Track map & timeline · Eastern Pacific · July 11–26, 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 Darby (2016) was a Category 3 hurricane of the 2016 Eastern Pacific season. It formed on July 11, 2016, 311 mi SW of Ciudad Lázaro Cárdenas, Michoacán, Mexico, reached its peak of 121 mph (194 km/h) and a minimum pressure of 958 mb on July 16, 2016, and never made landfall. It rapidly intensified by 34 mph in 24 hours (to 69 mph on July 13, 2016). The storm lasted 15.0 days and travelled about 4,007 miles (6,447 km).
02 · Intensity
03 · Impact
| City | Distance to center | When (UTC) | Storm strength then |
|---|---|---|---|
| Honolulu, Hawaii | 32 mi | Jul 24 · 23:00 UTC | TD 35 mph |
Distance from the city to the storm’s center, interpolated hourly between official fixes. Damaging winds, surge and rain reach far beyond the center.
04 · Timeline
| Date · UTC | Status | Wind | Pressure | Position | Nearest place |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 11 12:00 | TD | 29 mph | 1008 mb | 14.5°N 105.2°W | open ocean |
| Jul 11 18:00 | TD | 35 mph | 1007 mb | 15.0°N 105.7°W | open ocean |
| Jul 12 00:00 | TD | 35 mph | 1007 mb | 15.5°N 106.4°W | open ocean |
| Jul 12 06:00 | TD | 35 mph | 1007 mb | 15.8°N 107.2°W | open ocean |
| Jul 12 12:00 | TS | 40 mph | 1006 mb | 15.9°N 108.2°W | open ocean |
| Jul 12 18:00 | TS | 52 mph | 1002 mb | 15.6°N 109.2°W | open ocean |
| Jul 13 00:00 | TS | 63 mph | 1000 mb | 15.4°N 110.1°W | open ocean |
| Jul 13 06:00 | TS | 69 mph | 998 mb | 15.3°N 111.0°W | open ocean |
| Jul 13 12:00 | TS | 69 mph | 996 mb | 15.3°N 111.9°W | open ocean |
| Jul 13 18:00 | Cat 1 | 75 mph | 992 mb | 15.4°N 112.9°W | open ocean |
| Jul 14 00:00 | Cat 1 | 81 mph | 989 mb | 15.5°N 114.0°W | open ocean |
| Jul 14 06:00 | Cat 1 | 81 mph | 989 mb | 15.6°N 115.2°W | open ocean |
| Jul 14 12:00 | Cat 1 | 81 mph | 987 mb | 15.7°N 116.3°W | open ocean |
| Jul 14 18:00 | Cat 1 | 86 mph | 984 mb | 15.8°N 117.5°W | open ocean |
| Jul 15 00:00 | Cat 1 | 92 mph | 982 mb | 15.9°N 118.6°W | open ocean |
| Jul 15 06:00 | Cat 2 | 98 mph | 979 mb | 16.0°N 119.5°W | open ocean |
| Jul 15 12:00 | Cat 2 | 104 mph | 974 mb | 16.3°N 120.3°W | open ocean |
| Jul 15 18:00 | Cat 2 | 104 mph | 972 mb | 16.7°N 121.1°W | open ocean |
| Jul 16 00:00 | Cat 2 | 104 mph | 971 mb | 17.1°N 121.9°W | open ocean |
| Jul 16 06:00 | Cat 2 | 109 mph | 968 mb | 17.4°N 122.7°W | open ocean |
| Jul 16 12:00 | Cat 3 | 115 mph | 964 mb | 17.7°N 123.5°W | open ocean |
| Jul 16 18:00 | Cat 3 | 121 mph | 958 mb | 17.9°N 124.4°W | open ocean |
| Jul 17 00:00 | Cat 3 | 115 mph | 962 mb | 18.0°N 125.3°W | open ocean |
| Jul 17 06:00 | Cat 2 | 109 mph | 967 mb | 18.1°N 126.2°W | open ocean |
| Jul 17 12:00 | Cat 2 | 104 mph | 971 mb | 18.2°N 127.0°W | open ocean |
| Jul 17 18:00 | Cat 2 | 98 mph | 975 mb | 18.3°N 127.8°W | open ocean |
| Jul 18 00:00 | Cat 1 | 92 mph | 979 mb | 18.3°N 128.7°W | open ocean |
| Jul 18 06:00 | Cat 1 | 86 mph | 982 mb | 18.4°N 129.6°W | open ocean |
| Jul 18 12:00 | Cat 1 | 81 mph | 986 mb | 18.5°N 130.6°W | open ocean |
| Jul 18 18:00 | Cat 1 | 75 mph | 988 mb | 18.8°N 131.6°W | open ocean |
| Jul 19 00:00 | Cat 1 | 75 mph | 988 mb | 19.0°N 132.7°W | open ocean |
| Jul 19 06:00 | TS | 69 mph | 990 mb | 19.3°N 133.8°W | open ocean |
| Jul 19 12:00 | TS | 69 mph | 992 mb | 19.6°N 134.9°W | open ocean |
| Jul 19 18:00 | TS | 63 mph | 994 mb | 19.8°N 136.0°W | open ocean |
| Jul 20 00:00 | TS | 63 mph | 995 mb | 19.9°N 137.2°W | open ocean |
| Jul 20 06:00 | TS | 63 mph | 996 mb | 19.9°N 138.4°W | open ocean |
| Jul 20 12:00 | TS | 58 mph | 999 mb | 19.9°N 139.6°W | open ocean |
| Jul 20 18:00 | TS | 58 mph | 1000 mb | 19.9°N 140.7°W | open ocean |
| Jul 21 00:00 | TS | 58 mph | 1000 mb | 19.7°N 142.0°W | open ocean |
| Jul 21 06:00 | TS | 63 mph | 998 mb | 19.4°N 143.3°W | open ocean |
| Jul 21 12:00 | TS | 63 mph | 998 mb | 19.0°N 144.6°W | open ocean |
| Jul 21 18:00 | TS | 63 mph | 998 mb | 18.8°N 145.7°W | open ocean |
| Jul 22 00:00 | TS | 63 mph | 997 mb | 18.7°N 146.9°W | open ocean |
| Jul 22 06:00 | TS | 63 mph | 997 mb | 18.6°N 148.1°W | open ocean |
| Jul 22 12:00 | TS | 58 mph | 999 mb | 18.5°N 149.3°W | open ocean |
| Jul 22 18:00 | TS | 58 mph | 999 mb | 18.5°N 150.5°W | open ocean |
| Jul 23 00:00 | TS | 58 mph | 1000 mb | 18.6°N 151.6°W | open ocean |
| Jul 23 06:00 | TS | 58 mph | 1000 mb | 18.7°N 152.6°W | 167 mi ESE of Hawaiian Paradise Park, Hawaii |
| Jul 23 12:00 | TS | 52 mph | 1001 mb | 18.7°N 153.5°W | 114 mi ESE of Hawaiian Paradise Park, Hawaii |
| Jul 23 18:00 | TS | 46 mph | 1004 mb | 18.8°N 154.4°W | 66 mi SE of Hawaiian Paradise Park, Hawaii |
| Jul 24 00:00 | TS | 40 mph | 1006 mb | 19.3°N 155.3°W | 33 mi SSW of Hilo, Hawaii |
| Jul 24 06:00 | TD | 35 mph | 1008 mb | 19.4°N 156.3°W | 26 mi SW of Kailua-Kona, Hawaii |
| Jul 24 12:00 | TD | 35 mph | 1008 mb | 19.6°N 157.0°W | 65 mi W of Kailua-Kona, Hawaii |
| Jul 24 18:00 | TD | 35 mph | 1010 mb | 20.4°N 157.7°W | 64 mi S of Honolulu, Hawaii |
| Jul 25 00:00 | TD | 35 mph | 1011 mb | 21.2°N 158.4°W | 22 mi WSW of Makakilo / Kapolei / Honokai Hale, Hawaii |
| Jul 25 06:00 | TD | 35 mph | 1011 mb | 22.1°N 159.1°W | 14 mi E of Kapa‘a, Hawaii |
| Jul 25 12:00 | TD low/wave | 29 mph | 1011 mb | 22.3°N 160.3°W | 65 mi WNW of Kapa‘a, Hawaii |
| Jul 25 18:00 | TD low/wave | 29 mph | 1012 mb | 22.0°N 160.6°W | 82 mi W of Kapa‘a, Hawaii |
| Jul 26 00:00 | TD low/wave | 29 mph | 1012 mb | 22.4°N 161.4°W | 135 mi W of Kapa‘a, Hawaii |
| Jul 26 06:00 | TD low/wave | 23 mph | 1013 mb | 22.8°N 162.0°W | 178 mi WNW of Kapa‘a, Hawaii |
| Jul 26 12:00 | TD low/wave | 23 mph | 1014 mb | 23.1°N 163.0°W | open ocean |
⬇ Download track data (CSV) · public-domain NOAA best track
Questions
No — the NOAA best-track record shows no landfall for Darby. Its closest approach to a major city was 32 miles from Honolulu, Hawaii.
At its peak on July 16, 2016, Darby was a Category 3 hurricane with maximum sustained winds of 121 mph (194 km/h) and a central pressure of 958 mb.
15.0 days, from July 11, 2016 to July 26, 2016, including 132 hours at hurricane strength (18 as a major hurricane). It travelled about 4,007 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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