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Tropical Storm Hyacinth (1968)

Eastern Pacific storm, 08/17/1968 to 08/21/1968. Peak: Tropical storm.

Peak strength
Tropical storm
Peak winds
52 mph
45 knots
Duration
5 days
U.S. landfalls
0

Storm track

19 positions from NOAA's best-track data, colored by strength at each point

  • Depression
  • Tropical storm
  • Cat 1
  • Cat 2
  • Cat 3
  • Cat 4
  • Cat 5
All track points (19)
Time (UTC)PositionStatusWindPressure
08/17/1968 07:00 UTC17.3°N, 107.9°WTropical depression29 mph-
08/17/1968 13:00 UTC18.6°N, 108.0°WTropical depression29 mph-
08/17/1968 19:00 UTC19.8°N, 108.2°WTropical depression29 mph-
08/18/1968 01:00 UTC20.5°N, 108.5°WTropical storm52 mph-
08/18/1968 07:00 UTC21.3°N, 108.8°WTropical storm52 mph-
08/18/1968 13:00 UTC22.0°N, 108.8°WTropical storm52 mph-
08/18/1968 19:00 UTC22.7°N, 108.9°WTropical storm52 mph-
08/19/1968 01:00 UTC23.5°N, 109.1°WTropical storm52 mph-
08/19/1968 07:00 UTC24.4°N, 109.3°WTropical storm52 mph-
08/19/1968 13:00 UTC25.1°N, 109.4°WTropical storm52 mph-
08/19/1968 19:00 UTC25.9°N, 109.6°WTropical storm52 mph-
08/20/1968 01:00 UTC26.9°N, 109.8°WTropical depression29 mph-
08/20/1968 07:00 UTC27.9°N, 109.9°WTropical depression29 mph-
08/20/1968 13:00 UTC28.9°N, 110.0°WTropical depression29 mph-
08/20/1968 19:00 UTC30.0°N, 110.0°WTropical depression29 mph-
08/21/1968 01:00 UTC30.7°N, 110.0°WTropical depression29 mph-
08/21/1968 07:00 UTC31.4°N, 110.1°WTropical depression29 mph-
08/21/1968 13:00 UTC31.7°N, 110.2°WTropical depression29 mph-
08/21/1968 19:00 UTC32.0°N, 110.3°WTropical depression29 mph-

Source: NOAA National Hurricane Center, HURDAT2 best-track data · Positions every 6 hours plus landfall and peak times; winds are 1-minute sustained