Hurricane Guillermo (1991)

Track map & timeline · Eastern Pacific · August 4–10, 1991

Peak wind
81 mph
130 km/h · Aug 5
Peak category
Cat 1
Saffir–Simpson
Lowest pressure
983 mb
Landfalls
—
none
Lifetime
6.8 d
Aug 4 – Aug 10
Distance
2,423 mi
3,899 km
ACE
6.0
storm energy

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

What happened with Guillermo

Hurricane Guillermo (1991) was a Category 1 hurricane of the 1991 Eastern Pacific season. It formed on August 4, 1991, 262 mi SSW of Puerto Escondido, Oaxaca, Mexico, reached its peak of 81 mph (130 km/h) and a minimum pressure of 983 mb on August 5, 1991, and never made landfall. It rapidly intensified by 40 mph in 24 hours (to 75 mph on August 5, 1991). The storm lasted 6.8 days and travelled about 2,423 miles (3,899 km).

02 · Intensity

Wind and pressure, hour by hour

Maximum sustained wind (mph) — hover or drag to scrub the map

03 · Timeline

Every official fix 28 positions

Date · UTCStatusWindPressurePositionNearest place
Aug 4 00:00TD 29 mph1010 mb12.3°N 98.4°Wopen ocean
Aug 4 06:00TD 29 mph1009 mb12.9°N 99.4°Wopen ocean
Aug 4 12:00TD 35 mph1008 mb13.4°N 100.2°Wopen ocean
Aug 4 18:00TS 40 mph1007 mb13.8°N 101.1°Wopen ocean
Aug 5 00:00TS 46 mph1004 mb14.3°N 101.9°Wopen ocean
Aug 5 06:00TS 58 mph1000 mb14.7°N 102.8°Wopen ocean
Aug 5 12:00Cat 1 75 mph993 mb15.2°N 103.7°Wopen ocean
Aug 5 18:00Cat 1 81 mph985 mb15.6°N 104.8°Wopen ocean
Aug 6 00:00Cat 1 81 mph984 mb15.9°N 106.3°Wopen ocean
Aug 6 06:00Cat 1 81 mph983 mb16.2°N 107.7°Wopen ocean
Aug 6 12:00Cat 1 81 mph983 mb16.4°N 109.0°Wopen ocean
Aug 6 18:00Cat 1 81 mph983 mb16.5°N 110.2°Wopen ocean
Aug 7 00:00Cat 1 81 mph984 mb16.6°N 111.4°Wopen ocean
Aug 7 06:00Cat 1 75 mph987 mb16.8°N 112.7°Wopen ocean
Aug 7 12:00TS 69 mph991 mb17.0°N 114.0°Wopen ocean
Aug 7 18:00TS 63 mph995 mb17.2°N 115.3°Wopen ocean
Aug 8 00:00TS 58 mph997 mb17.3°N 116.6°Wopen ocean
Aug 8 06:00TS 52 mph1000 mb17.4°N 117.8°Wopen ocean
Aug 8 12:00TS 46 mph1002 mb17.5°N 119.1°Wopen ocean
Aug 8 18:00TS 46 mph1004 mb17.5°N 120.4°Wopen ocean
Aug 9 00:00TS 40 mph1005 mb17.5°N 121.9°Wopen ocean
Aug 9 06:00TS 40 mph1007 mb17.4°N 123.5°Wopen ocean
Aug 9 12:00TD 35 mph1008 mb17.3°N 125.3°Wopen ocean
Aug 9 18:00TD 35 mph1008 mb17.0°N 127.1°Wopen ocean
Aug 10 00:00TD 29 mph1009 mb16.5°N 128.9°Wopen ocean
Aug 10 06:00TD 29 mph1009 mb16.1°N 130.5°Wopen ocean
Aug 10 12:00TD 29 mph1009 mb15.6°N 132.0°Wopen ocean
Aug 10 18:00TD 29 mph1010 mb15.2°N 133.6°Wopen ocean

⬇ Download track data (CSV) · public-domain NOAA best track

Questions

Frequently asked questions

Did Guillermo make landfall?

No — the NOAA best-track record shows no landfall for Guillermo.

What category was Guillermo?

At its peak on August 5, 1991, Guillermo was a Category 1 hurricane with maximum sustained winds of 81 mph (130 km/h) and a central pressure of 983 mb.

How long did Guillermo last?

6.8 days, from August 4, 1991 to August 10, 1991, including 48 hours at hurricane strength. It travelled about 2,423 miles.

Where can I download the track data for Guillermo?

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.

This site was built by Digital Dynamics Kft.

We build live, data-driven sites like this one

This archive is our own work, built from openly available data — the NOAA best-track records, the replay engine, the wind-field rendering and the map tiles served from our own servers in the European Union. If your business generates data — measurements, machines, orders, customers — we are happy to turn it into a clear, interactive interface.

But this is not all we build:

  • online shops and websites, with a design of your own
  • SaaS products and ERP systems
  • mobile apps for Android and iPhone
  • data collection, automation and map-based visualization

Or anything else that can be programmed — just get in touch.

See our work → or write: info@digitaldynamics.hu
digitaldynamics.hu Preview of the digitaldynamics.hu website