Track map & timeline · Eastern Pacific · July 16–28, 2006
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 Daniel (2006) was a Category 4 hurricane of the 2006 Eastern Pacific season. It formed on July 16, 2006, reached its peak of 150 mph (241 km/h) and a minimum pressure of 933 mb on July 22, 2006, and never made landfall. It rapidly intensified by 34 mph in 24 hours (to 132 mph on July 20, 2006). The storm lasted 11.8 days and travelled about 2,993 miles (4,816 km).
02 · Intensity
03 · Timeline
| Date · UTC | Status | Wind | Pressure | Position | Nearest place |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 16 18:00 | TD | 29 mph | 1008 mb | 12.3°N 108.0°W | open ocean |
| Jul 17 00:00 | TD | 35 mph | 1007 mb | 12.4°N 109.2°W | open ocean |
| Jul 17 06:00 | TD | 35 mph | 1007 mb | 12.4°N 110.4°W | open ocean |
| Jul 17 12:00 | TS | 40 mph | 1005 mb | 12.3°N 111.6°W | open ocean |
| Jul 17 18:00 | TS | 46 mph | 1002 mb | 12.3°N 112.6°W | open ocean |
| Jul 18 00:00 | TS | 52 mph | 1000 mb | 12.2°N 113.6°W | open ocean |
| Jul 18 06:00 | TS | 63 mph | 994 mb | 12.2°N 114.8°W | open ocean |
| Jul 18 12:00 | TS | 69 mph | 990 mb | 12.2°N 116.0°W | open ocean |
| Jul 18 18:00 | Cat 1 | 75 mph | 987 mb | 12.1°N 117.1°W | open ocean |
| Jul 19 00:00 | Cat 1 | 81 mph | 984 mb | 11.9°N 117.9°W | open ocean |
| Jul 19 06:00 | Cat 1 | 86 mph | 980 mb | 11.8°N 118.6°W | open ocean |
| Jul 19 12:00 | Cat 1 | 92 mph | 976 mb | 11.8°N 119.2°W | open ocean |
| Jul 19 18:00 | Cat 2 | 98 mph | 973 mb | 11.8°N 119.9°W | open ocean |
| Jul 20 00:00 | Cat 2 | 109 mph | 966 mb | 11.9°N 120.7°W | open ocean |
| Jul 20 06:00 | Cat 2 | 109 mph | 966 mb | 12.2°N 121.4°W | open ocean |
| Jul 20 12:00 | Cat 3 | 115 mph | 960 mb | 12.4°N 122.2°W | open ocean |
| Jul 20 18:00 | Cat 4 | 132 mph | 948 mb | 12.6°N 123.0°W | open ocean |
| Jul 21 00:00 | Cat 4 | 138 mph | 942 mb | 13.0°N 123.9°W | open ocean |
| Jul 21 06:00 | Cat 4 | 132 mph | 948 mb | 13.1°N 124.9°W | open ocean |
| Jul 21 12:00 | Cat 4 | 138 mph | 942 mb | 13.3°N 125.9°W | open ocean |
| Jul 21 18:00 | Cat 4 | 144 mph | 938 mb | 13.3°N 126.9°W | open ocean |
| Jul 22 00:00 | Cat 4 | 150 mph | 933 mb | 13.5°N 128.0°W | open ocean |
| Jul 22 06:00 | Cat 4 | 150 mph | 933 mb | 13.7°N 129.1°W | open ocean |
| Jul 22 12:00 | Cat 4 | 150 mph | 933 mb | 13.8°N 130.3°W | open ocean |
| Jul 22 18:00 | Cat 4 | 144 mph | 935 mb | 14.0°N 131.4°W | open ocean |
| Jul 23 00:00 | Cat 4 | 138 mph | 941 mb | 14.2°N 132.6°W | open ocean |
| Jul 23 06:00 | Cat 4 | 132 mph | 948 mb | 14.5°N 133.9°W | open ocean |
| Jul 23 12:00 | Cat 4 | 132 mph | 948 mb | 14.7°N 135.2°W | open ocean |
| Jul 23 18:00 | Cat 3 | 121 mph | 952 mb | 15.1°N 136.5°W | open ocean |
| Jul 24 00:00 | Cat 2 | 109 mph | 965 mb | 15.5°N 137.9°W | open ocean |
| Jul 24 06:00 | Cat 2 | 98 mph | 975 mb | 15.9°N 139.1°W | open ocean |
| Jul 24 12:00 | Cat 1 | 92 mph | 980 mb | 16.2°N 140.4°W | open ocean |
| Jul 24 18:00 | Cat 1 | 86 mph | 985 mb | 16.2°N 141.3°W | open ocean |
| Jul 25 00:00 | Cat 1 | 75 mph | 994 mb | 16.2°N 141.8°W | open ocean |
| Jul 25 06:00 | TS | 63 mph | 999 mb | 16.2°N 142.3°W | open ocean |
| Jul 25 12:00 | TS | 52 mph | 1003 mb | 16.2°N 142.4°W | open ocean |
| Jul 25 18:00 | TS | 40 mph | 1004 mb | 16.2°N 142.6°W | open ocean |
| Jul 26 00:00 | TD | 35 mph | 1006 mb | 16.2°N 142.8°W | open ocean |
| Jul 26 06:00 | TD | 35 mph | 1008 mb | 16.2°N 142.9°W | open ocean |
| Jul 26 12:00 | TD | 29 mph | 1009 mb | 16.2°N 143.1°W | open ocean |
| Jul 26 18:00 | TD | 29 mph | 1009 mb | 16.1°N 143.6°W | open ocean |
| Jul 27 00:00 | TD low/wave | 29 mph | 1009 mb | 16.2°N 144.4°W | open ocean |
| Jul 27 06:00 | TD low/wave | 29 mph | 1009 mb | 16.3°N 145.1°W | open ocean |
| Jul 27 12:00 | TD low/wave | 29 mph | 1009 mb | 16.9°N 146.6°W | open ocean |
| Jul 27 18:00 | TD low/wave | 29 mph | 1009 mb | 17.2°N 147.4°W | open ocean |
| Jul 28 00:00 | TD low/wave | 29 mph | 1010 mb | 17.4°N 148.8°W | open ocean |
| Jul 28 06:00 | TD low/wave | 29 mph | 1010 mb | 17.6°N 150.1°W | open ocean |
| Jul 28 12:00 | TD low/wave | 29 mph | 1010 mb | 17.8°N 151.8°W | open ocean |
⬇ Download track data (CSV) · public-domain NOAA best track
Questions
No — the NOAA best-track record shows no landfall for Daniel.
At its peak on July 22, 2006, Daniel was a Category 4 hurricane with maximum sustained winds of 150 mph (241 km/h) and a central pressure of 933 mb.
11.8 days, from July 16, 2006 to July 28, 2006, including 156 hours at hurricane strength (84 as a major hurricane). It travelled about 2,993 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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