Track map & timeline · Atlantic · August 24 – September 8, 1998
TD TS Cat 1 2 3 4 5 · dashed = post-tropical / remnant low. Click any point or table row to jump there.
01 · The story
Hurricane Danielle (1998) was a Category 2 hurricane of the 1998 Atlantic season. It formed on August 24, 1998, reached its peak of 104 mph (167 km/h) and a minimum pressure of 960 mb on August 26, 1998, and never made landfall. It rapidly intensified by 46 mph in 24 hours (to 86 mph on August 25, 1998). The storm lasted 15.0 days and travelled about 6,764 miles (10,883 km).
02 · Intensity
03 · Timeline
| Date · UTC | Status | Wind | Pressure | Position | Nearest place |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 24 06:00 | TD | 29 mph | 1007 mb | 13.4°N 34.3°W | open ocean |
| Aug 24 12:00 | TD | 35 mph | 1006 mb | 13.8°N 36.1°W | open ocean |
| Aug 24 18:00 | TS | 40 mph | 1005 mb | 14.2°N 37.9°W | open ocean |
| Aug 25 00:00 | TS | 46 mph | 1003 mb | 14.8°N 39.8°W | open ocean |
| Aug 25 06:00 | TS | 58 mph | 997 mb | 15.3°N 41.6°W | open ocean |
| Aug 25 12:00 | Cat 1 | 75 mph | 990 mb | 16.2°N 43.3°W | open ocean |
| Aug 25 18:00 | Cat 1 | 86 mph | 982 mb | 16.9°N 45.3°W | open ocean |
| Aug 26 00:00 | Cat 1 | 92 mph | 980 mb | 17.6°N 47.3°W | open ocean |
| Aug 26 06:00 | Cat 2 | 104 mph | 975 mb | 18.4°N 49.1°W | open ocean |
| Aug 26 12:00 | Cat 2 | 98 mph | 980 mb | 19.1°N 51.1°W | open ocean |
| Aug 26 18:00 | Cat 1 | 92 mph | 985 mb | 19.7°N 52.8°W | open ocean |
| Aug 27 00:00 | Cat 1 | 92 mph | 993 mb | 20.1°N 54.9°W | open ocean |
| Aug 27 06:00 | Cat 2 | 98 mph | 994 mb | 20.6°N 56.7°W | open ocean |
| Aug 27 12:00 | Cat 2 | 104 mph | 994 mb | 21.2°N 58.5°W | open ocean |
| Aug 27 18:00 | Cat 2 | 98 mph | 994 mb | 21.8°N 60.1°W | open ocean |
| Aug 28 00:00 | Cat 1 | 92 mph | 992 mb | 22.4°N 61.7°W | open ocean |
| Aug 28 06:00 | Cat 1 | 92 mph | 992 mb | 22.7°N 63.2°W | open ocean |
| Aug 28 12:00 | Cat 1 | 92 mph | 989 mb | 23.0°N 64.4°W | open ocean |
| Aug 28 18:00 | Cat 1 | 92 mph | 986 mb | 23.4°N 65.7°W | open ocean |
| Aug 29 00:00 | Cat 1 | 86 mph | 989 mb | 23.9°N 66.9°W | open ocean |
| Aug 29 06:00 | Cat 1 | 81 mph | 990 mb | 24.3°N 68.2°W | open ocean |
| Aug 29 12:00 | Cat 1 | 81 mph | 988 mb | 24.8°N 69.4°W | open ocean |
| Aug 29 18:00 | Cat 1 | 81 mph | 987 mb | 25.4°N 70.5°W | open ocean |
| Aug 30 00:00 | Cat 1 | 75 mph | 987 mb | 25.9°N 71.4°W | open ocean |
| Aug 30 06:00 | Cat 1 | 75 mph | 988 mb | 26.4°N 72.2°W | open ocean |
| Aug 30 12:00 | Cat 1 | 75 mph | 990 mb | 26.9°N 73.1°W | open ocean |
| Aug 30 18:00 | Cat 1 | 75 mph | 987 mb | 27.5°N 73.9°W | open ocean |
| Aug 31 00:00 | Cat 1 | 81 mph | 983 mb | 27.9°N 74.1°W | open ocean |
| Aug 31 06:00 | Cat 1 | 86 mph | 980 mb | 28.4°N 74.3°W | open ocean |
| Aug 31 12:00 | Cat 2 | 104 mph | 977 mb | 29.2°N 74.1°W | open ocean |
| Aug 31 18:00 | Cat 2 | 98 mph | 975 mb | 30.0°N 73.7°W | open ocean |
| Sep 1 00:00 | Cat 2 | 98 mph | 973 mb | 30.9°N 73.3°W | open ocean |
| Sep 1 06:00 | Cat 2 | 98 mph | 972 mb | 31.7°N 72.7°W | open ocean |
| Sep 1 12:00 | Cat 2 | 98 mph | 968 mb | 32.2°N 72.0°W | open ocean |
| Sep 1 18:00 | Cat 2 | 104 mph | 965 mb | 32.9°N 70.7°W | open ocean |
| Sep 2 00:00 | Cat 1 | 92 mph | 967 mb | 33.7°N 69.1°W | open ocean |
| Sep 2 06:00 | Cat 1 | 86 mph | 970 mb | 34.6°N 67.6°W | open ocean |
| Sep 2 12:00 | Cat 1 | 81 mph | 975 mb | 36.0°N 65.4°W | open ocean |
| Sep 2 18:00 | Cat 1 | 81 mph | 975 mb | 37.9°N 63.1°W | open ocean |
| Sep 3 00:00 | Cat 1 | 81 mph | 970 mb | 39.9°N 60.1°W | open ocean |
| Sep 3 06:00 | Cat 1 | 81 mph | 960 mb | 42.1°N 57.5°W | open ocean |
| Sep 3 12:00 | Cat 1 | 81 mph | 965 mb | 43.4°N 54.8°W | open ocean |
| Sep 3 18:00 | Cat 1 | 75 mph | 965 mb | 44.6°N 51.9°W | open ocean |
| Sep 4 00:00 | Cat 1 extratropical | 75 mph | 975 mb | 44.8°N 48.5°W | open ocean |
| Sep 4 06:00 | TS extratropical | 69 mph | 985 mb | 44.9°N 44.0°W | open ocean |
| Sep 4 12:00 | TS extratropical | 69 mph | 978 mb | 45.0°N 40.5°W | open ocean |
| Sep 4 18:00 | TS extratropical | 69 mph | 976 mb | 45.3°N 37.0°W | open ocean |
| Sep 5 00:00 | TS extratropical | 69 mph | 975 mb | 45.9°N 33.0°W | open ocean |
| Sep 5 06:00 | TS extratropical | 69 mph | 973 mb | 46.5°N 28.0°W | open ocean |
| Sep 5 12:00 | TS extratropical | 69 mph | 970 mb | 47.0°N 25.0°W | open ocean |
| Sep 5 18:00 | TS extratropical | 69 mph | 967 mb | 48.0°N 22.0°W | open ocean |
| Sep 6 00:00 | TS extratropical | 69 mph | 964 mb | 50.0°N 19.0°W | open ocean |
| Sep 6 06:00 | TS extratropical | 63 mph | 965 mb | 51.5°N 18.0°W | open ocean |
| Sep 6 12:00 | TS extratropical | 63 mph | 965 mb | 52.8°N 17.1°W | open ocean |
| Sep 6 18:00 | TS extratropical | 63 mph | 967 mb | 53.3°N 16.7°W | open ocean |
| Sep 7 00:00 | TS extratropical | 58 mph | 970 mb | 53.8°N 16.2°W | open ocean |
| Sep 7 06:00 | TS extratropical | 52 mph | 975 mb | 54.5°N 16.0°W | open ocean |
| Sep 7 12:00 | TS extratropical | 46 mph | 977 mb | 55.0°N 15.0°W | open ocean |
| Sep 7 18:00 | TS extratropical | 40 mph | 979 mb | 55.8°N 14.0°W | open ocean |
| Sep 8 00:00 | TD extratropical | 35 mph | 980 mb | 56.4°N 13.1°W | open ocean |
| Sep 8 06:00 | TD extratropical | 35 mph | 980 mb | 57.0°N 12.0°W | open ocean |
⬇ Download track data (CSV) · public-domain NOAA best track
Questions
No — the NOAA best-track record shows no landfall for Danielle.
At its peak on August 26, 1998, Danielle was a Category 2 hurricane with maximum sustained winds of 104 mph (167 km/h) and a central pressure of 960 mb.
15.0 days, from August 24, 1998 to September 8, 1998, including 228 hours at hurricane strength. It travelled about 6,764 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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