt.