Unnamed tropical depression (1976)
Unnamed tropical depression peaked at 30 kt in the Eastern Pacific between August 16, 1976 and August 19, 1976.
Radar
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Radar mosaic and map layers from NOAA MRMS. Boundaries from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet.
The storm
- Basin
- Eastern Pacific
- Dates
- August 16, 1976 to August 19, 1976
- Peak strength
- Tropical Depression, 30 kt (35 mph)
- Landfall
- No; closest approach 1378 km (856 mi)
- Accumulated cyclone energy
- 0.0
- Fastest the center moved
- 15 kt (17 mph)
- Identifier
- EP121976
Deaths and damage
No source this site reads publishes a machine-readable casualty or damage figure for a storm of this era. The National Hurricane Center’s season tables begin in 1995 and carry deaths and damage only from 2005 in the Atlantic and 2020 in both basins; the US Storm Events record begins in 1996.
Rainfall
The Weather Prediction Center attributes 274 rain gauge totals over the contiguous United States to this storm. The wettest reached 1.48 inches (38 mm).
| Station | Total | Position |
|---|---|---|
| WILLOW BEACH | 1.48 in (38 mm) | 35.87N 114.67W |
| JUNIPINE | 1.19 in (30 mm) | 34.97N 111.75W |
| DAVIS DAM #2 | 1.13 in (29 mm) | 35.20N 114.57W |
| TUWEEP | 0.98 in (25 mm) | 36.28N 113.07W |
| SIERRA BLANCA 2 E | 0.97 in (25 mm) | 31.18N 105.35W |
| PORTAL 4 SW | 0.91 in (23 mm) | 31.88N 109.20W |
| SANTA RITA EXP RANGE | 0.90 in (23 mm) | 31.77N 110.85W |
| FABENS | 0.90 in (23 mm) | 31.50N 106.15W |
| BEAVER DAM | 0.89 in (23 mm) | 36.90N 113.95W |
| FORSAN | 0.78 in (20 mm) | 32.10N 101.37W |
| SUNSET CRATER NM | 0.72 in (18 mm) | 35.37N 111.55W |
| LAMESA 1 SSE | 0.68 in (17 mm) | 32.72N 101.95W |
WPC’s storm rainfall file, 1900 to 2020, compiled by David Roth.
Track
| Time (UTC) | Position | Wind | Pressure | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 16, 00:00 | 15.5N 120.9W | 30 kt | Tropical storm | |
| Aug 16, 06:00 | 15.3N 121.7W | 30 kt | Tropical storm | |
| Aug 16, 12:00 | 15.0N 122.6W | 30 kt | Tropical storm | |
| Aug 16, 18:00 | 14.4N 123.6W | 30 kt | Tropical storm | |
| Aug 17, 00:00 | 13.8N 124.6W | 30 kt | Tropical storm | |
| Aug 17, 06:00 | 13.3N 125.5W | 30 kt | Tropical storm | |
| Aug 17, 12:00 | 13.2N 126.5W | 30 kt | Tropical storm | |
| Aug 17, 18:00 | 13.6N 127.4W | 30 kt | Tropical storm | |
| Aug 18, 00:00 | 14.0N 128.4W | 30 kt | Tropical storm | |
| Aug 18, 06:00 | 14.3N 129.1W | 28 kt | Tropical storm | |
| Aug 18, 12:00 | 14.6N 129.8W | 25 kt | Tropical storm | |
| Aug 18, 18:00 | 14.8N 130.8W | 15 kt | Tropical storm | |
| Aug 19, 00:00 | 15.0N 132.0W | 26 kt | Disturbance |
Other Eastern Pacific storms of 1976
- Unnamed tropical depressionEastern Pacific · 1976
- Hurricane AnnetteEastern Pacific · 1976
- Hurricane BonnyEastern Pacific · 1976
- Unnamed tropical depressionEastern Pacific · 1976
- Tropical Storm CelesteEastern Pacific · 1976
- Hurricane DianaEastern Pacific · 1976
- Tropical Storm EstelleEastern Pacific · 1976
- Tropical Storm FernandaEastern Pacific · 1976
- Tropical Storm GwenEastern Pacific · 1976
- Hurricane HyacinthEastern Pacific · 1976
- Unnamed tropical depressionEastern Pacific · 1976
- Hurricane IvaEastern Pacific · 1976
- Tropical Storm JoanneEastern Pacific · 1976
- Hurricane KathleenEastern Pacific · 1976
- Hurricane KateEastern Pacific · 1976
- Hurricane MadelineEastern Pacific · 1976
- Tropical Storm NaomiEastern Pacific · 1976
What this means
A best track is the record a warning agency settles on after the storm, not what it said at the time: position, maximum sustained wind and central pressure every six hours, revised against every observation that came in later. Category is the Saffir-Simpson scale, which runs from Category 1 at 64 kt to Category 5 at 137 kt and reads wind only, so it says nothing about surge or rain. Accumulated cyclone energy adds up the square of the wind through the storm's life, so it counts strength and duration together.
Sources
Storm history from NOAA NCEI’s International Best Track Archive for Climate Stewardship (IBTrACS), which merges the official best track of every warning agency. Live storms, cones, watches and warnings from the National Hurricane Center and the Central Pacific Hurricane Center. Archived radar from NOAA’s Level II archive.
The National Hurricane Center has published no tropical cyclone report for this storm.