Track map & timeline · Eastern Pacific · July 30 – August 24, 1997
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 Guillermo (1997) was a Category 5 hurricane of the 1997 Eastern Pacific season. It formed on July 30, 1997, 316 mi SSW of Tapachula, Chiapas, Mexico, reached its peak of 161 mph (259 km/h) and a minimum pressure of 919 mb on August 4, 1997, and never made landfall. It rapidly intensified by 58 mph in 24 hours (to 144 mph on August 3, 1997). The storm lasted 24.5 days and travelled about 7,667 miles (12,337 km).
02 · Intensity
03 · Timeline
| Date · UTC | Status | Wind | Pressure | Position | Nearest place |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 30 12:00 | TD | 29 mph | 1010 mb | 11.0°N 94.7°W | open ocean |
| Jul 30 18:00 | TD | 35 mph | 1009 mb | 11.3°N 95.5°W | open ocean |
| Jul 31 00:00 | TD | 35 mph | 1008 mb | 11.6°N 96.3°W | open ocean |
| Jul 31 06:00 | TS | 40 mph | 1005 mb | 11.9°N 97.2°W | open ocean |
| Jul 31 12:00 | TS | 46 mph | 1002 mb | 12.1°N 98.1°W | open ocean |
| Jul 31 18:00 | TS | 52 mph | 1000 mb | 12.2°N 99.1°W | open ocean |
| Aug 1 00:00 | TS | 58 mph | 997 mb | 12.4°N 100.0°W | open ocean |
| Aug 1 06:00 | TS | 63 mph | 994 mb | 12.5°N 101.0°W | open ocean |
| Aug 1 12:00 | TS | 69 mph | 990 mb | 12.6°N 102.0°W | open ocean |
| Aug 1 18:00 | Cat 1 | 75 mph | 987 mb | 12.7°N 103.0°W | open ocean |
| Aug 2 00:00 | Cat 1 | 81 mph | 983 mb | 13.0°N 104.0°W | open ocean |
| Aug 2 06:00 | Cat 1 | 86 mph | 979 mb | 13.1°N 105.0°W | open ocean |
| Aug 2 12:00 | Cat 2 | 104 mph | 969 mb | 13.2°N 106.1°W | open ocean |
| Aug 2 18:00 | Cat 3 | 121 mph | 959 mb | 13.3°N 107.1°W | open ocean |
| Aug 3 00:00 | Cat 4 | 132 mph | 947 mb | 13.4°N 108.1°W | open ocean |
| Aug 3 06:00 | Cat 4 | 144 mph | 935 mb | 13.5°N 109.1°W | open ocean |
| Aug 3 12:00 | Cat 4 | 155 mph | 925 mb | 13.6°N 110.2°W | open ocean |
| Aug 3 18:00 | Cat 4 | 150 mph | 927 mb | 13.7°N 111.4°W | open ocean |
| Aug 4 00:00 | Cat 4 | 150 mph | 929 mb | 13.9°N 112.6°W | open ocean |
| Aug 4 06:00 | Cat 4 | 150 mph | 928 mb | 14.0°N 113.9°W | open ocean |
| Aug 4 12:00 | Cat 4 | 155 mph | 925 mb | 14.1°N 115.2°W | open ocean |
| Aug 4 18:00 | Cat 5 | 161 mph | 921 mb | 14.2°N 116.6°W | open ocean |
| Aug 5 00:00 | Cat 5 | 161 mph | 919 mb | 14.3°N 118.0°W | open ocean |
| Aug 5 06:00 | Cat 5 | 161 mph | 920 mb | 14.3°N 119.5°W | open ocean |
| Aug 5 12:00 | Cat 5 | 161 mph | 921 mb | 14.4°N 120.9°W | open ocean |
| Aug 5 18:00 | Cat 4 | 155 mph | 925 mb | 14.6°N 122.4°W | open ocean |
| Aug 6 00:00 | Cat 4 | 150 mph | 930 mb | 14.8°N 123.8°W | open ocean |
| Aug 6 06:00 | Cat 4 | 144 mph | 938 mb | 15.2°N 125.2°W | open ocean |
| Aug 6 12:00 | Cat 4 | 132 mph | 948 mb | 15.5°N 126.7°W | open ocean |
| Aug 6 18:00 | Cat 3 | 127 mph | 954 mb | 15.9°N 128.2°W | open ocean |
| Aug 7 00:00 | Cat 3 | 115 mph | 960 mb | 16.2°N 129.6°W | open ocean |
| Aug 7 06:00 | Cat 2 | 104 mph | 970 mb | 16.5°N 130.9°W | open ocean |
| Aug 7 12:00 | Cat 1 | 92 mph | 979 mb | 16.9°N 132.0°W | open ocean |
| Aug 7 18:00 | Cat 1 | 81 mph | 983 mb | 17.4°N 133.0°W | open ocean |
| Aug 8 00:00 | Cat 1 | 75 mph | 987 mb | 17.8°N 134.1°W | open ocean |
| Aug 8 06:00 | TS | 69 mph | 990 mb | 18.3°N 135.1°W | open ocean |
| Aug 8 12:00 | TS | 63 mph | 993 mb | 18.9°N 136.1°W | open ocean |
| Aug 8 18:00 | TS | 63 mph | 995 mb | 19.5°N 137.0°W | open ocean |
| Aug 9 00:00 | TS | 58 mph | 997 mb | 20.0°N 137.9°W | open ocean |
| Aug 9 06:00 | TS | 52 mph | 998 mb | 20.7°N 138.6°W | open ocean |
| Aug 9 12:00 | TS | 52 mph | 1000 mb | 21.3°N 139.3°W | open ocean |
| Aug 9 18:00 | TS | 52 mph | 1002 mb | 21.9°N 139.9°W | open ocean |
| Aug 10 00:00 | TS | 46 mph | 1005 mb | 22.6°N 140.4°W | open ocean |
| Aug 10 06:00 | TS | 40 mph | 1006 mb | 23.3°N 141.2°W | open ocean |
| Aug 10 12:00 | TS | 40 mph | 1006 mb | 24.2°N 141.8°W | open ocean |
| Aug 10 18:00 | TD | 35 mph | 1007 mb | 25.0°N 142.2°W | open ocean |
| Aug 11 00:00 | TD | 35 mph | 1007 mb | 25.9°N 142.6°W | open ocean |
| Aug 11 06:00 | TD | 35 mph | 1007 mb | 26.8°N 143.1°W | open ocean |
| Aug 11 12:00 | TD | 35 mph | 1004 mb | 27.6°N 143.6°W | open ocean |
| Aug 11 18:00 | TS | 40 mph | 1008 mb | 28.4°N 144.4°W | open ocean |
| Aug 12 00:00 | TS | 40 mph | 1007 mb | 29.0°N 145.4°W | open ocean |
| Aug 12 06:00 | TS | 46 mph | 1000 mb | 29.5°N 146.2°W | open ocean |
| Aug 12 12:00 | TS | 46 mph | 1000 mb | 29.8°N 147.2°W | open ocean |
| Aug 12 18:00 | TS | 46 mph | 1004 mb | 30.2°N 148.3°W | open ocean |
| Aug 13 00:00 | TS | 46 mph | 1004 mb | 30.7°N 149.4°W | open ocean |
| Aug 13 06:00 | TS | 46 mph | 1004 mb | 31.0°N 150.4°W | open ocean |
| Aug 13 12:00 | TS | 46 mph | 1004 mb | 31.5°N 151.6°W | open ocean |
| Aug 13 18:00 | TS | 52 mph | 1004 mb | 32.2°N 152.9°W | open ocean |
| Aug 14 00:00 | TS | 63 mph | 1000 mb | 33.0°N 153.9°W | open ocean |
| Aug 14 06:00 | TS | 58 mph | 1000 mb | 33.8°N 155.2°W | open ocean |
| Aug 14 12:00 | TS | 52 mph | 1000 mb | 34.6°N 156.3°W | open ocean |
| Aug 14 18:00 | TS | 46 mph | 1006 mb | 35.6°N 157.4°W | open ocean |
| Aug 15 00:00 | TS | 40 mph | 1008 mb | 36.8°N 158.4°W | open ocean |
| Aug 15 06:00 | TS | 40 mph | 1009 mb | 38.0°N 159.1°W | open ocean |
| Aug 15 12:00 | TD | 35 mph | 1010 mb | 39.3°N 159.7°W | open ocean |
| Aug 15 18:00 | TD | 35 mph | 1012 mb | 40.5°N 160.2°W | open ocean |
| Aug 16 00:00 | TD extratropical | 35 mph | 1010 mb | 41.8°N 161.0°W | open ocean |
| Aug 16 06:00 | TD extratropical | 35 mph | 1009 mb | 43.1°N 161.9°W | open ocean |
| Aug 16 12:00 | TD extratropical | 35 mph | 1014 mb | 44.3°N 162.5°W | open ocean |
| Aug 16 18:00 | TD extratropical | 35 mph | 1018 mb | 45.5°N 162.8°W | open ocean |
| Aug 17 00:00 | TD extratropical | 29 mph | 1016 mb | 46.7°N 162.4°W | open ocean |
| Aug 17 06:00 | TD extratropical | 35 mph | 1016 mb | 47.6°N 161.2°W | open ocean |
| Aug 17 12:00 | TD extratropical | 29 mph | 1018 mb | 48.3°N 159.5°W | open ocean |
| Aug 17 18:00 | TD extratropical | 29 mph | 1016 mb | 48.9°N 157.4°W | open ocean |
| Aug 18 00:00 | TD extratropical | 29 mph | 1015 mb | 49.5°N 154.9°W | open ocean |
| Aug 18 06:00 | TD extratropical | 29 mph | 1010 mb | 49.9°N 152.0°W | open ocean |
| Aug 18 12:00 | TD extratropical | 35 mph | 1010 mb | 50.4°N 149.0°W | open ocean |
| Aug 18 18:00 | TD extratropical | 29 mph | 1005 mb | 50.7°N 146.1°W | open ocean |
| Aug 19 00:00 | TD extratropical | 35 mph | 1003 mb | 51.1°N 143.7°W | open ocean |
| Aug 19 06:00 | TD extratropical | 35 mph | 1002 mb | 51.2°N 141.8°W | open ocean |
| Aug 19 12:00 | TD extratropical | 35 mph | 1004 mb | 50.3°N 140.7°W | open ocean |
| Aug 19 18:00 | TD extratropical | 35 mph | 1004 mb | 49.3°N 140.2°W | open ocean |
| Aug 20 00:00 | TD extratropical | 35 mph | 1004 mb | 48.0°N 140.0°W | open ocean |
| Aug 20 06:00 | TD extratropical | 35 mph | 1006 mb | 46.5°N 139.8°W | open ocean |
| Aug 20 12:00 | TD extratropical | 35 mph | 1004 mb | 45.0°N 139.5°W | open ocean |
| Aug 20 18:00 | TD extratropical | 35 mph | 1005 mb | 43.7°N 139.0°W | open ocean |
| Aug 21 00:00 | TD extratropical | 29 mph | 1005 mb | 42.7°N 138.4°W | open ocean |
| Aug 21 06:00 | TD extratropical | 29 mph | 1006 mb | 42.0°N 137.9°W | open ocean |
| Aug 21 12:00 | TD extratropical | 29 mph | 1005 mb | 41.4°N 137.4°W | open ocean |
| Aug 21 18:00 | TD extratropical | 29 mph | 1006 mb | 40.8°N 136.8°W | open ocean |
| Aug 22 00:00 | TD extratropical | 29 mph | 1006 mb | 40.2°N 136.5°W | open ocean |
| Aug 22 06:00 | TD extratropical | 35 mph | 1009 mb | 39.8°N 136.2°W | open ocean |
| Aug 22 12:00 | TD extratropical | 29 mph | 1010 mb | 39.4°N 135.8°W | open ocean |
| Aug 22 18:00 | TD extratropical | 29 mph | 1012 mb | 39.0°N 135.1°W | open ocean |
| Aug 23 00:00 | TD extratropical | 29 mph | 1012 mb | 38.8°N 134.1°W | open ocean |
| Aug 23 06:00 | TD extratropical | 29 mph | 1014 mb | 38.7°N 133.0°W | open ocean |
| Aug 23 12:00 | TD extratropical | 23 mph | 1014 mb | 38.8°N 132.0°W | open ocean |
| Aug 23 18:00 | TD extratropical | 23 mph | 1014 mb | 38.8°N 131.0°W | open ocean |
| Aug 24 00:00 | TD extratropical | 23 mph | 1014 mb | 39.0°N 130.0°W | open ocean |
⬇ Download track data (CSV) · public-domain NOAA best track
Questions
No — the NOAA best-track record shows no landfall for Guillermo.
At its peak on August 4, 1997, Guillermo was a Category 5 hurricane with maximum sustained winds of 161 mph (259 km/h) and a central pressure of 919 mb.
24.5 days, from July 30, 1997 to August 24, 1997, including 156 hours at hurricane strength (108 as a major hurricane). It travelled about 7,667 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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