Tropical Storm Agatha (2016)
Tropical Storm Agatha peaked at 45 kt in the Eastern Pacific between July 1, 2016 and July 8, 2016, with a lowest pressure of 1002 mb.
Radar
Reflectivity now over Tropical Storm Agatha. Open it to see storms, cones and warnings on the map.























Radar mosaic and map layers from NOAA MRMS. Boundaries from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet.
The storm
- Basin
- Eastern Pacific
- Dates
- July 1, 2016 to July 8, 2016
- Peak strength
- Tropical Storm, 45 kt (52 mph)
- Lowest pressure
- 1002 mb (29.59 inHg)
- Landfall
- No; closest approach 1161 km (721 mi)
- Accumulated cyclone energy
- 1.3
- Tropical-storm-force wind reached
- 40 nmi (74 km, 46 mi) from the center at its widest
- Eyewall radius at its peak
- 30 nmi (56 km, 35 mi)
- Overall size
- 220 nmi (407 km, 253 mi) to the outermost closed isobar
- Peak gust in the best track
- 50 kt (58 mph)
- Fastest the center moved
- 13 kt (15 mph)
- Identifier
- EP022016
Deaths and damage
No source this site reads carries a casualty or damage figure for this storm.
Track
| Time (UTC) | Position | Wind | Pressure | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 1, 06:00 | 13.3N 114.3W | 25 kt | 1008 mb | Low |
| Jul 1, 12:00 | 13.7N 115.1W | 25 kt | 1008 mb | Low |
| Jul 1, 18:00 | 14.1N 115.9W | 25 kt | 1008 mb | Low |
| Jul 2, 00:00 | 14.5N 116.7W | 25 kt | 1007 mb | Tropical depression |
| Jul 2, 06:00 | 14.9N 117.6W | 30 kt | 1006 mb | Tropical depression |
| Jul 2, 12:00 | 15.3N 118.5W | 30 kt | 1006 mb | Tropical depression |
| Jul 2, 18:00 | 15.8N 119.7W | 35 kt | 1005 mb | Tropical storm |
| Jul 3, 00:00 | 16.3N 121.0W | 40 kt | 1004 mb | Tropical storm |
| Jul 3, 06:00 | 16.8N 122.1W | 45 kt | 1002 mb | Tropical storm |
| Jul 3, 12:00 | 17.2N 123.3W | 45 kt | 1002 mb | Tropical storm |
| Jul 3, 18:00 | 17.5N 124.4W | 40 kt | 1004 mb | Tropical storm |
| Jul 4, 00:00 | 17.8N 125.5W | 40 kt | 1004 mb | Tropical storm |
| Jul 4, 06:00 | 18.1N 126.6W | 40 kt | 1006 mb | Tropical storm |
| Jul 4, 12:00 | 18.4N 127.7W | 35 kt | 1007 mb | Tropical storm |
| Jul 4, 18:00 | 18.8N 128.8W | 30 kt | 1008 mb | Tropical depression |
| Jul 5, 00:00 | 19.1N 129.9W | 30 kt | 1008 mb | Tropical depression |
| Jul 5, 06:00 | 19.4N 130.9W | 30 kt | 1008 mb | Low |
| Jul 5, 12:00 | 19.6N 131.9W | 25 kt | 1009 mb | Low |
| Jul 5, 18:00 | 19.8N 132.9W | 25 kt | 1009 mb | Low |
| Jul 6, 00:00 | 20.0N 133.9W | 25 kt | 1009 mb | Low |
| Jul 6, 06:00 | 20.2N 134.9W | 25 kt | 1010 mb | Low |
| Jul 6, 12:00 | 20.4N 135.9W | 25 kt | 1010 mb | Low |
| Jul 6, 18:00 | 20.6N 137.0W | 25 kt | 1010 mb | Low |
| Jul 7, 00:00 | 20.7N 138.1W | 25 kt | 1010 mb | Low |
| Jul 7, 06:00 | 20.8N 139.1W | 25 kt | 1010 mb | Low |
| Jul 7, 12:00 | 20.8N 140.0W | 25 kt | 1010 mb | Low |
| Jul 7, 18:00 | 20.7N 140.8W | 25 kt | 1010 mb | Low |
| Jul 8, 00:00 | 20.6N 141.5W | 25 kt | 1010 mb | Low |
| Jul 8, 06:00 | 20.4N 142.2W | 25 kt | 1010 mb | Low |
Other Eastern Pacific storms of 2016
- Hurricane PaliEastern Pacific · 2016
- Unnamed tropical depressionEastern Pacific · 2016
- Hurricane BlasEastern Pacific · 2016
- Hurricane CeliaEastern Pacific · 2016
- Hurricane DarbyEastern Pacific · 2016
- Tropical Storm EstelleEastern Pacific · 2016
- Hurricane GeorgetteEastern Pacific · 2016
- Hurricane FrankEastern Pacific · 2016
- Tropical Storm HowardEastern Pacific · 2016
- Tropical Storm IvetteEastern Pacific · 2016
- Tropical Storm JavierEastern Pacific · 2016
- Tropical Storm KayEastern Pacific · 2016
- Hurricane LesterEastern Pacific · 2016
- Hurricane MadelineEastern Pacific · 2016
- Hurricane NewtonEastern Pacific · 2016
- Hurricane OrleneEastern Pacific · 2016
- Hurricane PaineEastern Pacific · 2016
- Hurricane UlikaEastern Pacific · 2016
- Tropical Storm RoslynEastern Pacific · 2016
- Hurricane SongdaEastern Pacific · 2016
- Hurricane SeymourEastern Pacific · 2016
- Tropical Storm TinaEastern Pacific · 2016
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.