Hurricane Celeste (1972)
Aug 6, 12:00 AM UTC – Aug 22, 12:00 AM UTC (16.0 days)
- Peak
- Hurricane, Category 4
- Max sustained wind
- 130 mph (115 kt)
- Lowest pressure
- 940 mb
- Landfalls
- 0
Track
- Hurricane
- Tropical Storm
- Tropical Depression
- Other
- Large white-ringed dots: landfall
Every track point (65)
| UTC | Status | Position | Wind kt | mb | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1972-08-06 00:00 | TS | 15.2°N 119.8°W | 35 | — | |
| 1972-08-06 06:00 | TS | 15.1°N 120.0°W | 35 | — | |
| 1972-08-06 12:00 | TS | 15.0°N 120.2°W | 35 | — | |
| 1972-08-06 18:00 | TS | 14.9°N 120.3°W | 35 | — | |
| 1972-08-07 00:00 | TS | 14.7°N 120.5°W | 35 | — | |
| 1972-08-07 06:00 | TS | 14.3°N 120.7°W | 35 | — | |
| 1972-08-07 12:00 | TS | 13.8°N 120.8°W | 35 | — | |
| 1972-08-07 18:00 | TS | 13.5°N 120.5°W | 35 | — | |
| 1972-08-08 00:00 | TS | 13.3°N 120.4°W | 35 | — | |
| 1972-08-08 06:00 | TS | 13.6°N 121.7°W | 35 | — | |
| 1972-08-08 12:00 | TS | 14.1°N 122.9°W | 35 | — | |
| 1972-08-08 18:00 | TS | 14.3°N 123.8°W | 35 | — | |
| 1972-08-09 00:00 | TS | 14.4°N 124.7°W | 35 | — | |
| 1972-08-09 06:00 | TS | 14.5°N 125.9°W | 35 | — | |
| 1972-08-09 12:00 | TS | 14.5°N 127.1°W | 35 | — | |
| 1972-08-09 18:00 | TS | 14.6°N 128.4°W | 60 | — | |
| 1972-08-10 00:00 | TS | 14.7°N 129.7°W | 60 | — | |
| 1972-08-10 06:00 | TS | 15.1°N 131.5°W | 60 | — | |
| 1972-08-10 12:00 | TS | 15.5°N 133.3°W | 60 | — | |
| 1972-08-10 18:00 | HU | 15.7°N 134.2°W | 70 | — | |
| 1972-08-11 00:00 | HU | 15.8°N 135.2°W | 70 | — | |
| 1972-08-11 06:00 | HU | 15.7°N 136.4°W | 70 | — | |
| 1972-08-11 12:00 | HU | 15.4°N 137.5°W | 75 | — | |
| 1972-08-11 18:00 | HU | 15.0°N 138.3°W | 75 | — | |
| 1972-08-12 00:00 | HU | 14.6°N 139.0°W | 80 | — | |
| 1972-08-12 06:00 | HU | 14.2°N 139.7°W | 80 | — | |
| 1972-08-12 12:00 | HU | 13.8°N 140.4°W | 85 | — | |
| 1972-08-12 18:00 | HU | 13.6°N 141.4°W | 85 | — | |
| 1972-08-13 00:00 | HU | 13.5°N 142.6°W | 85 | — | |
| 1972-08-13 06:00 | HU | 13.3°N 143.9°W | 90 | — | |
| 1972-08-13 12:00 | HU | 13.1°N 145.1°W | 90 | — | |
| 1972-08-13 18:00 | HU | 13.1°N 146.2°W | 90 | — | |
| 1972-08-14 00:00 | HU | 13.1°N 147.4°W | 95 | — | |
| 1972-08-14 06:00 | HU | 13.0°N 148.7°W | 115 | — | |
| 1972-08-14 12:00 | HU | 12.8°N 150.0°W | 115 | 944 | |
| 1972-08-14 18:00 | HU | 12.7°N 151.2°W | 100 | 940 | |
| 1972-08-15 00:00 | HU | 12.6°N 152.4°W | 100 | 940 | |
| 1972-08-15 06:00 | HU | 12.6°N 153.8°W | 100 | 940 | |
| 1972-08-15 12:00 | HU | 12.7°N 155.2°W | 100 | 940 | |
| 1972-08-15 18:00 | HU | 13.0°N 156.4°W | 100 | — | |
| 1972-08-16 00:00 | HU | 13.3°N 157.4°W | 90 | — | |
| 1972-08-16 06:00 | HU | 13.4°N 158.1°W | 90 | — | |
| 1972-08-16 12:00 | HU | 13.6°N 158.8°W | 90 | — | |
| 1972-08-16 18:00 | HU | 13.9°N 159.6°W | 90 | 960 | |
| 1972-08-17 00:00 | HU | 14.3°N 160.4°W | 85 | — | |
| 1972-08-17 06:00 | HU | 14.6°N 161.3°W | 85 | — | |
| 1972-08-17 12:00 | HU | 14.8°N 162.2°W | 85 | — | |
| 1972-08-17 18:00 | HU | 15.1°N 163.0°W | 85 | — | |
| 1972-08-18 00:00 | HU | 15.4°N 163.8°W | 85 | — | |
| 1972-08-18 06:00 | HU | 15.6°N 164.8°W | 85 | — | |
| 1972-08-18 12:00 | HU | 15.8°N 165.9°W | 85 | — | |
| 1972-08-18 18:00 | HU | 15.9°N 166.9°W | 85 | — | |
| 1972-08-19 00:00 | HU | 16.1°N 167.8°W | 85 | — | |
| 1972-08-19 06:00 | HU | 16.3°N 168.3°W | 85 | — | |
| 1972-08-19 12:00 | HU | 16.7°N 168.7°W | 85 | — | |
| 1972-08-19 18:00 | HU | 17.2°N 169.2°W | 80 | — | |
| 1972-08-20 00:00 | HU | 17.8°N 169.7°W | 80 | — | |
| 1972-08-20 06:00 | HU | 18.5°N 170.2°W | 80 | — | |
| 1972-08-20 12:00 | HU | 19.1°N 170.6°W | 80 | — | |
| 1972-08-20 18:00 | HU | 19.7°N 171.2°W | 80 | — | |
| 1972-08-21 00:00 | HU | 20.3°N 171.8°W | 80 | — | |
| 1972-08-21 06:00 | HU | 20.9°N 172.3°W | 80 | — | |
| 1972-08-21 12:00 | TS | 21.4°N 172.6°W | 35 | — | |
| 1972-08-21 18:00 | TS | 21.7°N 172.8°W | 35 | — | |
| 1972-08-22 00:00 | TS | 21.9°N 173.0°W | 35 | — |
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.