Hurricane David (1979)
Aug 25, 12:00 PM UTC – Sep 8, 12:00 AM UTC (13.5 days)
- Peak
- Hurricane, Category 5
- Max sustained wind
- 175 mph (150 kt)
- Lowest pressure
- 924 mb
- Landfalls
- 0
Track
- Hurricane
- Tropical Storm
- Tropical Depression
- Other
- Large white-ringed dots: landfall
Every track point (55)
| UTC | Status | Position | Wind kt | mb | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1979-08-25 12:00 | TD | 11.7°N 36.1°W | 25 | 1008 | |
| 1979-08-25 18:00 | TD | 11.7°N 38.2°W | 25 | 1007 | |
| 1979-08-26 00:00 | TD | 11.7°N 40.3°W | 30 | 1006 | |
| 1979-08-26 06:00 | TS | 11.6°N 42.2°W | 35 | 1005 | |
| 1979-08-26 12:00 | TS | 11.6°N 44.0°W | 40 | 1003 | |
| 1979-08-26 18:00 | TS | 11.6°N 45.5°W | 45 | 998 | |
| 1979-08-27 00:00 | TS | 11.7°N 47.0°W | 55 | 990 | |
| 1979-08-27 06:00 | HU | 11.8°N 48.5°W | 65 | 980 | |
| 1979-08-27 12:00 | HU | 11.8°N 50.0°W | 80 | 966 | |
| 1979-08-27 18:00 | HU | 11.9°N 51.5°W | 95 | 954 | |
| 1979-08-28 00:00 | HU | 12.2°N 52.9°W | 115 | 947 | |
| 1979-08-28 06:00 | HU | 12.5°N 54.4°W | 125 | 941 | |
| 1979-08-28 12:00 | HU | 12.8°N 55.7°W | 130 | 938 | |
| 1979-08-28 18:00 | HU | 13.2°N 56.9°W | 125 | 941 | |
| 1979-08-29 00:00 | HU | 13.7°N 58.0°W | 120 | 944 | |
| 1979-08-29 06:00 | HU | 14.2°N 59.2°W | 120 | 942 | |
| 1979-08-29 12:00 | HU | 14.8°N 60.3°W | 125 | 938 | |
| 1979-08-29 18:00 | HU | 15.3°N 61.6°W | 125 | 933 | |
| 1979-08-30 00:00 | HU | 15.6°N 62.8°W | 130 | 929 | |
| 1979-08-30 06:00 | HU | 16.0°N 64.2°W | 140 | 925 | |
| 1979-08-30 12:00 | HU | 16.3°N 65.2°W | 145 | 924 | |
| 1979-08-30 18:00 | HU | 16.6°N 66.2°W | 150 | 924 | |
| 1979-08-31 00:00 | HU | 16.8°N 67.3°W | 145 | 927 | |
| 1979-08-31 06:00 | HU | 17.0°N 68.3°W | 145 | 928 | |
| 1979-08-31 12:00 | HU | 17.2°N 69.1°W | 145 | 927 | |
| 1979-08-31 18:00 | HU | 17.9°N 69.7°W | 150 | 926 | |
| 1979-09-01 00:00 | HU | 18.8°N 70.4°W | 130 | 953 | |
| 1979-09-01 06:00 | HU | 19.3°N 72.0°W | 100 | 978 | |
| 1979-09-01 12:00 | HU | 19.7°N 73.7°W | 65 | 1002 | |
| 1979-09-01 18:00 | TS | 20.6°N 74.6°W | 60 | 1002 | |
| 1979-09-02 00:00 | HU | 21.3°N 75.2°W | 65 | 997 | |
| 1979-09-02 06:00 | HU | 21.9°N 75.5°W | 70 | 990 | |
| 1979-09-02 12:00 | HU | 23.0°N 76.3°W | 70 | 984 | |
| 1979-09-02 18:00 | HU | 23.9°N 77.4°W | 75 | 979 | |
| 1979-09-03 00:00 | HU | 24.6°N 78.2°W | 80 | 976 | |
| 1979-09-03 06:00 | HU | 25.3°N 79.1°W | 80 | 974 | |
| 1979-09-03 12:00 | HU | 26.3°N 79.6°W | 85 | 973 | |
| 1979-09-03 18:00 | HU | 27.2°N 80.2°W | 85 | 972 | |
| 1979-09-04 00:00 | HU | 28.0°N 80.5°W | 85 | 971 | |
| 1979-09-04 06:00 | HU | 29.1°N 80.8°W | 85 | 970 | |
| 1979-09-04 12:00 | HU | 30.2°N 80.9°W | 85 | 970 | |
| 1979-09-04 18:00 | HU | 31.5°N 81.2°W | 80 | 970 | |
| 1979-09-05 00:00 | HU | 32.5°N 81.1°W | 65 | 972 | |
| 1979-09-05 06:00 | TS | 33.5°N 80.9°W | 55 | 976 | |
| 1979-09-05 12:00 | TS | 34.9°N 80.6°W | 45 | 980 | |
| 1979-09-05 18:00 | TS | 36.2°N 80.1°W | 40 | 984 | |
| 1979-09-06 00:00 | TS | 37.6°N 79.5°W | 40 | 987 | |
| 1979-09-06 06:00 | TS | 39.2°N 78.5°W | 40 | 989 | |
| 1979-09-06 12:00 | TS | 41.5°N 76.3°W | 40 | 991 | |
| 1979-09-06 18:00 | EX | 43.3°N 73.7°W | 40 | 992 | |
| 1979-09-07 00:00 | EX | 45.0°N 70.0°W | 45 | 991 | |
| 1979-09-07 06:00 | EX | 46.5°N 66.0°W | 50 | 988 | |
| 1979-09-07 12:00 | EX | 47.5°N 61.5°W | 50 | 987 | |
| 1979-09-07 18:00 | EX | 50.0°N 57.0°W | 55 | 986 | |
| 1979-09-08 00:00 | EX | 52.5°N 52.5°W | 60 | 985 |
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.