Track map & timeline · Eastern Pacific · July 20–30, 2020
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 Douglas (2020) was a Category 4 hurricane of the 2020 Eastern Pacific season. It formed on July 20, 2020, reached its peak of 132 mph (213 km/h) and a minimum pressure of 954 mb on July 24, 2020, and never made landfall. It rapidly intensified by 52 mph in 24 hours (to 115 mph on July 23, 2020). The storm lasted 10.0 days and travelled about 4,091 miles (6,583 km).
02 · Intensity
03 · Impact
| City | Distance to center | When (UTC) | Storm strength then |
|---|---|---|---|
| Honolulu, Hawaii | 57 mi | Jul 27 · 04:00 UTC | Cat 1 90 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 20 00:00 | TD | 35 mph | 1008 mb | 14.7°N 118.8°W | open ocean |
| Jul 20 06:00 | TD | 35 mph | 1008 mb | 14.3°N 119.1°W | open ocean |
| Jul 20 12:00 | TD | 35 mph | 1008 mb | 13.9°N 119.4°W | open ocean |
| Jul 20 18:00 | TS | 40 mph | 1006 mb | 13.5°N 120.0°W | open ocean |
| Jul 21 00:00 | TS | 46 mph | 1004 mb | 13.3°N 121.0°W | open ocean |
| Jul 21 06:00 | TS | 58 mph | 1001 mb | 13.0°N 122.3°W | open ocean |
| Jul 21 12:00 | TS | 63 mph | 998 mb | 12.6°N 123.6°W | open ocean |
| Jul 21 18:00 | TS | 63 mph | 998 mb | 12.2°N 124.8°W | open ocean |
| Jul 22 00:00 | TS | 63 mph | 998 mb | 12.1°N 126.1°W | open ocean |
| Jul 22 06:00 | TS | 63 mph | 998 mb | 11.8°N 127.5°W | open ocean |
| Jul 22 12:00 | TS | 69 mph | 996 mb | 11.6°N 128.9°W | open ocean |
| Jul 22 18:00 | Cat 1 | 81 mph | 989 mb | 11.9°N 130.3°W | open ocean |
| Jul 23 00:00 | Cat 1 | 92 mph | 981 mb | 12.3°N 131.8°W | open ocean |
| Jul 23 06:00 | Cat 3 | 115 mph | 967 mb | 12.8°N 133.3°W | open ocean |
| Jul 23 12:00 | Cat 3 | 121 mph | 964 mb | 13.3°N 134.9°W | open ocean |
| Jul 23 18:00 | Cat 3 | 127 mph | 959 mb | 13.8°N 136.5°W | open ocean |
| Jul 24 00:00 | Cat 4 | 132 mph | 954 mb | 14.6°N 138.0°W | open ocean |
| Jul 24 06:00 | Cat 4 | 132 mph | 954 mb | 15.3°N 139.5°W | open ocean |
| Jul 24 12:00 | Cat 3 | 121 mph | 962 mb | 16.1°N 141.1°W | open ocean |
| Jul 24 18:00 | Cat 3 | 115 mph | 967 mb | 16.7°N 142.7°W | open ocean |
| Jul 25 00:00 | Cat 3 | 115 mph | 967 mb | 17.5°N 144.3°W | open ocean |
| Jul 25 06:00 | Cat 2 | 109 mph | 972 mb | 18.2°N 145.9°W | open ocean |
| Jul 25 12:00 | Cat 2 | 104 mph | 975 mb | 18.7°N 147.6°W | open ocean |
| Jul 25 18:00 | Cat 2 | 98 mph | 982 mb | 19.1°N 149.2°W | open ocean |
| Jul 26 00:00 | Cat 1 | 92 mph | 982 mb | 19.7°N 150.7°W | open ocean |
| Jul 26 06:00 | Cat 1 | 92 mph | 983 mb | 20.1°N 152.1°W | open ocean |
| Jul 26 12:00 | Cat 1 | 92 mph | 983 mb | 20.5°N 153.6°W | 110 mi ENE of Hilo, Hawaii |
| Jul 26 18:00 | Cat 1 | 86 mph | 987 mb | 21.0°N 155.1°W | 88 mi N of Hilo, Hawaii |
| Jul 27 00:00 | Cat 1 | 86 mph | 989 mb | 21.7°N 156.6°W | 57 mi N of Kahului, Hawaii |
| Jul 27 06:00 | Cat 1 | 92 mph | 987 mb | 22.3°N 158.1°W | 49 mi NNW of Koolauloa, Hawaii |
| Jul 27 12:00 | Cat 1 | 92 mph | 987 mb | 22.7°N 159.7°W | 50 mi NNW of Kapa‘a, Hawaii |
| Jul 27 18:00 | Cat 1 | 81 mph | 992 mb | 22.8°N 161.4°W | 142 mi WNW of Kapa‘a, Hawaii |
| Jul 28 00:00 | TS | 69 mph | 996 mb | 22.9°N 162.8°W | open ocean |
| Jul 28 06:00 | TS | 58 mph | 999 mb | 23.2°N 164.2°W | open ocean |
| Jul 28 12:00 | TS | 52 mph | 1003 mb | 23.8°N 165.7°W | open ocean |
| Jul 28 18:00 | TS | 46 mph | 1006 mb | 24.2°N 167.7°W | open ocean |
| Jul 29 00:00 | TS | 46 mph | 1006 mb | 24.4°N 169.9°W | open ocean |
| Jul 29 06:00 | TS | 40 mph | 1010 mb | 24.6°N 172.1°W | open ocean |
| Jul 29 12:00 | TD low/wave | 35 mph | 1012 mb | 24.6°N 174.4°W | open ocean |
| Jul 29 18:00 | TD low/wave | 35 mph | 1013 mb | 24.8°N 176.4°W | open ocean |
| Jul 30 00:00 | TD low/wave | 35 mph | 1013 mb | 25.0°N 178.1°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 57 miles from Honolulu, Hawaii.
At its peak on July 24, 2020, Douglas was a Category 4 hurricane with maximum sustained winds of 132 mph (213 km/h) and a central pressure of 954 mb.
10.0 days, from July 20, 2020 to July 30, 2020, including 126 hours at hurricane strength (48 as a major hurricane). It travelled about 4,091 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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