Track map & timeline · Eastern Pacific · July 29 – August 6, 1996
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 Douglas (1996) was a Category 4 hurricane of the 1996 Eastern Pacific season. It formed on July 29, 1996, 42 mi SSE of Acajutla, El Salvador, reached its peak of 132 mph (213 km/h) and a minimum pressure of 946 mb on August 1, 1996, and never made landfall. It rapidly intensified by 41 mph in 24 hours (to 81 mph on July 30, 1996). The storm lasted 8.0 days and travelled about 2,763 miles (4,446 km).
02 · Intensity
03 · Impact
| City | Distance to center | When (UTC) | Storm strength then |
|---|---|---|---|
| San Salvador, El Salvador | 59 mi | Jul 29 · 00:00 UTC | TS 40 mph |
| Soyapango, El Salvador | 62 mi | Jul 29 · 00:00 UTC | TS 40 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 29 00:00 | TS | 40 mph | 1004 mb | 13.0°N 89.7°W | 42 mi SSE of Acajutla, El Salvador |
| Jul 29 06:00 | TS | 46 mph | 1001 mb | 13.1°N 91.6°W | 77 mi SSW of La Gomera, Guatemala |
| Jul 29 12:00 | Cat 1 | 75 mph | 987 mb | 13.3°N 93.4°W | 116 mi SW of Brisas Barra de Suchiate, Chiapas, Mexico |
| Jul 29 18:00 | Cat 1 | 75 mph | 982 mb | 13.4°N 95.2°W | 175 mi SSE of Crucecita, Oaxaca, Mexico |
| Jul 30 00:00 | Cat 1 | 81 mph | 980 mb | 13.6°N 96.9°W | 151 mi S of San Pedro Pochutla, Oaxaca, Mexico |
| Jul 30 06:00 | Cat 1 | 86 mph | 977 mb | 13.9°N 98.7°W | 169 mi SSW of Río Grande, Oaxaca, Mexico |
| Jul 30 12:00 | Cat 1 | 92 mph | 975 mb | 14.3°N 100.4°W | 179 mi S of Acapulco de Juárez, Guerrero, Mexico |
| Jul 30 18:00 | Cat 2 | 98 mph | 970 mb | 14.9°N 102.0°W | 185 mi SSW of Técpan de Galeana, Guerrero, Mexico |
| Jul 31 00:00 | Cat 2 | 104 mph | 968 mb | 15.5°N 103.4°W | open ocean |
| Jul 31 06:00 | Cat 2 | 109 mph | 965 mb | 16.0°N 104.7°W | open ocean |
| Jul 31 12:00 | Cat 3 | 115 mph | 960 mb | 16.5°N 105.9°W | open ocean |
| Jul 31 18:00 | Cat 3 | 121 mph | 958 mb | 17.0°N 107.0°W | open ocean |
| Aug 1 00:00 | Cat 4 | 132 mph | 952 mb | 17.6°N 108.0°W | open ocean |
| Aug 1 06:00 | Cat 4 | 132 mph | 948 mb | 18.2°N 109.0°W | open ocean |
| Aug 1 12:00 | Cat 4 | 132 mph | 946 mb | 18.9°N 110.0°W | open ocean |
| Aug 1 18:00 | Cat 4 | 132 mph | 947 mb | 19.5°N 111.2°W | open ocean |
| Aug 2 00:00 | Cat 4 | 132 mph | 948 mb | 20.0°N 112.6°W | open ocean |
| Aug 2 06:00 | Cat 4 | 132 mph | 950 mb | 20.4°N 113.9°W | open ocean |
| Aug 2 12:00 | Cat 3 | 127 mph | 955 mb | 20.6°N 115.4°W | open ocean |
| Aug 2 18:00 | Cat 3 | 115 mph | 965 mb | 20.8°N 116.8°W | open ocean |
| Aug 3 00:00 | Cat 1 | 92 mph | 970 mb | 20.9°N 118.1°W | open ocean |
| Aug 3 06:00 | Cat 1 | 75 mph | 975 mb | 21.1°N 119.3°W | open ocean |
| Aug 3 12:00 | TS | 69 mph | 980 mb | 21.1°N 120.3°W | open ocean |
| Aug 3 18:00 | TS | 63 mph | 988 mb | 21.2°N 121.3°W | open ocean |
| Aug 4 00:00 | TS | 58 mph | 993 mb | 21.4°N 122.3°W | open ocean |
| Aug 4 06:00 | TS | 52 mph | 995 mb | 21.6°N 123.2°W | open ocean |
| Aug 4 12:00 | TS | 46 mph | 1000 mb | 21.7°N 124.2°W | open ocean |
| Aug 4 18:00 | TS | 40 mph | 1003 mb | 21.9°N 125.3°W | open ocean |
| Aug 5 00:00 | TD | 35 mph | 1005 mb | 22.1°N 126.4°W | open ocean |
| Aug 5 06:00 | TD | 35 mph | 1009 mb | 22.3°N 127.5°W | open ocean |
| Aug 5 12:00 | TD | 35 mph | 1009 mb | 22.4°N 128.7°W | open ocean |
| Aug 5 18:00 | TD | 29 mph | 1009 mb | 22.5°N 129.9°W | open ocean |
| Aug 6 00:00 | TD | 23 mph | 1009 mb | 22.5°N 130.0°W | open ocean |
⬇ Download track data (CSV) · public-domain NOAA best track
Questions
No — the NOAA best-track record shows no landfall for Douglas. Its closest approach to a major city was 59 miles from San Salvador, El Salvador.
At its peak on August 1, 1996, Douglas was a Category 4 hurricane with maximum sustained winds of 132 mph (213 km/h) and a central pressure of 946 mb.
8.0 days, from July 29, 1996 to August 6, 1996, including 120 hours at hurricane strength (60 as a major hurricane). It travelled about 2,763 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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