Track map & timeline · Eastern Pacific · July 20–27, 2002
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 (2002) was a Category 2 hurricane of the 2002 Eastern Pacific season. It formed on July 20, 2002, reached its peak of 104 mph (167 km/h) and a minimum pressure of 970 mb on July 22, 2002, and never made landfall. It rapidly intensified by 35 mph in 24 hours (to 98 mph on July 22, 2002). The storm lasted 6.5 days and travelled about 2,318 miles (3,730 km).
02 · Intensity
03 · Timeline
| Date · UTC | Status | Wind | Pressure | Position | Nearest place |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 20 12:00 | TD | 35 mph | 1009 mb | 13.2°N 106.4°W | open ocean |
| Jul 20 18:00 | TS | 46 mph | 1002 mb | 13.7°N 106.8°W | open ocean |
| Jul 21 00:00 | TS | 52 mph | 1000 mb | 14.5°N 107.2°W | open ocean |
| Jul 21 06:00 | TS | 58 mph | 998 mb | 15.3°N 107.6°W | open ocean |
| Jul 21 12:00 | TS | 63 mph | 994 mb | 16.1°N 108.4°W | open ocean |
| Jul 21 18:00 | TS | 69 mph | 990 mb | 16.6°N 109.5°W | open ocean |
| Jul 22 00:00 | Cat 1 | 75 mph | 987 mb | 17.0°N 110.3°W | open ocean |
| Jul 22 06:00 | Cat 1 | 86 mph | 977 mb | 17.1°N 111.1°W | open ocean |
| Jul 22 12:00 | Cat 2 | 98 mph | 973 mb | 17.2°N 112.0°W | open ocean |
| Jul 22 18:00 | Cat 2 | 104 mph | 970 mb | 17.2°N 112.7°W | open ocean |
| Jul 23 00:00 | Cat 2 | 104 mph | 971 mb | 17.3°N 113.4°W | open ocean |
| Jul 23 06:00 | Cat 2 | 104 mph | 972 mb | 17.4°N 114.0°W | open ocean |
| Jul 23 12:00 | Cat 2 | 98 mph | 973 mb | 17.6°N 114.7°W | open ocean |
| Jul 23 18:00 | Cat 1 | 92 mph | 979 mb | 18.2°N 115.7°W | open ocean |
| Jul 24 00:00 | Cat 1 | 92 mph | 979 mb | 18.8°N 117.0°W | open ocean |
| Jul 24 06:00 | Cat 1 | 81 mph | 984 mb | 19.4°N 118.4°W | open ocean |
| Jul 24 12:00 | Cat 1 | 75 mph | 987 mb | 20.0°N 120.0°W | open ocean |
| Jul 24 18:00 | TS | 63 mph | 994 mb | 20.5°N 121.8°W | open ocean |
| Jul 25 00:00 | TS | 58 mph | 997 mb | 20.7°N 123.8°W | open ocean |
| Jul 25 06:00 | TS | 52 mph | 1002 mb | 20.9°N 125.7°W | open ocean |
| Jul 25 12:00 | TS | 40 mph | 1005 mb | 20.8°N 127.6°W | open ocean |
| Jul 25 18:00 | TS | 40 mph | 1005 mb | 20.8°N 129.4°W | open ocean |
| Jul 26 00:00 | TD | 35 mph | 1006 mb | 21.0°N 131.3°W | open ocean |
| Jul 26 06:00 | TD | 35 mph | 1006 mb | 21.2°N 133.4°W | open ocean |
| Jul 26 12:00 | TD | 29 mph | 1008 mb | 21.4°N 135.3°W | open ocean |
| Jul 26 18:00 | TD low/wave | 29 mph | 1009 mb | 21.6°N 137.3°W | open ocean |
| Jul 27 00:00 | TD low/wave | 29 mph | 1010 mb | 21.6°N 139.3°W | open ocean |
⬇ Download track data (CSV) · public-domain NOAA best track
Questions
No — the NOAA best-track record shows no landfall for Douglas.
At its peak on July 22, 2002, Douglas was a Category 2 hurricane with maximum sustained winds of 104 mph (167 km/h) and a central pressure of 970 mb.
6.5 days, from July 20, 2002 to July 27, 2002, including 66 hours at hurricane strength. It travelled about 2,318 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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