Track map & timeline · Eastern Pacific · July 5–12, 1997
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 Dolores (1997) was a Category 1 hurricane of the 1997 Eastern Pacific season. It formed on July 5, 1997, reached its peak of 92 mph (148 km/h) and a minimum pressure of 975 mb on July 9, 1997, and never made landfall. It rapidly intensified by 34 mph in 24 hours (to 63 mph on July 6, 1997). The storm lasted 7.3 days and travelled about 2,484 miles (3,996 km).
02 · Intensity
03 · Timeline
| Date · UTC | Status | Wind | Pressure | Position | Nearest place |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 5 12:00 | TD | 29 mph | 1006 mb | 12.5°N 109.6°W | open ocean |
| Jul 5 18:00 | TD | 35 mph | 1003 mb | 13.0°N 110.5°W | open ocean |
| Jul 6 00:00 | TS | 46 mph | 1000 mb | 13.3°N 111.6°W | open ocean |
| Jul 6 06:00 | TS | 52 mph | 997 mb | 13.5°N 112.7°W | open ocean |
| Jul 6 12:00 | TS | 63 mph | 996 mb | 13.8°N 113.8°W | open ocean |
| Jul 6 18:00 | TS | 63 mph | 995 mb | 14.2°N 115.1°W | open ocean |
| Jul 7 00:00 | TS | 63 mph | 993 mb | 14.5°N 116.3°W | open ocean |
| Jul 7 06:00 | TS | 69 mph | 991 mb | 14.8°N 117.5°W | open ocean |
| Jul 7 12:00 | Cat 1 | 75 mph | 988 mb | 15.1°N 118.7°W | open ocean |
| Jul 7 18:00 | Cat 1 | 81 mph | 985 mb | 15.4°N 119.9°W | open ocean |
| Jul 8 00:00 | Cat 1 | 86 mph | 981 mb | 15.7°N 121.2°W | open ocean |
| Jul 8 06:00 | Cat 1 | 86 mph | 979 mb | 16.0°N 122.3°W | open ocean |
| Jul 8 12:00 | Cat 1 | 86 mph | 979 mb | 16.4°N 123.7°W | open ocean |
| Jul 8 18:00 | Cat 1 | 86 mph | 979 mb | 16.8°N 125.0°W | open ocean |
| Jul 9 00:00 | Cat 1 | 86 mph | 978 mb | 17.2°N 126.3°W | open ocean |
| Jul 9 06:00 | Cat 1 | 92 mph | 975 mb | 17.5°N 127.5°W | open ocean |
| Jul 9 12:00 | Cat 1 | 86 mph | 977 mb | 17.7°N 128.7°W | open ocean |
| Jul 9 18:00 | Cat 1 | 81 mph | 979 mb | 17.8°N 130.0°W | open ocean |
| Jul 10 00:00 | Cat 1 | 75 mph | 984 mb | 18.3°N 131.3°W | open ocean |
| Jul 10 06:00 | TS | 69 mph | 989 mb | 18.6°N 132.6°W | open ocean |
| Jul 10 12:00 | TS | 58 mph | 995 mb | 18.7°N 134.1°W | open ocean |
| Jul 10 18:00 | TS | 46 mph | 1001 mb | 18.9°N 135.5°W | open ocean |
| Jul 11 00:00 | TS | 40 mph | 1005 mb | 19.3°N 136.9°W | open ocean |
| Jul 11 06:00 | TD | 35 mph | 1007 mb | 19.6°N 138.0°W | open ocean |
| Jul 11 12:00 | TD | 35 mph | 1008 mb | 20.2°N 138.9°W | open ocean |
| Jul 11 18:00 | TD | 35 mph | 1008 mb | 21.0°N 140.0°W | open ocean |
| Jul 12 00:00 | TD | 35 mph | 1010 mb | 21.8°N 141.2°W | open ocean |
| Jul 12 06:00 | TD | 35 mph | 1010 mb | 22.2°N 142.7°W | open ocean |
| Jul 12 12:00 | TD | 35 mph | 1010 mb | 22.7°N 144.1°W | open ocean |
| Jul 12 18:00 | TD | 29 mph | 1010 mb | 23.2°N 145.2°W | open ocean |
⬇ Download track data (CSV) · public-domain NOAA best track
Questions
No — the NOAA best-track record shows no landfall for Dolores.
At its peak on July 9, 1997, Dolores was a Category 1 hurricane with maximum sustained winds of 92 mph (148 km/h) and a central pressure of 975 mb.
7.3 days, from July 5, 1997 to July 12, 1997, including 66 hours at hurricane strength. It travelled about 2,484 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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