Track map & timeline · Eastern Pacific · July 9–17, 1992
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 Estelle (1992) was a Category 4 hurricane of the 1992 Eastern Pacific season. It formed on July 9, 1992, reached its peak of 138 mph (222 km/h) and a minimum pressure of 943 mb on July 13, 1992, and never made landfall. It rapidly intensified by 63 mph in 24 hours (to 132 mph on July 12, 1992). The storm lasted 8.3 days and travelled about 1,892 miles (3,044 km).
02 · Intensity
03 · Timeline
| Date · UTC | Status | Wind | Pressure | Position | Nearest place |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 9 00:00 | TD | 29 mph | 1008 mb | 11.7°N 108.4°W | open ocean |
| Jul 9 06:00 | TD | 29 mph | 1007 mb | 12.1°N 109.3°W | open ocean |
| Jul 9 12:00 | TD | 35 mph | 1006 mb | 12.3°N 110.3°W | open ocean |
| Jul 9 18:00 | TS | 40 mph | 1005 mb | 12.6°N 111.3°W | open ocean |
| Jul 10 00:00 | TS | 40 mph | 1003 mb | 12.7°N 112.4°W | open ocean |
| Jul 10 06:00 | TS | 46 mph | 1000 mb | 12.6°N 113.4°W | open ocean |
| Jul 10 12:00 | TS | 58 mph | 997 mb | 12.3°N 114.4°W | open ocean |
| Jul 10 18:00 | TS | 63 mph | 994 mb | 12.0°N 115.3°W | open ocean |
| Jul 11 00:00 | TS | 69 mph | 991 mb | 11.8°N 116.3°W | open ocean |
| Jul 11 06:00 | Cat 1 | 81 mph | 984 mb | 11.9°N 117.2°W | open ocean |
| Jul 11 12:00 | Cat 2 | 98 mph | 973 mb | 12.1°N 118.1°W | open ocean |
| Jul 11 18:00 | Cat 3 | 121 mph | 957 mb | 12.6°N 118.9°W | open ocean |
| Jul 12 00:00 | Cat 4 | 132 mph | 948 mb | 13.3°N 119.5°W | open ocean |
| Jul 12 06:00 | Cat 4 | 132 mph | 948 mb | 13.8°N 120.2°W | open ocean |
| Jul 12 12:00 | Cat 3 | 127 mph | 953 mb | 14.3°N 120.7°W | open ocean |
| Jul 12 18:00 | Cat 3 | 121 mph | 957 mb | 14.9°N 121.2°W | open ocean |
| Jul 13 00:00 | Cat 2 | 109 mph | 966 mb | 15.4°N 121.5°W | open ocean |
| Jul 13 06:00 | Cat 3 | 115 mph | 962 mb | 15.8°N 121.7°W | open ocean |
| Jul 13 12:00 | Cat 4 | 132 mph | 948 mb | 16.3°N 122.0°W | open ocean |
| Jul 13 18:00 | Cat 4 | 138 mph | 943 mb | 16.8°N 122.3°W | open ocean |
| Jul 14 00:00 | Cat 4 | 132 mph | 948 mb | 17.3°N 122.6°W | open ocean |
| Jul 14 06:00 | Cat 3 | 127 mph | 953 mb | 18.0°N 122.9°W | open ocean |
| Jul 14 12:00 | Cat 2 | 104 mph | 970 mb | 18.8°N 123.4°W | open ocean |
| Jul 14 18:00 | Cat 1 | 92 mph | 977 mb | 19.7°N 123.9°W | open ocean |
| Jul 15 00:00 | Cat 1 | 75 mph | 987 mb | 20.6°N 124.3°W | open ocean |
| Jul 15 06:00 | TS | 63 mph | 994 mb | 21.5°N 124.9°W | open ocean |
| Jul 15 12:00 | TS | 58 mph | 997 mb | 22.1°N 125.4°W | open ocean |
| Jul 15 18:00 | TS | 52 mph | 1000 mb | 22.6°N 126.1°W | open ocean |
| Jul 16 00:00 | TS | 46 mph | 1003 mb | 23.0°N 126.7°W | open ocean |
| Jul 16 06:00 | TS | 40 mph | 1005 mb | 23.3°N 127.4°W | open ocean |
| Jul 16 12:00 | TD | 35 mph | 1007 mb | 23.5°N 128.1°W | open ocean |
| Jul 16 18:00 | TD | 35 mph | 1008 mb | 23.6°N 128.8°W | open ocean |
| Jul 17 00:00 | TD | 29 mph | 1009 mb | 23.5°N 129.6°W | open ocean |
| Jul 17 06:00 | TD | 29 mph | 1009 mb | 23.5°N 130.6°W | open ocean |
⬇ Download track data (CSV) · public-domain NOAA best track
Questions
No — the NOAA best-track record shows no landfall for Estelle.
At its peak on July 13, 1992, Estelle was a Category 4 hurricane with maximum sustained winds of 138 mph (222 km/h) and a central pressure of 943 mb.
8.3 days, from July 9, 1992 to July 17, 1992, including 96 hours at hurricane strength (60 as a major hurricane). It travelled about 1,892 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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