Track map & timeline · Atlantic · August 19 – September 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 Edouard (1996) was a Category 4 hurricane of the 1996 Atlantic season. It formed on August 19, 1996, 229 mi SW of Dakar, Senegal, reached its peak of 144 mph (232 km/h) and a minimum pressure of 933 mb on August 25, 1996, and never made landfall. It rapidly intensified by 57 mph in 24 hours (to 138 mph on August 25, 1996). The storm lasted 18.0 days and travelled about 6,223 miles (10,012 km).
02 · Intensity
03 · Timeline
| Date · UTC | Status | Wind | Pressure | Position | Nearest place |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 19 18:00 | TD | 29 mph | 1007 mb | 12.4°N 19.9°W | open ocean |
| Aug 20 00:00 | TD | 29 mph | 1007 mb | 12.4°N 20.7°W | open ocean |
| Aug 20 06:00 | TD | 29 mph | 1007 mb | 12.4°N 21.6°W | open ocean |
| Aug 20 12:00 | TD | 29 mph | 1007 mb | 12.5°N 22.6°W | 179 mi SSE of Praia, Cabo Verde |
| Aug 20 18:00 | TD | 29 mph | 1007 mb | 12.6°N 23.8°W | 162 mi S of Praia, Cabo Verde |
| Aug 21 00:00 | TD | 29 mph | 1007 mb | 12.6°N 25.3°W | 168 mi SSW of São Filipe, Cabo Verde |
| Aug 21 06:00 | TD | 29 mph | 1007 mb | 12.8°N 26.7°W | open ocean |
| Aug 21 12:00 | TD | 29 mph | 1007 mb | 12.9°N 27.9°W | open ocean |
| Aug 21 18:00 | TD | 29 mph | 1006 mb | 13.0°N 29.2°W | open ocean |
| Aug 22 00:00 | TD | 35 mph | 1006 mb | 13.1°N 30.3°W | open ocean |
| Aug 22 06:00 | TS | 40 mph | 1005 mb | 13.2°N 31.6°W | open ocean |
| Aug 22 12:00 | TS | 46 mph | 1003 mb | 13.4°N 32.9°W | open ocean |
| Aug 22 18:00 | TS | 46 mph | 1002 mb | 13.5°N 34.4°W | open ocean |
| Aug 23 00:00 | TS | 52 mph | 1000 mb | 13.7°N 35.8°W | open ocean |
| Aug 23 06:00 | TS | 58 mph | 996 mb | 13.8°N 37.0°W | open ocean |
| Aug 23 12:00 | Cat 1 | 75 mph | 988 mb | 13.9°N 38.3°W | open ocean |
| Aug 23 18:00 | Cat 1 | 75 mph | 986 mb | 14.0°N 39.8°W | open ocean |
| Aug 24 00:00 | Cat 1 | 81 mph | 983 mb | 14.1°N 41.1°W | open ocean |
| Aug 24 06:00 | Cat 1 | 86 mph | 980 mb | 14.1°N 42.4°W | open ocean |
| Aug 24 12:00 | Cat 2 | 104 mph | 970 mb | 14.4°N 43.6°W | open ocean |
| Aug 24 18:00 | Cat 3 | 115 mph | 960 mb | 14.6°N 44.7°W | open ocean |
| Aug 25 00:00 | Cat 4 | 138 mph | 942 mb | 15.0°N 45.8°W | open ocean |
| Aug 25 06:00 | Cat 4 | 144 mph | 933 mb | 15.4°N 47.0°W | open ocean |
| Aug 25 12:00 | Cat 4 | 144 mph | 934 mb | 15.9°N 48.3°W | open ocean |
| Aug 25 18:00 | Cat 4 | 144 mph | 935 mb | 16.5°N 49.6°W | open ocean |
| Aug 26 00:00 | Cat 4 | 144 mph | 936 mb | 17.0°N 50.9°W | open ocean |
| Aug 26 06:00 | Cat 4 | 144 mph | 936 mb | 17.5°N 52.0°W | open ocean |
| Aug 26 12:00 | Cat 4 | 144 mph | 937 mb | 17.9°N 53.2°W | open ocean |
| Aug 26 18:00 | Cat 4 | 144 mph | 938 mb | 18.4°N 54.5°W | open ocean |
| Aug 27 00:00 | Cat 4 | 144 mph | 942 mb | 18.9°N 55.6°W | open ocean |
| Aug 27 06:00 | Cat 4 | 138 mph | 948 mb | 19.5°N 56.9°W | open ocean |
| Aug 27 12:00 | Cat 4 | 132 mph | 952 mb | 20.0°N 58.1°W | open ocean |
| Aug 27 18:00 | Cat 4 | 132 mph | 951 mb | 20.4°N 59.3°W | open ocean |
| Aug 28 00:00 | Cat 4 | 144 mph | 944 mb | 20.9°N 60.4°W | open ocean |
| Aug 28 06:00 | Cat 4 | 132 mph | 952 mb | 21.3°N 61.7°W | open ocean |
| Aug 28 12:00 | Cat 3 | 127 mph | 960 mb | 21.9°N 63.2°W | open ocean |
| Aug 28 18:00 | Cat 3 | 127 mph | 956 mb | 22.3°N 64.6°W | open ocean |
| Aug 29 00:00 | Cat 3 | 127 mph | 957 mb | 22.9°N 65.9°W | open ocean |
| Aug 29 06:00 | Cat 3 | 127 mph | 961 mb | 23.4°N 67.1°W | open ocean |
| Aug 29 12:00 | Cat 4 | 132 mph | 950 mb | 24.0°N 68.1°W | open ocean |
| Aug 29 18:00 | Cat 4 | 138 mph | 948 mb | 24.7°N 69.0°W | open ocean |
| Aug 30 00:00 | Cat 4 | 138 mph | 941 mb | 25.5°N 69.5°W | open ocean |
| Aug 30 06:00 | Cat 4 | 138 mph | 939 mb | 26.4°N 69.9°W | open ocean |
| Aug 30 12:00 | Cat 4 | 138 mph | 938 mb | 27.4°N 70.2°W | open ocean |
| Aug 30 18:00 | Cat 4 | 138 mph | 934 mb | 28.5°N 70.5°W | open ocean |
| Aug 31 00:00 | Cat 3 | 127 mph | 944 mb | 29.5°N 70.5°W | open ocean |
| Aug 31 06:00 | Cat 3 | 121 mph | 950 mb | 30.4°N 70.6°W | open ocean |
| Aug 31 12:00 | Cat 3 | 121 mph | 952 mb | 31.6°N 70.3°W | open ocean |
| Aug 31 18:00 | Cat 3 | 115 mph | 953 mb | 32.7°N 70.1°W | open ocean |
| Sep 1 00:00 | Cat 3 | 115 mph | 959 mb | 34.0°N 70.1°W | open ocean |
| Sep 1 06:00 | Cat 3 | 115 mph | 958 mb | 35.2°N 70.1°W | open ocean |
| Sep 1 12:00 | Cat 2 | 109 mph | 958 mb | 36.5°N 70.2°W | open ocean |
| Sep 1 18:00 | Cat 2 | 98 mph | 960 mb | 37.5°N 70.0°W | open ocean |
| Sep 2 00:00 | Cat 1 | 92 mph | 964 mb | 38.7°N 69.5°W | open ocean |
| Sep 2 06:00 | Cat 1 | 81 mph | 961 mb | 39.8°N 69.4°W | 135 mi SSE of Harwich, Massachusetts |
| Sep 2 12:00 | Cat 1 | 81 mph | 962 mb | 40.5°N 68.3°W | 124 mi SE of Harwich, Massachusetts |
| Sep 2 18:00 | Cat 1 | 75 mph | 972 mb | 41.3°N 67.3°W | 146 mi E of Harwich, Massachusetts |
| Sep 3 00:00 | TS | 69 mph | 978 mb | 42.0°N 66.8°W | 170 mi E of Harwich, Massachusetts |
| Sep 3 06:00 | TS extratropical | 63 mph | 985 mb | 42.2°N 66.0°W | open ocean |
| Sep 3 12:00 | TS extratropical | 58 mph | 992 mb | 42.5°N 65.0°W | 164 mi SSW of Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada |
| Sep 3 18:00 | TS extratropical | 58 mph | 995 mb | 42.7°N 63.0°W | 137 mi SSE of Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada |
| Sep 4 00:00 | TS extratropical | 58 mph | 997 mb | 43.2°N 59.8°W | open ocean |
| Sep 4 06:00 | TS extratropical | 58 mph | 994 mb | 43.3°N 57.5°W | open ocean |
| Sep 4 12:00 | TS extratropical | 58 mph | 994 mb | 43.4°N 55.5°W | open ocean |
| Sep 4 18:00 | TS extratropical | 58 mph | 995 mb | 43.5°N 53.5°W | open ocean |
| Sep 5 00:00 | TS extratropical | 58 mph | 995 mb | 43.5°N 51.5°W | open ocean |
| Sep 5 06:00 | TS extratropical | 52 mph | 994 mb | 43.5°N 50.0°W | open ocean |
| Sep 5 12:00 | TS extratropical | 52 mph | 994 mb | 43.5°N 48.5°W | open ocean |
| Sep 5 18:00 | TS extratropical | 52 mph | 995 mb | 43.7°N 47.5°W | open ocean |
| Sep 6 00:00 | TS extratropical | 46 mph | 995 mb | 44.5°N 46.0°W | open ocean |
| Sep 6 06:00 | TS extratropical | 46 mph | 994 mb | 46.0°N 44.0°W | open ocean |
| Sep 6 12:00 | TS extratropical | 46 mph | 992 mb | 48.0°N 43.0°W | open ocean |
| Sep 6 18:00 | TS extratropical | 46 mph | 990 mb | 50.0°N 41.0°W | open ocean |
⬇ Download track data (CSV) · public-domain NOAA best track
Questions
No — the NOAA best-track record shows no landfall for Edouard.
At its peak on August 25, 1996, Edouard was a Category 4 hurricane with maximum sustained winds of 144 mph (232 km/h) and a central pressure of 933 mb.
18.0 days, from August 19, 1996 to September 6, 1996, including 252 hours at hurricane strength (186 as a major hurricane). It travelled about 6,223 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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