EASTERN PACIFIC · 1994 SEASON
Hurricane John (1994)
Recorded track and intensity · 10 Aug 1994–10 Sept 1994
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173 mph / 278 km/h
23 Aug 1994 · tropical stage
Full archive record, including non-tropical stages if present
Along the recorded center positions
STORM HISTORY
Track and intensity summary
John is listed in the Eastern Pacific basin for the 1994 season. Its archived track begins on 10 Aug 1994, 06:00 UTC at 10.6°N, 93.1°W. The first observation lists sustained winds of 25 knots. These dates describe the available observations, which may include stages before and after the tropical cyclone phase.
The first Category 5 observation appears on 22 Aug 1994, 18:00 UTC. The highest recorded tropical-stage one-minute sustained wind is 150 knots (173 mph / 278 km/h), first recorded on 23 Aug 1994, 06:00 UTC at 14.2°N, 155.1°W. The minimum recorded tropical-stage central pressure is 929 hPa on 23 Aug 1994, 00:00 UTC.
The full record spans 744 hours and approximately 13,910 kilometers along the recorded center positions. The last recorded position is 42.5°N, 170.3°W on 10 Sept 1994, 06:00 UTC. The final tropical-stage observation is earlier, on 10 Sept 1994, 03:00 UTC.
QUICK ANSWERS
John in brief
What was Hurricane John’s highest wind speed?
150 kt (173 mph / 278 km/h), the highest one-minute sustained wind in its tropical stage, recorded on 23 Aug 1994, 06:00 UTC.
What category was Hurricane John?
Category 5 at its peak on the Saffir–Simpson one-minute wind scale, first reaching Category 5 on 22 Aug 1994, 18:00 UTC. Other agencies classify storms differently.
What was Hurricane John’s lowest pressure?
929 hPa, the minimum central pressure recorded during its tropical stage, on 23 Aug 1994, 00:00 UTC.
When did Hurricane John occur?
The archived track runs from 10 Aug 1994, 06:00 UTC to 10 Sept 1994, 06:00 UTC, with the tropical stage from 11 Aug 1994, 06:00 UTC to 10 Sept 1994, 03:00 UTC.
Where did Hurricane John form?
In the Eastern Pacific basin, in the 1994 season. Its first archived position is 10.6°N, 93.1°W on 10 Aug 1994, 06:00 UTC.
Did Hurricane John make landfall?
No archived position places Hurricane John’s center over land, but positions are six-hourly and a brief landfall can fall between them.
METHODOLOGY
Data sources and limitations
The map and summary are generated from NOAA’s IBTrACS v04r01 archive. Wind and category use US-agency records; minimum pressure is calculated during the tropical stage, with the archive’s pressure source retained. Category 5 refers to the Saffir–Simpson one-minute wind scale; local agencies may use different classifications. Coastlines use Natural Earth’s 1:10m land data.
Track distance adds great-circle distances between consecutive observations, excluding gaps over 12 hours. This track has no gaps over 12 hours. The line shows the storm’s center, not its size, rainfall or flood extent. Converted wind speeds are rounded to the nearest whole unit.
Archive retrieved
NOAA IBTrACS archive · Field documentation
Sources & methodology