Track map & timeline · Eastern Pacific · July 21–31, 1994
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 (1994) was a Category 5 hurricane of the 1994 Eastern Pacific season. It formed on July 21, 1994, reached its peak of 161 mph (259 km/h) and a minimum pressure of 920 mb on July 24, 1994, and never made landfall. It rapidly intensified by 75 mph in 24 hours (to 150 mph on July 24, 1994). The storm lasted 9.8 days and travelled about 3,805 miles (6,122 km).
02 · Intensity
03 · Timeline
| Date · UTC | Status | Wind | Pressure | Position | Nearest place |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 21 06:00 | TD | 29 mph | 1008 mb | 11.0°N 121.9°W | open ocean |
| Jul 21 12:00 | TD | 35 mph | 1007 mb | 11.2°N 124.0°W | open ocean |
| Jul 21 18:00 | TD | 35 mph | 1006 mb | 11.3°N 125.4°W | open ocean |
| Jul 22 00:00 | TS | 40 mph | 1004 mb | 11.4°N 126.6°W | open ocean |
| Jul 22 06:00 | TS | 52 mph | 1000 mb | 11.3°N 127.7°W | open ocean |
| Jul 22 12:00 | TS | 63 mph | 994 mb | 11.2°N 129.2°W | open ocean |
| Jul 22 18:00 | TS | 69 mph | 991 mb | 11.5°N 130.8°W | open ocean |
| Jul 23 00:00 | Cat 1 | 75 mph | 987 mb | 11.9°N 132.5°W | open ocean |
| Jul 23 06:00 | Cat 1 | 86 mph | 978 mb | 12.0°N 134.0°W | open ocean |
| Jul 23 12:00 | Cat 2 | 104 mph | 968 mb | 12.0°N 135.5°W | open ocean |
| Jul 23 18:00 | Cat 4 | 132 mph | 948 mb | 12.1°N 137.2°W | open ocean |
| Jul 24 00:00 | Cat 4 | 150 mph | 935 mb | 12.2°N 138.9°W | open ocean |
| Jul 24 06:00 | Cat 4 | 155 mph | — | 12.2°N 140.4°W | open ocean |
| Jul 24 12:00 | Cat 4 | 155 mph | — | 12.0°N 141.8°W | open ocean |
| Jul 24 18:00 | Cat 5 | 161 mph | 920 mb | 12.1°N 143.3°W | open ocean |
| Jul 25 00:00 | Cat 5 | 161 mph | — | 12.0°N 144.7°W | open ocean |
| Jul 25 06:00 | Cat 5 | 161 mph | — | 12.0°N 146.0°W | open ocean |
| Jul 25 12:00 | Cat 3 | 115 mph | — | 12.0°N 147.6°W | open ocean |
| Jul 25 18:00 | Cat 3 | 127 mph | — | 12.0°N 149.2°W | open ocean |
| Jul 26 00:00 | Cat 3 | 121 mph | — | 12.2°N 150.8°W | open ocean |
| Jul 26 06:00 | Cat 3 | 115 mph | — | 12.3°N 152.2°W | open ocean |
| Jul 26 12:00 | Cat 2 | 104 mph | — | 12.2°N 153.4°W | open ocean |
| Jul 26 18:00 | Cat 1 | 92 mph | — | 12.2°N 154.5°W | open ocean |
| Jul 27 00:00 | TS | 69 mph | — | 12.1°N 155.6°W | open ocean |
| Jul 27 06:00 | TS | 69 mph | — | 12.0°N 156.8°W | open ocean |
| Jul 27 12:00 | TS | 69 mph | — | 11.8°N 158.0°W | open ocean |
| Jul 27 18:00 | TS | 58 mph | — | 12.1°N 159.9°W | open ocean |
| Jul 28 00:00 | TS | 58 mph | — | 12.5°N 161.6°W | open ocean |
| Jul 28 06:00 | TS | 58 mph | — | 12.8°N 163.3°W | open ocean |
| Jul 28 12:00 | TS | 58 mph | — | 13.1°N 165.2°W | open ocean |
| Jul 28 18:00 | TS | 63 mph | — | 13.5°N 167.1°W | open ocean |
| Jul 29 00:00 | TS | 52 mph | — | 13.7°N 169.0°W | open ocean |
| Jul 29 06:00 | TS | 52 mph | — | 13.9°N 170.7°W | open ocean |
| Jul 29 12:00 | TS | 52 mph | — | 14.2°N 171.6°W | open ocean |
| Jul 29 18:00 | TS | 46 mph | — | 15.2°N 172.7°W | open ocean |
| Jul 30 00:00 | TS | 40 mph | — | 16.6°N 174.0°W | open ocean |
| Jul 30 06:00 | TS | 40 mph | — | 17.7°N 174.9°W | open ocean |
| Jul 30 12:00 | TS | 40 mph | — | 18.1°N 175.3°W | open ocean |
| Jul 30 18:00 | TD | 35 mph | — | 18.3°N 175.6°W | open ocean |
| Jul 31 00:00 | TD | 29 mph | — | 18.5°N 176.0°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 24, 1994, Gilma was a Category 5 hurricane with maximum sustained winds of 161 mph (259 km/h) and a central pressure of 920 mb.
9.8 days, from July 21, 1994 to July 31, 1994, including 96 hours at hurricane strength (66 as a major hurricane). It travelled about 3,805 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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