The 1994 season

Hurricane John (1994)

Hurricane John reached Category 5 in the Eastern Pacific between August 10, 1994 and September 10, 1994, with a lowest pressure of 929 mb.

Track and intensity

The whole track of Hurricane John, colored by strength, with the other storms of the 1994 season in the same basin behind it, and its wind and pressure hour by hour. Every fix is in the track table below.

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The storm

Basin
Eastern Pacific
Dates
August 10, 1994 to September 10, 1994
Peak strength
Category 5, 150 kt (173 mph)
Lowest pressure
929 mb (27.43 inHg)
Landfall
No; closest approach 418 km (260 mi)
Accumulated cyclone energy
70.6
Fastest the center moved
32 kt (37 mph)
Identifier
EP101994

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.

Track

Time (UTC)PositionWindPressureStatus
Aug 10, 06:0010.6N 93.1W25 ktNot reported
Aug 10, 12:0010.4N 94.1W25 ktNot reported
Aug 10, 18:0010.5N 95.1W25 ktNot reported
Aug 11, 00:0010.8N 96.1W25 ktNot reported
Aug 11, 06:0011.1N 97.1W30 kt1010 mbTropical depression
Aug 11, 12:0011.2N 98.2W30 kt1008 mbTropical depression
Aug 11, 18:0011.2N 99.4W35 kt1006 mbTropical storm
Aug 12, 00:0011.3N 100.6W40 kt1004 mbTropical storm
Aug 12, 06:0011.5N 101.7W45 kt1002 mbTropical storm
Aug 12, 12:0011.8N 102.8W45 kt999 mbTropical storm
Aug 12, 18:0012.0N 103.8W50 kt997 mbTropical storm
Aug 13, 00:0012.3N 104.8W55 kt995 mbTropical storm
Aug 13, 06:0012.5N 105.8W55 kt992 mbTropical storm
Aug 13, 12:0012.9N 106.5W60 kt990 mbTropical storm
Aug 13, 18:0013.3N 106.9W55 kt992 mbTropical storm
Aug 14, 00:0013.7N 107.3W50 kt995 mbTropical storm
Aug 14, 06:0013.9N 107.8W45 kt998 mbTropical storm
Aug 14, 12:0014.0N 108.4W40 kt1001 mbTropical storm
Aug 14, 18:0014.0N 109.1W40 kt1003 mbTropical storm
Aug 15, 00:0013.9N 109.9W40 kt1002 mbTropical storm
Aug 15, 06:0013.8N 111.0W45 kt1000 mbTropical storm
Aug 15, 12:0013.7N 112.0W50 kt998 mbTropical storm
Aug 15, 18:0013.6N 112.8W50 kt997 mbTropical storm
Aug 16, 00:0013.7N 113.5W50 kt998 mbTropical storm
Aug 16, 06:0013.7N 114.4W45 kt1000 mbTropical storm
Aug 16, 12:0013.7N 115.4W45 kt1000 mbTropical storm
Aug 16, 18:0013.6N 116.3W45 kt999 mbTropical storm
Aug 17, 00:0013.8N 117.2W50 kt998 mbTropical storm
Aug 17, 06:0014.2N 117.9W50 kt998 mbTropical storm
Aug 17, 12:0014.6N 118.8W45 kt1000 mbTropical storm
Aug 17, 18:0015.0N 119.8W45 kt1000 mbTropical storm
Aug 18, 00:0015.3N 120.9W45 kt1000 mbTropical storm
Aug 18, 06:0015.3N 122.3W45 kt1001 mbTropical storm
Aug 18, 12:0015.3N 124.0W40 kt1002 mbTropical storm
Aug 18, 18:0015.3N 125.7W40 kt1003 mbTropical storm
Aug 19, 00:0015.3N 127.5W40 kt1002 mbTropical storm
Aug 19, 06:0015.2N 129.2W45 kt1000 mbTropical storm
Aug 19, 12:0015.1N 130.9W50 kt997 mbTropical storm
Aug 19, 18:0015.1N 132.5W60 kt992 mbTropical storm
Aug 20, 00:0015.0N 134.0W65 kt998 mbHurricane
Aug 20, 06:0015.1N 135.6W75 kt979 mbHurricane
Aug 20, 12:0015.0N 137.2W90 kt970 mbHurricane
Aug 20, 18:0015.0N 138.9W100 kt960 mbHurricane
Aug 21, 00:0015.0N 140.6W100 ktHurricane
Aug 21, 06:0014.8N 142.1W115 ktHurricane
Aug 21, 12:0014.6N 143.8W120 ktHurricane
Aug 21, 18:0014.4N 145.5W125 ktHurricane
Aug 22, 00:0014.2N 147.5W130 ktHurricane
Aug 22, 06:0014.0N 149.0W130 ktHurricane
Aug 22, 12:0014.0N 150.8W130 ktHurricane
Aug 22, 18:0013.9N 152.3W140 ktHurricane
Aug 23, 00:0014.0N 153.7W140 kt929 mbHurricane
Aug 23, 06:0014.2N 155.1W150 ktHurricane
Aug 23, 12:0014.4N 156.7W150 ktHurricane
Aug 23, 18:0014.6N 158.1W145 ktHurricane
Aug 24, 00:0014.9N 159.3W140 ktHurricane
Aug 24, 06:0015.1N 160.6W140 ktHurricane
Aug 24, 12:0015.3N 161.8W125 ktHurricane
Aug 24, 18:0015.6N 162.9W125 ktHurricane
Aug 25, 00:0015.8N 163.9W120 ktHurricane
Aug 25, 06:0016.1N 165.0W105 ktHurricane
Aug 25, 12:0016.3N 166.3W100 ktHurricane
Aug 25, 18:0016.5N 167.6W100 ktHurricane
Aug 26, 00:0016.8N 168.8W85 ktHurricane
Aug 26, 06:0017.1N 169.9W80 ktHurricane
Aug 26, 12:0017.5N 171.1W75 ktHurricane
Aug 26, 18:0018.0N 172.5W70 ktHurricane
Aug 27, 00:0018.5N 173.7W85 ktHurricane
Aug 27, 06:0019.0N 175.1W90 ktHurricane
Aug 27, 12:0019.6N 176.2W100 ktHurricane
Aug 27, 18:0020.2N 177.3W110 ktHurricane
Aug 28, 00:0020.8N 178.5W115 ktHurricane
Aug 28, 06:0021.6N 179.6W100 ktHurricane
Aug 28, 12:0022.2N 179.2E105 kt945 mbHurricane
Aug 28, 18:0022.8N 178.1E105 kt945 mbHurricane
Aug 29, 00:0023.3N 177.1E100 kt945 mbHurricane
Aug 29, 06:0023.7N 176.2E100 kt945 mbHurricane
Aug 29, 12:0024.1N 175.4E95 kt945 mbHurricane
Aug 29, 18:0024.5N 174.8E95 kt950 mbHurricane
Aug 30, 00:0024.9N 174.3E90 kt955 mbHurricane
Aug 30, 06:0025.3N 173.9E85 kt960 mbHurricane
Aug 30, 12:0025.8N 173.6E80 kt965 mbHurricane
Aug 30, 18:0026.3N 173.3E75 kt970 mbHurricane
Aug 31, 00:0026.7N 173.0E70 kt975 mbHurricane
Aug 31, 06:0027.2N 172.8E65 kt975 mbHurricane
Aug 31, 12:0027.5N 172.9E60 kt975 mbTropical storm
Aug 31, 18:0027.6N 173.2E60 kt980 mbTropical storm
Sep 1, 00:0027.6N 173.4E55 kt980 mbTropical storm
Sep 1, 06:0027.6N 173.7E55 kt985 mbTropical storm
Sep 1, 12:0027.6N 174.1E50 kt990 mbTropical storm
Sep 1, 18:0027.6N 174.4E45 kt996 mbTropical storm
Sep 2, 00:0027.6N 174.7E40 kt996 mbTropical storm
Sep 2, 06:0027.5N 175.2E40 kt996 mbTropical storm
Sep 2, 12:0027.4N 175.7E35 kt996 mbTropical storm
Sep 2, 18:0027.3N 176.2E30 kt996 mbTropical depression
Sep 3, 00:0027.1N 176.7E30 kt996 mbTropical depression
Sep 3, 06:0026.9N 177.0E30 kt996 mbTropical depression
Sep 3, 12:0026.7N 177.3E35 kt996 mbTropical storm
Sep 3, 18:0026.5N 177.6E35 kt996 mbTropical storm
Sep 4, 00:0026.4N 178.0E40 kt992 mbTropical storm
Sep 4, 06:0026.3N 178.4E40 kt992 mbTropical storm
Sep 4, 12:0026.2N 178.6E45 kt990 mbTropical storm
Sep 4, 18:0026.1N 178.5E45 kt990 mbTropical storm
Sep 5, 00:0026.2N 178.2E50 kt990 mbTropical storm
Sep 5, 06:0026.3N 177.9E50 kt990 mbTropical storm
Sep 5, 12:0026.4N 177.6E50 kt992 mbTropical storm
Sep 5, 18:0026.7N 177.3E50 kt992 mbTropical storm
Sep 6, 00:0027.1N 176.8E50 kt994 mbTropical storm
Sep 6, 06:0027.6N 176.2E50 kt994 mbTropical storm
Sep 6, 12:0028.0N 175.6E50 kt994 mbTropical storm
Sep 6, 18:0028.3N 175.2E50 kt994 mbTropical storm
Sep 7, 00:0028.9N 175.1E50 kt992 mbTropical storm
Sep 7, 06:0029.2N 175.3E50 kt992 mbTropical storm
Sep 7, 12:0029.4N 175.7E45 kt992 mbTropical storm
Sep 7, 18:0029.8N 176.5E45 kt990 mbTropical storm
Sep 8, 00:0030.2N 177.5E50 kt990 mbTropical storm
Sep 8, 06:0030.5N 178.7E55 kt990 mbTropical storm
Sep 8, 12:0031.0N 179.8E60 kt985 mbTropical storm
Sep 8, 18:0031.5N 178.9W70 ktHurricane
Sep 9, 00:0032.7N 177.4W80 ktHurricane
Sep 9, 06:0034.2N 176.0W65 ktHurricane
Sep 9, 12:0037.0N 174.0W65 ktHurricane
Sep 9, 18:0039.5N 172.3W75 ktHurricane
Sep 10, 00:0041.5N 171.0W60 ktTropical storm
Sep 10, 06:0042.5N 170.3W55 ktExtratropical

Other Eastern Pacific storms of 1994

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.