Track map & timeline · Eastern Pacific · July 31 – August 17, 2023
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 Dora (2023) was a Category 4 hurricane of the 2023 Eastern Pacific season. It formed on July 31, 2023, 241 mi SSW of Ixtapa-Zihuatanejo, Guerrero, Mexico, reached its peak of 150 mph (241 km/h) and a minimum pressure of 939 mb on August 6, 2023, and never made landfall. It rapidly intensified by 52 mph in 24 hours (to 92 mph on August 2, 2023). The storm lasted 16.5 days and travelled about 6,778 miles (10,905 km).
02 · Intensity
03 · Timeline
| Date · UTC | Status | Wind | Pressure | Position | Nearest place |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 31 12:00 | TD low/wave | 29 mph | 1008 mb | 14.3°N 102.6°W | open ocean |
| Jul 31 18:00 | TD | 35 mph | 1008 mb | 14.8°N 103.7°W | open ocean |
| Aug 1 00:00 | TD | 35 mph | 1008 mb | 15.4°N 105.0°W | open ocean |
| Aug 1 06:00 | TS | 40 mph | 1006 mb | 15.8°N 106.4°W | open ocean |
| Aug 1 12:00 | TS | 52 mph | 1002 mb | 16.0°N 107.9°W | open ocean |
| Aug 1 18:00 | TS | 63 mph | 998 mb | 16.1°N 109.4°W | open ocean |
| Aug 2 00:00 | Cat 1 | 75 mph | 994 mb | 16.1°N 110.6°W | open ocean |
| Aug 2 06:00 | Cat 1 | 92 mph | 985 mb | 15.9°N 111.9°W | open ocean |
| Aug 2 12:00 | Cat 2 | 104 mph | 976 mb | 15.7°N 113.5°W | open ocean |
| Aug 2 18:00 | Cat 2 | 104 mph | 976 mb | 15.5°N 114.9°W | open ocean |
| Aug 3 00:00 | Cat 3 | 127 mph | 956 mb | 15.3°N 116.2°W | open ocean |
| Aug 3 06:00 | Cat 4 | 132 mph | 952 mb | 15.1°N 117.7°W | open ocean |
| Aug 3 12:00 | Cat 3 | 127 mph | 955 mb | 14.9°N 119.3°W | open ocean |
| Aug 3 18:00 | Cat 3 | 121 mph | 958 mb | 14.5°N 121.0°W | open ocean |
| Aug 4 00:00 | Cat 4 | 138 mph | 950 mb | 14.2°N 122.6°W | open ocean |
| Aug 4 06:00 | Cat 4 | 132 mph | 952 mb | 14.1°N 124.3°W | open ocean |
| Aug 4 12:00 | Cat 3 | 121 mph | 957 mb | 14.0°N 126.1°W | open ocean |
| Aug 4 18:00 | Cat 3 | 115 mph | 957 mb | 13.8°N 127.7°W | open ocean |
| Aug 5 00:00 | Cat 2 | 104 mph | 972 mb | 13.7°N 129.3°W | open ocean |
| Aug 5 06:00 | Cat 2 | 104 mph | 972 mb | 13.5°N 130.8°W | open ocean |
| Aug 5 12:00 | Cat 2 | 109 mph | 967 mb | 13.4°N 132.5°W | open ocean |
| Aug 5 18:00 | Cat 4 | 132 mph | 950 mb | 13.3°N 134.0°W | open ocean |
| Aug 6 00:00 | Cat 4 | 150 mph | 939 mb | 13.2°N 135.6°W | open ocean |
| Aug 6 06:00 | Cat 4 | 150 mph | 939 mb | 13.1°N 137.4°W | open ocean |
| Aug 6 12:00 | Cat 4 | 144 mph | 943 mb | 13.0°N 139.2°W | open ocean |
| Aug 6 18:00 | Cat 4 | 138 mph | 948 mb | 12.9°N 141.2°W | open ocean |
| Aug 7 00:00 | Cat 4 | 138 mph | 948 mb | 12.7°N 143.1°W | open ocean |
| Aug 7 06:00 | Cat 4 | 138 mph | 948 mb | 12.6°N 145.2°W | open ocean |
| Aug 7 12:00 | Cat 4 | 132 mph | 953 mb | 12.4°N 147.3°W | open ocean |
| Aug 7 18:00 | Cat 4 | 132 mph | 953 mb | 12.3°N 149.3°W | open ocean |
| Aug 8 00:00 | Cat 4 | 132 mph | 953 mb | 12.1°N 151.3°W | open ocean |
| Aug 8 06:00 | Cat 4 | 132 mph | 953 mb | 11.8°N 153.3°W | open ocean |
| Aug 8 12:00 | Cat 4 | 132 mph | 953 mb | 11.5°N 155.2°W | open ocean |
| Aug 8 18:00 | Cat 4 | 132 mph | 953 mb | 11.5°N 157.1°W | open ocean |
| Aug 9 00:00 | Cat 4 | 132 mph | 953 mb | 11.4°N 159.2°W | open ocean |
| Aug 9 06:00 | Cat 4 | 132 mph | 953 mb | 11.4°N 161.2°W | open ocean |
| Aug 9 12:00 | Cat 4 | 132 mph | 953 mb | 11.4°N 163.1°W | open ocean |
| Aug 9 18:00 | Cat 4 | 138 mph | 950 mb | 11.5°N 165.1°W | open ocean |
| Aug 10 00:00 | Cat 4 | 144 mph | 946 mb | 11.6°N 166.9°W | open ocean |
| Aug 10 06:00 | Cat 4 | 138 mph | 950 mb | 11.9°N 168.9°W | open ocean |
| Aug 10 12:00 | Cat 3 | 121 mph | 961 mb | 12.1°N 170.5°W | open ocean |
| Aug 10 18:00 | Cat 3 | 121 mph | 961 mb | 12.5°N 172.2°W | open ocean |
| Aug 11 00:00 | Cat 3 | 121 mph | 961 mb | 12.9°N 173.8°W | open ocean |
| Aug 11 06:00 | Cat 3 | 121 mph | 961 mb | 13.5°N 175.5°W | open ocean |
| Aug 11 12:00 | Cat 3 | 115 mph | 965 mb | 14.2°N 177.1°W | open ocean |
| Aug 11 18:00 | Cat 2 | 109 mph | 968 mb | 14.8°N 178.6°W | open ocean |
| Aug 12 00:00 | Cat 3 | 121 mph | 960 mb | 15.6°N 179.8°W | open ocean |
| Aug 12 06:00 | Cat 2 | 104 mph | 973 mb | 16.5°N 178.9°E | open ocean |
| Aug 12 12:00 | Cat 1 | 92 mph | 982 mb | 17.2°N 177.8°E | open ocean |
| Aug 12 18:00 | Cat 1 | 81 mph | 987 mb | 17.6°N 176.6°E | open ocean |
| Aug 13 00:00 | TS | 69 mph | 993 mb | 18.0°N 175.2°E | open ocean |
| Aug 13 06:00 | TS | 63 mph | 996 mb | 18.0°N 174.0°E | open ocean |
| Aug 13 12:00 | TS | 40 mph | 1007 mb | 18.0°N 172.7°E | open ocean |
| Aug 13 18:00 | TD | 35 mph | 1007 mb | 18.3°N 171.5°E | open ocean |
| Aug 14 00:00 | TD | 35 mph | 1000 mb | 18.7°N 170.2°E | open ocean |
| Aug 14 06:00 | TS | 40 mph | 1007 mb | 19.3°N 169.1°E | open ocean |
| Aug 14 12:00 | TS | 40 mph | 1008 mb | 19.7°N 168.5°E | open ocean |
| Aug 14 18:00 | TS | 40 mph | 1006 mb | 20.1°N 168.0°E | open ocean |
| Aug 15 00:00 | TD | 29 mph | 1001 mb | 20.5°N 167.7°E | open ocean |
| Aug 15 06:00 | TD | 29 mph | 998 mb | 21.4°N 167.7°E | open ocean |
| Aug 15 12:00 | TD | 29 mph | 999 mb | 22.6°N 167.9°E | open ocean |
| Aug 15 18:00 | TD | 35 mph | 995 mb | 23.7°N 168.2°E | open ocean |
| Aug 16 00:00 | TD | 29 mph | 1010 mb | 24.5°N 168.4°E | open ocean |
| Aug 16 06:00 | TD | 29 mph | 996 mb | 25.3°N 168.5°E | open ocean |
| Aug 16 12:00 | TD | 29 mph | 995 mb | 26.7°N 168.6°E | open ocean |
| Aug 16 18:00 | TD | 29 mph | 994 mb | 27.7°N 168.3°E | open ocean |
| Aug 17 00:00 | TD | 29 mph | 993 mb | 28.7°N 168.0°E | open ocean |
⬇ Download track data (CSV) · public-domain NOAA best track
Questions
No — the NOAA best-track record shows no landfall for Dora.
At its peak on August 6, 2023, Dora was a Category 4 hurricane with maximum sustained winds of 150 mph (241 km/h) and a central pressure of 939 mb.
16.5 days, from July 31, 2023 to August 17, 2023, including 264 hours at hurricane strength (198 as a major hurricane). It travelled about 6,778 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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