Track map & timeline · Central Pacific · August 12–21, 1950
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 Hiki (1950) was a Category 1 hurricane of the 1950 Central Pacific season. It formed on August 12, 1950, reached its peak of 86 mph (139 km/h) on August 16, 1950, and never made landfall. It rapidly intensified by 34 mph in 24 hours (to 86 mph on August 16, 1950). The storm lasted 9.5 days and travelled about 2,513 miles (4,043 km).
02 · Intensity
03 · Timeline
| Date · UTC | Status | Wind | Pressure | Position | Nearest place |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 12 00:00 | TD | 29 mph | — | 14.5°N 144.5°W | open ocean |
| Aug 12 06:00 | TD | 29 mph | — | 14.9°N 144.8°W | open ocean |
| Aug 12 12:00 | TD | 29 mph | — | 15.2°N 145.2°W | open ocean |
| Aug 12 18:00 | TD | 29 mph | — | 15.5°N 145.6°W | open ocean |
| Aug 13 00:00 | TD | 29 mph | — | 15.7°N 145.8°W | open ocean |
| Aug 13 06:00 | TS | 52 mph | — | 15.9°N 146.3°W | open ocean |
| Aug 13 12:00 | TS | 52 mph | — | 16.3°N 146.9°W | open ocean |
| Aug 13 18:00 | TS | 52 mph | — | 16.6°N 147.6°W | open ocean |
| Aug 14 00:00 | TS | 52 mph | — | 16.8°N 148.1°W | open ocean |
| Aug 14 06:00 | TS | 52 mph | — | 17.5°N 149.1°W | open ocean |
| Aug 14 12:00 | TS | 52 mph | — | 18.3°N 150.1°W | open ocean |
| Aug 14 18:00 | TS | 52 mph | — | 19.3°N 151.3°W | open ocean |
| Aug 15 00:00 | TS | 52 mph | — | 20.1°N 152.4°W | 171 mi ENE of Hawaiian Paradise Park, Hawaii |
| Aug 15 06:00 | TS | 52 mph | — | 20.7°N 153.4°W | 129 mi ENE of Hilo, Hawaii |
| Aug 15 12:00 | TS | 52 mph | — | 21.4°N 154.4°W | 124 mi NNE of Hilo, Hawaii |
| Aug 15 18:00 | TS | 52 mph | — | 22.3°N 155.6°W | 112 mi NNE of Kahului, Hawaii |
| Aug 16 00:00 | Cat 1 | 86 mph | — | 23.0°N 156.6°W | 128 mi NE of Koolauloa, Hawaii |
| Aug 16 06:00 | Cat 1 | 86 mph | — | 23.7°N 157.5°W | 147 mi N of Koolauloa, Hawaii |
| Aug 16 12:00 | Cat 1 | 86 mph | — | 24.3°N 158.4°W | 164 mi NNE of Kapa‘a, Hawaii |
| Aug 16 18:00 | Cat 1 | 86 mph | — | 24.7°N 159.6°W | 182 mi N of Kapa‘a, Hawaii |
| Aug 17 00:00 | Cat 1 | 86 mph | — | 24.7°N 160.8°W | open ocean |
| Aug 17 06:00 | Cat 1 | 86 mph | — | 24.5°N 161.6°W | open ocean |
| Aug 17 12:00 | Cat 1 | 86 mph | — | 24.0°N 162.4°W | open ocean |
| Aug 17 18:00 | Cat 1 | 86 mph | — | 23.6°N 163.1°W | open ocean |
| Aug 18 00:00 | Cat 1 | 86 mph | — | 23.3°N 163.8°W | open ocean |
| Aug 18 06:00 | Cat 1 | 86 mph | — | 22.8°N 164.7°W | open ocean |
| Aug 18 12:00 | Cat 1 | 86 mph | — | 22.6°N 165.6°W | open ocean |
| Aug 18 18:00 | Cat 1 | 86 mph | — | 22.5°N 166.5°W | open ocean |
| Aug 19 00:00 | Cat 1 | 86 mph | — | 22.5°N 167.4°W | open ocean |
| Aug 19 06:00 | Cat 1 | 86 mph | — | 22.6°N 168.7°W | open ocean |
| Aug 19 12:00 | Cat 1 | 86 mph | — | 22.7°N 169.7°W | open ocean |
| Aug 19 18:00 | TS | 52 mph | — | 23.2°N 170.4°W | open ocean |
| Aug 20 00:00 | TS | 52 mph | — | 23.6°N 171.5°W | open ocean |
| Aug 20 06:00 | TS | 52 mph | — | 24.1°N 172.4°W | open ocean |
| Aug 20 12:00 | TS | 52 mph | — | 24.7°N 173.7°W | open ocean |
| Aug 20 18:00 | TS | 52 mph | — | 25.3°N 174.3°W | open ocean |
| Aug 21 00:00 | TS | 52 mph | — | 26.0°N 175.7°W | open ocean |
| Aug 21 06:00 | TS | 52 mph | — | 26.7°N 176.9°W | open ocean |
| Aug 21 12:00 | TD | 29 mph | — | 27.4°N 178.0°W | open ocean |
⬇ Download track data (CSV) · public-domain NOAA best track
Questions
No — the NOAA best-track record shows no landfall for Hiki.
At its peak on August 16, 1950, Hiki was a Category 1 hurricane with maximum sustained winds of 86 mph (139 km/h).
9.5 days, from August 12, 1950 to August 21, 1950, including 90 hours at hurricane strength. It travelled about 2,513 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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