Track map & timeline · Eastern Pacific · July 6–21, 2016
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 Celia (2016) was a Category 2 hurricane of the 2016 Eastern Pacific season. It formed on July 6, 2016, reached its peak of 98 mph (157 km/h) and a minimum pressure of 972 mb on July 11, 2016, and never made landfall. The storm lasted 15.5 days and travelled about 4,429 miles (7,126 km).
02 · Intensity
03 · Timeline
| Date · UTC | Status | Wind | Pressure | Position | Nearest place |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 6 00:00 | TD low/wave | 29 mph | 1008 mb | 11.5°N 106.3°W | open ocean |
| Jul 6 06:00 | TD low/wave | 29 mph | 1008 mb | 11.7°N 107.0°W | open ocean |
| Jul 6 12:00 | TD low/wave | 29 mph | 1007 mb | 11.9°N 107.7°W | open ocean |
| Jul 6 18:00 | TD | 29 mph | 1007 mb | 12.1°N 108.4°W | open ocean |
| Jul 7 00:00 | TD | 35 mph | 1006 mb | 12.2°N 109.1°W | open ocean |
| Jul 7 06:00 | TD | 35 mph | 1006 mb | 12.2°N 109.8°W | open ocean |
| Jul 7 12:00 | TD | 35 mph | 1006 mb | 12.2°N 110.5°W | open ocean |
| Jul 7 18:00 | TD | 35 mph | 1006 mb | 12.2°N 111.2°W | open ocean |
| Jul 8 00:00 | TD | 35 mph | 1006 mb | 12.3°N 111.6°W | open ocean |
| Jul 8 06:00 | TD | 35 mph | 1006 mb | 12.4°N 111.9°W | open ocean |
| Jul 8 12:00 | TS | 40 mph | 1005 mb | 12.6°N 112.3°W | open ocean |
| Jul 8 18:00 | TS | 46 mph | 1004 mb | 13.0°N 112.9°W | open ocean |
| Jul 9 00:00 | TS | 46 mph | 1004 mb | 13.6°N 113.8°W | open ocean |
| Jul 9 06:00 | TS | 46 mph | 1004 mb | 14.0°N 115.1°W | open ocean |
| Jul 9 12:00 | TS | 52 mph | 1002 mb | 14.3°N 116.4°W | open ocean |
| Jul 9 18:00 | TS | 52 mph | 1002 mb | 14.4°N 117.4°W | open ocean |
| Jul 10 00:00 | TS | 58 mph | 1000 mb | 14.5°N 118.4°W | open ocean |
| Jul 10 06:00 | TS | 58 mph | 1000 mb | 14.7°N 119.5°W | open ocean |
| Jul 10 12:00 | TS | 69 mph | 994 mb | 14.8°N 120.6°W | open ocean |
| Jul 10 18:00 | Cat 1 | 75 mph | 989 mb | 14.8°N 121.7°W | open ocean |
| Jul 11 00:00 | Cat 1 | 81 mph | 986 mb | 14.9°N 122.8°W | open ocean |
| Jul 11 06:00 | Cat 1 | 86 mph | 980 mb | 14.9°N 123.9°W | open ocean |
| Jul 11 12:00 | Cat 1 | 92 mph | 977 mb | 15.0°N 125.0°W | open ocean |
| Jul 11 18:00 | Cat 2 | 98 mph | 972 mb | 15.1°N 125.8°W | open ocean |
| Jul 12 00:00 | Cat 2 | 98 mph | 972 mb | 15.3°N 126.6°W | open ocean |
| Jul 12 06:00 | Cat 2 | 98 mph | 972 mb | 15.8°N 127.4°W | open ocean |
| Jul 12 12:00 | Cat 1 | 92 mph | 975 mb | 16.4°N 128.1°W | open ocean |
| Jul 12 18:00 | Cat 1 | 81 mph | 982 mb | 17.0°N 129.0°W | open ocean |
| Jul 13 00:00 | Cat 1 | 75 mph | 986 mb | 17.6°N 129.9°W | open ocean |
| Jul 13 06:00 | TS | 69 mph | 989 mb | 18.2°N 130.9°W | open ocean |
| Jul 13 12:00 | TS | 63 mph | 992 mb | 18.7°N 131.9°W | open ocean |
| Jul 13 18:00 | TS | 58 mph | 995 mb | 19.2°N 133.1°W | open ocean |
| Jul 14 00:00 | TS | 52 mph | 1000 mb | 19.7°N 134.2°W | open ocean |
| Jul 14 06:00 | TS | 52 mph | 1000 mb | 20.1°N 135.2°W | open ocean |
| Jul 14 12:00 | TS | 52 mph | 1000 mb | 20.6°N 136.3°W | open ocean |
| Jul 14 18:00 | TS | 52 mph | 1000 mb | 21.1°N 137.3°W | open ocean |
| Jul 15 00:00 | TS | 52 mph | 1001 mb | 21.6°N 138.5°W | open ocean |
| Jul 15 06:00 | TS | 46 mph | 1003 mb | 21.9°N 139.6°W | open ocean |
| Jul 15 12:00 | TS | 40 mph | 1004 mb | 22.1°N 140.8°W | open ocean |
| Jul 15 18:00 | TS | 40 mph | 1004 mb | 22.2°N 142.0°W | open ocean |
| Jul 16 00:00 | TS low/wave | 40 mph | 1005 mb | 22.3°N 143.2°W | open ocean |
| Jul 16 06:00 | TS low/wave | 40 mph | 1005 mb | 22.4°N 144.5°W | open ocean |
| Jul 16 12:00 | TS low/wave | 40 mph | 1005 mb | 22.5°N 145.8°W | open ocean |
| Jul 16 18:00 | TS low/wave | 40 mph | 1005 mb | 22.7°N 147.0°W | open ocean |
| Jul 17 00:00 | TS low/wave | 40 mph | 1004 mb | 23.0°N 148.1°W | open ocean |
| Jul 17 06:00 | TS low/wave | 46 mph | 1003 mb | 23.3°N 149.1°W | open ocean |
| Jul 17 12:00 | TS low/wave | 46 mph | 1003 mb | 23.6°N 150.0°W | open ocean |
| Jul 17 18:00 | TS low/wave | 46 mph | 1004 mb | 23.7°N 150.9°W | open ocean |
| Jul 18 00:00 | TS low/wave | 46 mph | 1005 mb | 23.7°N 152.0°W | open ocean |
| Jul 18 06:00 | TS low/wave | 46 mph | 1006 mb | 23.7°N 153.2°W | open ocean |
| Jul 18 12:00 | TS low/wave | 46 mph | 1007 mb | 23.7°N 154.5°W | open ocean |
| Jul 18 18:00 | TS low/wave | 46 mph | 1007 mb | 23.7°N 156.0°W | open ocean |
| Jul 19 00:00 | TS low/wave | 46 mph | 1007 mb | 23.8°N 157.3°W | 157 mi NNE of Koolauloa, Hawaii |
| Jul 19 06:00 | TS low/wave | 40 mph | 1008 mb | 23.8°N 158.6°W | 128 mi NNE of Kapa‘a, Hawaii |
| Jul 19 12:00 | TS low/wave | 40 mph | 1008 mb | 23.9°N 159.9°W | 131 mi NNW of Kapa‘a, Hawaii |
| Jul 19 18:00 | TS low/wave | 40 mph | 1008 mb | 24.1°N 161.2°W | 184 mi NW of Kapa‘a, Hawaii |
| Jul 20 00:00 | TS low/wave | 40 mph | 1008 mb | 24.2°N 162.4°W | open ocean |
| Jul 20 06:00 | TS low/wave | 40 mph | 1008 mb | 24.3°N 163.8°W | open ocean |
| Jul 20 12:00 | TS low/wave | 40 mph | 1009 mb | 24.4°N 165.3°W | open ocean |
| Jul 20 18:00 | TS low/wave | 40 mph | 1009 mb | 24.4°N 166.9°W | open ocean |
| Jul 21 00:00 | TS low/wave | 40 mph | 1010 mb | 24.5°N 168.5°W | open ocean |
| Jul 21 06:00 | TS low/wave | 40 mph | 1010 mb | 24.8°N 170.1°W | open ocean |
| Jul 21 12:00 | TD low/wave | 35 mph | 1011 mb | 25.0°N 171.7°W | open ocean |
⬇ Download track data (CSV) · public-domain NOAA best track
Questions
No — the NOAA best-track record shows no landfall for Celia.
At its peak on July 11, 2016, Celia was a Category 2 hurricane with maximum sustained winds of 98 mph (157 km/h) and a central pressure of 972 mb.
15.5 days, from July 6, 2016 to July 21, 2016, including 60 hours at hurricane strength. It travelled about 4,429 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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