Track map & timeline · Eastern Pacific · August 6–14, 2012
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 Gilma (2012) was a Category 1 hurricane of the 2012 Eastern Pacific season. It formed on August 6, 2012, reached its peak of 81 mph (130 km/h) and a minimum pressure of 984 mb on August 9, 2012, and never made landfall. It rapidly intensified by 34 mph in 24 hours (to 69 mph on August 8, 2012). The storm lasted 8.0 days and travelled about 1,414 miles (2,276 km).
02 · Intensity
03 · Timeline
| Date · UTC | Status | Wind | Pressure | Position | Nearest place |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 6 00:00 | TD low/wave | 29 mph | 1008 mb | 12.4°N 105.9°W | open ocean |
| Aug 6 06:00 | TD low/wave | 29 mph | 1008 mb | 12.7°N 106.9°W | open ocean |
| Aug 6 12:00 | TD low/wave | 29 mph | 1008 mb | 13.0°N 108.0°W | open ocean |
| Aug 6 18:00 | TD low/wave | 29 mph | 1008 mb | 13.3°N 109.1°W | open ocean |
| Aug 7 00:00 | TD low/wave | 29 mph | 1008 mb | 13.6°N 110.2°W | open ocean |
| Aug 7 06:00 | TD | 35 mph | 1006 mb | 14.1°N 111.3°W | open ocean |
| Aug 7 12:00 | TD | 35 mph | 1006 mb | 14.6°N 112.4°W | open ocean |
| Aug 7 18:00 | TS | 46 mph | 1001 mb | 14.9°N 113.4°W | open ocean |
| Aug 8 00:00 | TS | 58 mph | 997 mb | 15.2°N 114.4°W | open ocean |
| Aug 8 06:00 | TS | 63 mph | 994 mb | 15.5°N 115.4°W | open ocean |
| Aug 8 12:00 | TS | 69 mph | 989 mb | 15.7°N 116.3°W | open ocean |
| Aug 8 18:00 | Cat 1 | 75 mph | 987 mb | 15.9°N 117.2°W | open ocean |
| Aug 9 00:00 | Cat 1 | 75 mph | 987 mb | 16.1°N 117.8°W | open ocean |
| Aug 9 06:00 | Cat 1 | 81 mph | 984 mb | 16.3°N 118.3°W | open ocean |
| Aug 9 12:00 | Cat 1 | 75 mph | 988 mb | 16.7°N 118.7°W | open ocean |
| Aug 9 18:00 | TS | 69 mph | 991 mb | 17.1°N 118.9°W | open ocean |
| Aug 10 00:00 | TS | 69 mph | 991 mb | 17.6°N 118.9°W | open ocean |
| Aug 10 06:00 | TS | 69 mph | 992 mb | 18.1°N 119.0°W | open ocean |
| Aug 10 12:00 | TS | 63 mph | 994 mb | 18.5°N 119.2°W | open ocean |
| Aug 10 18:00 | TS | 58 mph | 997 mb | 18.9°N 119.4°W | open ocean |
| Aug 11 00:00 | TS | 52 mph | 999 mb | 19.3°N 119.6°W | open ocean |
| Aug 11 06:00 | TS | 46 mph | 1001 mb | 19.6°N 119.8°W | open ocean |
| Aug 11 12:00 | TS low/wave | 40 mph | 1002 mb | 20.0°N 120.0°W | open ocean |
| Aug 11 18:00 | TD low/wave | 35 mph | 1004 mb | 20.4°N 120.3°W | open ocean |
| Aug 12 00:00 | TD low/wave | 35 mph | 1004 mb | 20.7°N 120.6°W | open ocean |
| Aug 12 06:00 | TD low/wave | 35 mph | 1005 mb | 21.0°N 120.9°W | open ocean |
| Aug 12 12:00 | TD low/wave | 29 mph | 1006 mb | 21.3°N 121.1°W | open ocean |
| Aug 12 18:00 | TD low/wave | 29 mph | 1006 mb | 21.5°N 121.3°W | open ocean |
| Aug 13 00:00 | TD low/wave | 23 mph | 1007 mb | 21.5°N 121.6°W | open ocean |
| Aug 13 06:00 | TD low/wave | 23 mph | 1007 mb | 21.3°N 121.7°W | open ocean |
| Aug 13 12:00 | TD low/wave | 23 mph | 1007 mb | 21.0°N 121.9°W | open ocean |
| Aug 13 18:00 | TD low/wave | 23 mph | 1007 mb | 20.7°N 122.1°W | open ocean |
| Aug 14 00:00 | TD low/wave | 23 mph | 1007 mb | 20.2°N 122.3°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 August 9, 2012, Gilma was a Category 1 hurricane with maximum sustained winds of 81 mph (130 km/h) and a central pressure of 984 mb.
8.0 days, from August 6, 2012 to August 14, 2012, including 24 hours at hurricane strength. It travelled about 1,414 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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