Juan (1985)

Cat 1 AL121985 · Atlantic
Peak winds
75 kt
86 mph
Min pressure
971 mb
ACE
8.09
10⁴ kt²
Landfalls
1
29 observations

What happened during Juan?

Juan was a Cat 1 Atlantic tropical cyclone that existed from October 26 to November 1, 1985 (7 days). It reached peak winds of 86 mph (75 kt) and a minimum central pressure of 971 mb. The storm made one landfall on October 29 at 29.5°N, 91.4°W.


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Storm overview
First obs
1985-10-26
Last obs
1985-11-01
Storm number
12
Basin
Atlantic
Observations
29

Best-track observations

Time (UTC) Status Lat Lon Winds (kt) Pressure (mb) Record
1985-10-26 00:00 TD 24.50 -90.50 30 1005
1985-10-26 06:00 TD 24.20 -91.50 30 1002
1985-10-26 12:00 TS 23.80 -92.50 35 999
1985-10-26 18:00 TS 24.40 -92.80 40 996
1985-10-27 00:00 TS 24.60 -92.00 45 993
1985-10-27 06:00 TS 25.30 -92.20 50 990
1985-10-27 12:00 TS 25.70 -91.50 55 986
1985-10-27 18:00 TS 26.40 -91.10 60 984
1985-10-28 00:00 HU 27.80 -91.20 65 982
1985-10-28 06:00 HU 28.60 -91.50 70 975
1985-10-28 12:00 HU 29.40 -92.00 75 972
1985-10-28 18:00 HU 29.30 -93.00 75 971
1985-10-29 00:00 HU 28.90 -92.50 75 973
1985-10-29 06:00 HU 29.00 -91.90 70 975
1985-10-29 11:00 HU 29.50 -91.40 65 974 Landfall
1985-10-29 12:00 HU 29.60 -91.30 65 974
1985-10-29 18:00 TS 30.30 -91.90 60 978
1985-10-30 00:00 TS 30.10 -92.30 60 980
1985-10-30 06:00 TS 29.80 -92.20 55 982
1985-10-30 12:00 TS 29.60 -92.10 55 982
1985-10-30 18:00 TS 29.30 -91.80 55 982
1985-10-31 00:00 TS 29.10 -91.30 55 982
1985-10-31 06:00 TS 28.90 -90.30 55 980
1985-10-31 12:00 TS 29.30 -89.10 60 978
1985-10-31 18:00 TS 30.30 -87.70 55 982
1985-11-01 00:00 TS 31.80 -87.00 40 984
1985-11-01 06:00 TS 33.50 -86.70 35 986
1985-11-01 12:00 EX 35.20 -86.60 30 989
1985-11-01 18:00 EX 36.80 -87.10 25 992

Source: NOAA National Hurricane Center HURDAT2 best-track database (nhc.noaa.gov/data). Data is in the public domain. Best-track positions and intensities are post-storm reanalysis estimates and may differ from real-time advisories.