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Hurricane Ione (1974)

Ione came within 468 km of Hawaii, passing to the east as a tropical depression on 30 August 1974. It had peaked far out at sea at 100 kt and was weakening as it neared the islands. It pre-dates the digital forecast archive, so only the observed track survives.

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Peak intensity
100 kt (115 mph) Category 3
Closest pass
468 km (291 mi) from Hawaii
When
30 August 1974
Distance from Honolulu
845 km (525 mi)
Lifetime
10 days 20 August 1974 – 30 August 1974
Official forecasts
none archived
Approached from the
east

The closest pass

At its closest, Ione was 468 km (291 mi) from Hawaii on 30 August 1974, as a tropical depression with 25 kt (29 mph) winds, approaching from the east.

The forecasts

No machine-readable official forecast survives for this storm. The digital forecast archive for the eastern and central Pacific begins in 1988, so the replay runs on the observed track instead.

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