Track map & timeline · Eastern Pacific · July 26 – August 2, 1982
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 Gilma (1982) was a Category 3 hurricane of the 1982 Eastern Pacific season. It formed on July 26, 1982, reached its peak of 127 mph (204 km/h) on July 29, 1982, and never made landfall. It rapidly intensified by 46 mph in 24 hours (to 127 mph on July 29, 1982). The storm lasted 6.8 days and travelled about 2,920 miles (4,698 km).
02 · Intensity
03 · Timeline
| Date · UTC | Status | Wind | Pressure | Position | Nearest place |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 26 06:00 | TD | 35 mph | — | 9.4°N 117.3°W | open ocean |
| Jul 26 12:00 | TD | 35 mph | — | 9.6°N 118.0°W | open ocean |
| Jul 26 18:00 | TS | 40 mph | — | 10.0°N 118.7°W | open ocean |
| Jul 27 00:00 | TS | 52 mph | — | 10.4°N 119.4°W | open ocean |
| Jul 27 06:00 | TS | 58 mph | — | 11.1°N 120.1°W | open ocean |
| Jul 27 12:00 | TS | 63 mph | — | 11.9°N 121.2°W | open ocean |
| Jul 27 18:00 | TS | 69 mph | — | 12.7°N 122.5°W | open ocean |
| Jul 28 00:00 | TS | 69 mph | — | 13.3°N 123.8°W | open ocean |
| Jul 28 06:00 | Cat 1 | 75 mph | — | 13.7°N 125.3°W | open ocean |
| Jul 28 12:00 | Cat 1 | 81 mph | — | 14.1°N 127.0°W | open ocean |
| Jul 28 18:00 | Cat 1 | 81 mph | — | 14.6°N 128.7°W | open ocean |
| Jul 29 00:00 | Cat 1 | 81 mph | — | 15.0°N 130.4°W | open ocean |
| Jul 29 06:00 | Cat 3 | 115 mph | — | 15.2°N 132.3°W | open ocean |
| Jul 29 12:00 | Cat 3 | 115 mph | — | 15.4°N 134.1°W | open ocean |
| Jul 29 18:00 | Cat 3 | 127 mph | — | 15.7°N 135.8°W | open ocean |
| Jul 30 00:00 | Cat 3 | 121 mph | — | 16.0°N 137.5°W | open ocean |
| Jul 30 06:00 | Cat 2 | 109 mph | — | 16.5°N 139.2°W | open ocean |
| Jul 30 12:00 | Cat 1 | 86 mph | — | 16.8°N 140.9°W | open ocean |
| Jul 30 18:00 | TS | 69 mph | — | 17.0°N 142.9°W | open ocean |
| Jul 31 00:00 | TS | 58 mph | — | 17.2°N 145.0°W | open ocean |
| Jul 31 06:00 | TS | 46 mph | — | 17.4°N 147.0°W | open ocean |
| Jul 31 12:00 | TS | 40 mph | — | 17.6°N 149.0°W | open ocean |
| Jul 31 18:00 | TS | 40 mph | — | 17.7°N 150.6°W | open ocean |
| Aug 1 00:00 | TS | 40 mph | — | 17.8°N 152.2°W | open ocean |
| Aug 1 06:00 | TS | 40 mph | — | 18.0°N 154.2°W | 121 mi SSE of Hawaiian Paradise Park, Hawaii |
| Aug 1 12:00 | TD | 35 mph | — | 18.2°N 156.4°W | 103 mi SSW of Kailua-Kona, Hawaii |
| Aug 1 18:00 | TD | 29 mph | — | 18.4°N 158.4°W | 179 mi WSW of Kailua-Kona, Hawaii |
| Aug 2 00:00 | TD | 23 mph | — | 18.5°N 159.5°W | open ocean |
⬇ Download track data (CSV) · public-domain NOAA best track
Questions
No — the NOAA best-track record shows no landfall for Gilma.
At its peak on July 29, 1982, Gilma was a Category 3 hurricane with maximum sustained winds of 127 mph (204 km/h).
6.8 days, from July 26, 1982 to August 2, 1982, including 60 hours at hurricane strength (24 as a major hurricane). It travelled about 2,920 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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