Hurricane Hector (1978)
Jul 22, 12:00 AM UTC – Jul 29, 6:00 PM UTC (7.8 days)
- Peak
- Hurricane, Category 4
- Max sustained wind
- 140 mph (120 kt)
- Lowest pressure
- —
- Landfalls
- 0
Track
- Hurricane
- Tropical Storm
- Tropical Depression
- Other
- Large white-ringed dots: landfall
Every track point (32)
| UTC | Status | Position | Wind kt | mb | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1978-07-22 00:00 | TD | 13.4°N 100.2°W | 30 | — | |
| 1978-07-22 06:00 | TS | 13.7°N 100.7°W | 35 | — | |
| 1978-07-22 12:00 | TS | 14.2°N 101.2°W | 40 | — | |
| 1978-07-22 18:00 | TS | 14.6°N 101.8°W | 50 | — | |
| 1978-07-23 00:00 | TS | 14.9°N 102.5°W | 60 | — | |
| 1978-07-23 06:00 | TS | 15.1°N 103.3°W | 60 | — | |
| 1978-07-23 12:00 | HU | 15.3°N 104.1°W | 65 | — | |
| 1978-07-23 18:00 | HU | 15.5°N 104.8°W | 70 | — | |
| 1978-07-24 00:00 | HU | 15.4°N 105.6°W | 70 | — | |
| 1978-07-24 06:00 | HU | 15.5°N 106.5°W | 70 | — | |
| 1978-07-24 12:00 | HU | 15.6°N 107.5°W | 70 | — | |
| 1978-07-24 18:00 | HU | 15.9°N 108.7°W | 80 | — | |
| 1978-07-25 00:00 | HU | 16.0°N 109.9°W | 105 | — | |
| 1978-07-25 06:00 | HU | 16.2°N 111.1°W | 120 | — | |
| 1978-07-25 12:00 | HU | 16.5°N 112.2°W | 120 | — | |
| 1978-07-25 18:00 | HU | 17.2°N 113.2°W | 120 | — | |
| 1978-07-26 00:00 | HU | 18.0°N 114.0°W | 110 | — | |
| 1978-07-26 06:00 | HU | 18.5°N 115.1°W | 100 | — | |
| 1978-07-26 12:00 | HU | 19.0°N 116.2°W | 95 | — | |
| 1978-07-26 18:00 | HU | 19.8°N 116.9°W | 90 | — | |
| 1978-07-27 00:00 | HU | 20.0°N 118.0°W | 75 | — | |
| 1978-07-27 06:00 | HU | 20.2°N 118.8°W | 70 | — | |
| 1978-07-27 12:00 | HU | 20.4°N 119.6°W | 75 | — | |
| 1978-07-27 18:00 | TS | 20.9°N 120.3°W | 60 | — | |
| 1978-07-28 00:00 | TS | 21.5°N 121.5°W | 55 | — | |
| 1978-07-28 06:00 | TS | 21.8°N 122.6°W | 50 | — | |
| 1978-07-28 12:00 | TS | 22.0°N 122.8°W | 50 | — | |
| 1978-07-28 18:00 | TS | 22.1°N 124.9°W | 45 | — | |
| 1978-07-29 00:00 | TD | 22.4°N 126.1°W | 30 | — | |
| 1978-07-29 06:00 | TD | 22.6°N 127.4°W | 30 | — | |
| 1978-07-29 12:00 | TD | 23.0°N 128.8°W | 30 | — | |
| 1978-07-29 18:00 | TD | 23.5°N 130.0°W | 25 | — |
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.