Track map & timeline · Eastern Pacific · July 11–22, 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 Dolores (2015) was a Category 4 hurricane of the 2015 Eastern Pacific season. It formed on July 11, 2015, 310 mi S of Puerto Escondido, Oaxaca, Mexico, reached its peak of 132 mph (213 km/h) and a minimum pressure of 946 mb on July 15, 2015, and never made landfall. It rapidly intensified by 46 mph in 24 hours (to 132 mph on July 15, 2015). The storm lasted 11.0 days and travelled about 2,451 miles (3,944 km).
02 · Intensity
03 · Timeline
| Date · UTC | Status | Wind | Pressure | Position | Nearest place |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 11 00:00 | TD low/wave | 29 mph | 1006 mb | 11.4°N 96.6°W | open ocean |
| Jul 11 06:00 | TD low/wave | 35 mph | 1006 mb | 11.6°N 97.5°W | open ocean |
| Jul 11 12:00 | TD | 35 mph | 1005 mb | 11.9°N 98.4°W | open ocean |
| Jul 11 18:00 | TS | 40 mph | 1004 mb | 12.2°N 99.4°W | open ocean |
| Jul 12 00:00 | TS | 46 mph | 1003 mb | 13.1°N 100.1°W | open ocean |
| Jul 12 06:00 | TS | 52 mph | 1001 mb | 14.0°N 100.7°W | open ocean |
| Jul 12 12:00 | TS | 52 mph | 1000 mb | 14.9°N 101.5°W | 171 mi SW of Acapulco de Juárez, Guerrero, Mexico |
| Jul 12 18:00 | TS | 58 mph | 999 mb | 15.4°N 102.5°W | 167 mi SSW of Ixtapa-Zihuatanejo, Guerrero, Mexico |
| Jul 13 00:00 | TS | 63 mph | 997 mb | 16.0°N 103.5°W | 161 mi SSW of Ciudad Lázaro Cárdenas, Michoacán, Mexico |
| Jul 13 06:00 | TS | 69 mph | 993 mb | 16.4°N 104.4°W | 177 mi SSW of Tecomán, Colima, Mexico |
| Jul 13 12:00 | Cat 1 | 75 mph | 989 mb | 16.8°N 105.3°W | 172 mi SSW of Manzanillo, Colima, Mexico |
| Jul 13 18:00 | Cat 1 | 81 mph | 987 mb | 17.1°N 106.1°W | 181 mi SW of Manzanillo, Colima, Mexico |
| Jul 14 00:00 | Cat 1 | 81 mph | 985 mb | 17.1°N 106.7°W | open ocean |
| Jul 14 06:00 | Cat 1 | 86 mph | 982 mb | 17.2°N 107.2°W | open ocean |
| Jul 14 12:00 | Cat 1 | 86 mph | 980 mb | 17.5°N 107.8°W | open ocean |
| Jul 14 18:00 | Cat 1 | 92 mph | 976 mb | 17.8°N 108.3°W | open ocean |
| Jul 15 00:00 | Cat 2 | 109 mph | 964 mb | 18.0°N 108.9°W | open ocean |
| Jul 15 06:00 | Cat 4 | 132 mph | 946 mb | 18.1°N 109.4°W | open ocean |
| Jul 15 12:00 | Cat 3 | 127 mph | 950 mb | 18.2°N 109.9°W | open ocean |
| Jul 15 18:00 | Cat 3 | 121 mph | 956 mb | 18.5°N 110.3°W | open ocean |
| Jul 16 00:00 | Cat 2 | 109 mph | 964 mb | 18.9°N 110.7°W | open ocean |
| Jul 16 06:00 | Cat 2 | 104 mph | 969 mb | 19.3°N 111.1°W | open ocean |
| Jul 16 12:00 | Cat 2 | 104 mph | 966 mb | 19.7°N 111.6°W | open ocean |
| Jul 16 18:00 | Cat 2 | 98 mph | 971 mb | 20.1°N 112.3°W | open ocean |
| Jul 17 00:00 | Cat 1 | 92 mph | 976 mb | 20.6°N 112.9°W | open ocean |
| Jul 17 06:00 | Cat 1 | 75 mph | 986 mb | 21.0°N 113.8°W | open ocean |
| Jul 17 12:00 | TS | 63 mph | 992 mb | 21.2°N 114.6°W | open ocean |
| Jul 17 18:00 | TS | 52 mph | 996 mb | 21.3°N 115.5°W | open ocean |
| Jul 18 00:00 | TS | 52 mph | 999 mb | 21.6°N 116.3°W | open ocean |
| Jul 18 06:00 | TS | 46 mph | 1001 mb | 22.1°N 117.0°W | open ocean |
| Jul 18 12:00 | TS | 40 mph | 1003 mb | 22.8°N 117.6°W | open ocean |
| Jul 18 18:00 | TS low/wave | 40 mph | 1005 mb | 23.8°N 118.2°W | open ocean |
| Jul 19 00:00 | TD low/wave | 35 mph | 1006 mb | 24.9°N 118.8°W | open ocean |
| Jul 19 06:00 | TD low/wave | 35 mph | 1007 mb | 26.1°N 119.2°W | open ocean |
| Jul 19 12:00 | TD low/wave | 35 mph | 1008 mb | 27.3°N 119.6°W | open ocean |
| Jul 19 18:00 | TD low/wave | 35 mph | 1009 mb | 28.6°N 120.0°W | open ocean |
| Jul 20 00:00 | TD low/wave | 35 mph | 1009 mb | 29.8°N 120.6°W | open ocean |
| Jul 20 06:00 | TD low/wave | 29 mph | 1010 mb | 30.8°N 121.2°W | open ocean |
| Jul 20 12:00 | TD low/wave | 29 mph | 1010 mb | 31.5°N 121.7°W | open ocean |
| Jul 20 18:00 | TD low/wave | 23 mph | 1011 mb | 31.7°N 122.3°W | open ocean |
| Jul 21 00:00 | TD low/wave | 23 mph | 1011 mb | 31.6°N 122.7°W | open ocean |
| Jul 21 06:00 | TD low/wave | 23 mph | 1012 mb | 31.4°N 122.6°W | open ocean |
| Jul 21 12:00 | TD low/wave | 23 mph | 1012 mb | 31.1°N 122.5°W | open ocean |
| Jul 21 18:00 | TD low/wave | 23 mph | 1013 mb | 30.8°N 122.4°W | open ocean |
| Jul 22 00:00 | TD low/wave | 23 mph | 1014 mb | 30.4°N 122.3°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 15, 2015, Dolores was a Category 4 hurricane with maximum sustained winds of 132 mph (213 km/h) and a central pressure of 946 mb.
11.0 days, from July 11, 2015 to July 22, 2015, including 96 hours at hurricane strength (18 as a major hurricane). It travelled about 2,451 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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