Track map & timeline · Eastern Pacific · July 4–14, 2012
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 (2012) was a Category 3 hurricane of the 2012 Eastern Pacific season. It formed on July 4, 2012, reached its peak of 115 mph (185 km/h) and a minimum pressure of 961 mb on July 8, 2012, and never made landfall. It rapidly intensified by 34 mph in 24 hours (to 115 mph on July 8, 2012). The storm lasted 10.0 days and travelled about 3,504 miles (5,638 km).
02 · Intensity
03 · Timeline
| Date · UTC | Status | Wind | Pressure | Position | Nearest place |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 4 06:00 | TD | 35 mph | 1006 mb | 12.1°N 105.3°W | open ocean |
| Jul 4 12:00 | TD | 35 mph | 1006 mb | 12.7°N 106.3°W | open ocean |
| Jul 4 18:00 | TD | 35 mph | 1005 mb | 13.2°N 107.3°W | open ocean |
| Jul 5 00:00 | TD | 35 mph | 1005 mb | 13.6°N 108.1°W | open ocean |
| Jul 5 06:00 | TS | 40 mph | 1004 mb | 13.8°N 109.0°W | open ocean |
| Jul 5 12:00 | TS | 46 mph | 1002 mb | 14.0°N 110.0°W | open ocean |
| Jul 5 18:00 | TS | 58 mph | 997 mb | 14.1°N 111.2°W | open ocean |
| Jul 6 00:00 | TS | 63 mph | 995 mb | 14.3°N 112.6°W | open ocean |
| Jul 6 06:00 | TS | 63 mph | 995 mb | 14.4°N 113.5°W | open ocean |
| Jul 6 12:00 | TS | 63 mph | 995 mb | 14.4°N 114.5°W | open ocean |
| Jul 6 18:00 | TS | 69 mph | 993 mb | 14.4°N 115.5°W | open ocean |
| Jul 7 00:00 | Cat 1 | 75 mph | 988 mb | 14.4°N 116.5°W | open ocean |
| Jul 7 06:00 | Cat 1 | 81 mph | 984 mb | 14.5°N 117.5°W | open ocean |
| Jul 7 12:00 | Cat 1 | 86 mph | 980 mb | 14.6°N 118.6°W | open ocean |
| Jul 7 18:00 | Cat 1 | 92 mph | 977 mb | 14.7°N 119.6°W | open ocean |
| Jul 8 00:00 | Cat 2 | 104 mph | 968 mb | 14.8°N 120.7°W | open ocean |
| Jul 8 06:00 | Cat 3 | 115 mph | 961 mb | 14.9°N 121.7°W | open ocean |
| Jul 8 12:00 | Cat 2 | 104 mph | 968 mb | 15.0°N 123.1°W | open ocean |
| Jul 8 18:00 | Cat 2 | 104 mph | 970 mb | 15.1°N 124.4°W | open ocean |
| Jul 9 00:00 | Cat 2 | 98 mph | 973 mb | 15.2°N 125.7°W | open ocean |
| Jul 9 06:00 | Cat 1 | 92 mph | 977 mb | 15.3°N 127.0°W | open ocean |
| Jul 9 12:00 | Cat 1 | 86 mph | 984 mb | 15.3°N 128.4°W | open ocean |
| Jul 9 18:00 | Cat 1 | 81 mph | 988 mb | 15.4°N 129.9°W | open ocean |
| Jul 10 00:00 | Cat 1 | 75 mph | 992 mb | 15.4°N 131.5°W | open ocean |
| Jul 10 06:00 | TS | 69 mph | 994 mb | 15.4°N 133.0°W | open ocean |
| Jul 10 12:00 | TS | 63 mph | 996 mb | 15.3°N 134.3°W | open ocean |
| Jul 10 18:00 | TS | 58 mph | 1000 mb | 15.3°N 135.9°W | open ocean |
| Jul 11 00:00 | TS | 52 mph | 1003 mb | 15.4°N 137.5°W | open ocean |
| Jul 11 06:00 | TS | 46 mph | 1005 mb | 15.4°N 139.0°W | open ocean |
| Jul 11 12:00 | TS | 40 mph | 1006 mb | 15.4°N 140.4°W | open ocean |
| Jul 11 18:00 | TD | 35 mph | 1007 mb | 15.4°N 141.5°W | open ocean |
| Jul 12 00:00 | TD | 35 mph | 1007 mb | 15.5°N 143.0°W | open ocean |
| Jul 12 06:00 | TD | 29 mph | 1007 mb | 15.5°N 144.4°W | open ocean |
| Jul 12 12:00 | TD low/wave | 29 mph | 1008 mb | 15.5°N 145.7°W | open ocean |
| Jul 12 18:00 | TD low/wave | 29 mph | 1008 mb | 15.6°N 147.1°W | open ocean |
| Jul 13 00:00 | TD low/wave | 29 mph | 1008 mb | 15.6°N 148.3°W | open ocean |
| Jul 13 06:00 | TD low/wave | 29 mph | 1008 mb | 15.5°N 150.0°W | open ocean |
| Jul 13 12:00 | TD low/wave | 29 mph | 1008 mb | 15.2°N 151.6°W | open ocean |
| Jul 13 18:00 | TD low/wave | 29 mph | 1008 mb | 15.0°N 153.5°W | open ocean |
| Jul 14 00:00 | TD low/wave | 29 mph | 1009 mb | 15.0°N 155.3°W | open ocean |
| Jul 14 06:00 | TD low/wave | 29 mph | 1009 mb | 15.0°N 157.2°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 8, 2012, Daniel was a Category 3 hurricane with maximum sustained winds of 115 mph (185 km/h) and a central pressure of 961 mb.
10.0 days, from July 4, 2012 to July 14, 2012, including 78 hours at hurricane strength (6 as a major hurricane). It travelled about 3,504 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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