Track map & timeline · Atlantic · August 17–24, 2015
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 Danny (2015) was a Category 3 hurricane of the 2015 Atlantic season. It formed on August 17, 2015, reached its peak of 127 mph (204 km/h) and a minimum pressure of 960 mb on August 21, 2015, and never made landfall. It rapidly intensified by 52 mph in 24 hours (to 127 mph on August 21, 2015). The storm lasted 7.5 days and travelled about 2,226 miles (3,581 km).
02 · Intensity
03 · Timeline
| Date · UTC | Status | Wind | Pressure | Position | Nearest place |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 17 00:00 | TD low/wave | 29 mph | 1011 mb | 9.6°N 29.3°W | open ocean |
| Aug 17 06:00 | TD low/wave | 29 mph | 1011 mb | 9.6°N 30.4°W | open ocean |
| Aug 17 12:00 | TD low/wave | 29 mph | 1011 mb | 9.7°N 31.5°W | open ocean |
| Aug 17 18:00 | TD low/wave | 29 mph | 1010 mb | 10.0°N 32.6°W | open ocean |
| Aug 18 00:00 | TD low/wave | 29 mph | 1010 mb | 10.3°N 33.7°W | open ocean |
| Aug 18 06:00 | TD | 35 mph | 1009 mb | 10.4°N 34.8°W | open ocean |
| Aug 18 12:00 | TS | 40 mph | 1008 mb | 10.5°N 35.9°W | open ocean |
| Aug 18 18:00 | TS | 46 mph | 1006 mb | 10.7°N 37.1°W | open ocean |
| Aug 19 00:00 | TS | 52 mph | 1005 mb | 10.9°N 38.4°W | open ocean |
| Aug 19 06:00 | TS | 52 mph | 1003 mb | 11.0°N 39.5°W | open ocean |
| Aug 19 12:00 | TS | 52 mph | 1002 mb | 11.2°N 40.6°W | open ocean |
| Aug 19 18:00 | TS | 58 mph | 1001 mb | 11.5°N 41.5°W | open ocean |
| Aug 20 00:00 | TS | 63 mph | 1000 mb | 11.7°N 42.5°W | open ocean |
| Aug 20 06:00 | TS | 69 mph | 998 mb | 11.9°N 43.5°W | open ocean |
| Aug 20 12:00 | Cat 1 | 75 mph | 995 mb | 12.3°N 44.4°W | open ocean |
| Aug 20 18:00 | Cat 1 | 86 mph | 990 mb | 12.8°N 45.3°W | open ocean |
| Aug 21 00:00 | Cat 2 | 98 mph | 981 mb | 13.2°N 46.2°W | open ocean |
| Aug 21 06:00 | Cat 2 | 109 mph | 973 mb | 13.5°N 47.0°W | open ocean |
| Aug 21 12:00 | Cat 3 | 127 mph | 960 mb | 13.8°N 47.8°W | open ocean |
| Aug 21 18:00 | Cat 3 | 121 mph | 966 mb | 14.3°N 48.6°W | open ocean |
| Aug 22 00:00 | Cat 2 | 109 mph | 973 mb | 14.7°N 49.4°W | open ocean |
| Aug 22 06:00 | Cat 2 | 98 mph | 980 mb | 15.0°N 50.3°W | open ocean |
| Aug 22 12:00 | Cat 1 | 86 mph | 985 mb | 15.3°N 51.4°W | open ocean |
| Aug 22 18:00 | Cat 1 | 75 mph | 990 mb | 15.5°N 52.7°W | open ocean |
| Aug 23 00:00 | TS | 63 mph | 999 mb | 15.6°N 54.0°W | open ocean |
| Aug 23 06:00 | TS | 58 mph | 1001 mb | 15.7°N 55.3°W | open ocean |
| Aug 23 12:00 | TS | 52 mph | 1002 mb | 15.7°N 56.7°W | open ocean |
| Aug 23 18:00 | TS | 46 mph | 1004 mb | 15.6°N 58.2°W | open ocean |
| Aug 24 00:00 | TS | 46 mph | 1007 mb | 15.6°N 59.3°W | 126 mi ENE of Sainte-Marie, Martinique |
| Aug 24 06:00 | TS | 40 mph | 1008 mb | 15.8°N 60.4°W | 66 mi ESE of Saint-François, Guadeloupe |
| Aug 24 12:00 | TD | 35 mph | 1009 mb | 15.8°N 61.3°W | 24 mi SE of Capesterre-Belle-Eau, Guadeloupe |
⬇ Download track data (CSV) · public-domain NOAA best track
Questions
No — the NOAA best-track record shows no landfall for Danny.
At its peak on August 21, 2015, Danny was a Category 3 hurricane with maximum sustained winds of 127 mph (204 km/h) and a central pressure of 960 mb.
7.5 days, from August 17, 2015 to August 24, 2015, including 60 hours at hurricane strength (12 as a major hurricane). It travelled about 2,226 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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