Track map & timeline · Eastern Pacific · June 27 – July 6, 2008
TD TS Cat 1 2 3 4 5 · dashed = post-tropical / remnant low. During the replay the shaded rings show the storm’s wind field as analysed by NHC — 39+, 58+ and 74+ mph winds, quadrant by quadrant. Click any point or table row to jump there.
01 · The story
Hurricane Boris (2008) was a Category 1 hurricane of the 2008 Eastern Pacific season. It formed on June 27, 2008, reached its peak of 81 mph (130 km/h) and a minimum pressure of 985 mb on July 2, 2008, and never made landfall. The storm lasted 9.0 days and travelled about 2,117 miles (3,405 km).
02 · Intensity
03 · Timeline
| Date · UTC | Status | Wind | Pressure | Position | Nearest place |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 27 06:00 | TD | 35 mph | 1006 mb | 12.2°N 107.9°W | open ocean |
| Jun 27 12:00 | TS | 40 mph | 1005 mb | 12.6°N 108.7°W | open ocean |
| Jun 27 18:00 | TS | 52 mph | 1000 mb | 13.0°N 109.5°W | open ocean |
| Jun 28 00:00 | TS | 58 mph | 997 mb | 13.5°N 110.5°W | open ocean |
| Jun 28 06:00 | TS | 58 mph | 997 mb | 14.0°N 111.5°W | open ocean |
| Jun 28 12:00 | TS | 52 mph | 1000 mb | 14.4°N 112.5°W | open ocean |
| Jun 28 18:00 | TS | 52 mph | 1000 mb | 14.7°N 113.4°W | open ocean |
| Jun 29 00:00 | TS | 52 mph | 1000 mb | 14.9°N 114.2°W | open ocean |
| Jun 29 06:00 | TS | 52 mph | 1000 mb | 15.0°N 115.0°W | open ocean |
| Jun 29 12:00 | TS | 58 mph | 997 mb | 14.9°N 115.8°W | open ocean |
| Jun 29 18:00 | TS | 63 mph | 995 mb | 14.8°N 116.8°W | open ocean |
| Jun 30 00:00 | TS | 69 mph | 992 mb | 14.8°N 117.9°W | open ocean |
| Jun 30 06:00 | TS | 69 mph | 992 mb | 14.9°N 119.0°W | open ocean |
| Jun 30 12:00 | TS | 69 mph | 992 mb | 14.9°N 120.2°W | open ocean |
| Jun 30 18:00 | TS | 69 mph | 992 mb | 14.8°N 121.4°W | open ocean |
| Jul 1 00:00 | Cat 1 | 75 mph | 989 mb | 14.7°N 122.5°W | open ocean |
| Jul 1 06:00 | Cat 1 | 75 mph | 989 mb | 14.6°N 123.5°W | open ocean |
| Jul 1 12:00 | Cat 1 | 75 mph | 989 mb | 14.7°N 124.3°W | open ocean |
| Jul 1 18:00 | TS | 69 mph | 991 mb | 14.9°N 125.0°W | open ocean |
| Jul 2 00:00 | Cat 1 | 75 mph | 988 mb | 15.3°N 125.6°W | open ocean |
| Jul 2 06:00 | Cat 1 | 81 mph | 985 mb | 15.7°N 126.2°W | open ocean |
| Jul 2 12:00 | Cat 1 | 75 mph | 988 mb | 16.2°N 126.9°W | open ocean |
| Jul 2 18:00 | TS | 63 mph | 992 mb | 16.6°N 127.4°W | open ocean |
| Jul 3 00:00 | TS | 58 mph | 995 mb | 16.9°N 127.9°W | open ocean |
| Jul 3 06:00 | TS | 58 mph | 995 mb | 17.2°N 128.4°W | open ocean |
| Jul 3 12:00 | TS | 46 mph | 1000 mb | 17.3°N 129.0°W | open ocean |
| Jul 3 18:00 | TS | 40 mph | 1002 mb | 17.3°N 129.6°W | open ocean |
| Jul 4 00:00 | TD | 35 mph | 1003 mb | 17.2°N 130.2°W | open ocean |
| Jul 4 06:00 | TD | 29 mph | 1005 mb | 17.1°N 130.8°W | open ocean |
| Jul 4 12:00 | TD low/wave | 23 mph | 1006 mb | 17.0°N 131.5°W | open ocean |
| Jul 4 18:00 | TD low/wave | 23 mph | 1007 mb | 16.8°N 132.4°W | open ocean |
| Jul 5 00:00 | TD low/wave | 23 mph | 1007 mb | 16.5°N 133.2°W | open ocean |
| Jul 5 06:00 | TD low/wave | 23 mph | 1007 mb | 16.2°N 134.0°W | open ocean |
| Jul 5 12:00 | TD low/wave | 23 mph | 1007 mb | 16.0°N 135.0°W | open ocean |
| Jul 5 18:00 | TD low/wave | 23 mph | 1007 mb | 16.0°N 136.2°W | open ocean |
| Jul 6 00:00 | TD low/wave | 23 mph | 1007 mb | 15.9°N 137.2°W | open ocean |
| Jul 6 06:00 | TD low/wave | 23 mph | 1008 mb | 15.8°N 138.0°W | open ocean |
⬇ Download track data (CSV) · public-domain NOAA best track
Questions
No — the NOAA best-track record shows no landfall for Boris.
At its peak on July 2, 2008, Boris was a Category 1 hurricane with maximum sustained winds of 81 mph (130 km/h) and a central pressure of 985 mb.
9.0 days, from June 27, 2008 to July 6, 2008, including 36 hours at hurricane strength. It travelled about 2,117 miles.
The 6-hourly positions, winds, pressure and wind radii are available as CSV on this page (track.csv) — they come from the NOAA National Hurricane Center's HURDAT2 database and are in the public domain.
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