Track map & timeline · Eastern Pacific · September 21 – October 3, 2011
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 Hilary (2011) was a Category 4 hurricane of the 2011 Eastern Pacific season. It formed on September 21, 2011, 182 mi SSE of Puerto Escondido, Oaxaca, Mexico, reached its peak of 144 mph (232 km/h) and a minimum pressure of 942 mb on September 23, 2011, and never made landfall. It rapidly intensified by 69 mph in 24 hours (to 121 mph on September 23, 2011). The storm lasted 12.3 days and travelled about 2,369 miles (3,811 km).
02 · Intensity
03 · Impact
| City | Distance to center | When (UTC) | Storm strength then |
|---|---|---|---|
| Acapulco de Juárez, Guerrero, Mexico | 71 mi | Sep 23 · 00:00 UTC | Cat 3 121 mph |
Distance from the city to the storm’s center, interpolated hourly between official fixes. Damaging winds, surge and rain reach far beyond the center.
04 · Timeline
| Date · UTC | Status | Wind | Pressure | Position | Nearest place |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 21 06:00 | TD | 35 mph | 1006 mb | 13.4°N 96.1°W | 164 mi S of Crucecita, Oaxaca, Mexico |
| Sep 21 12:00 | TS | 40 mph | 1005 mb | 13.7°N 96.3°W | 142 mi S of San Pedro Pochutla, Oaxaca, Mexico |
| Sep 21 18:00 | TS | 46 mph | 1003 mb | 14.0°N 96.4°W | 121 mi S of San Pedro Pochutla, Oaxaca, Mexico |
| Sep 22 00:00 | TS | 52 mph | 1001 mb | 14.3°N 97.0°W | 108 mi S of Puerto Escondido, Oaxaca, Mexico |
| Sep 22 06:00 | TS | 63 mph | 997 mb | 14.6°N 97.8°W | 100 mi SSW of Puerto Escondido, Oaxaca, Mexico |
| Sep 22 12:00 | Cat 1 | 81 mph | 988 mb | 15.0°N 98.6°W | 100 mi SSW of Pinotepa Nacional, Oaxaca, Mexico |
| Sep 22 18:00 | Cat 2 | 104 mph | 971 mb | 15.5°N 99.4°W | 87 mi SSW of Cruz Grande, Guerrero, Mexico |
| Sep 23 00:00 | Cat 3 | 121 mph | 959 mb | 15.9°N 100.3°W | 71 mi SSW of Acapulco de Juárez, Guerrero, Mexico |
| Sep 23 06:00 | Cat 4 | 132 mph | 951 mb | 16.0°N 101.3°W | 95 mi SSW of Técpan de Galeana, Guerrero, Mexico |
| Sep 23 12:00 | Cat 4 | 138 mph | 946 mb | 16.0°N 102.0°W | 117 mi SSW of Ixtapa-Zihuatanejo, Guerrero, Mexico |
| Sep 23 18:00 | Cat 4 | 144 mph | 942 mb | 16.2°N 102.7°W | 126 mi SSW of Ciudad Lázaro Cárdenas, Michoacán, Mexico |
| Sep 24 00:00 | Cat 4 | 144 mph | 942 mb | 16.6°N 103.5°W | 127 mi SW of Ciudad Lázaro Cárdenas, Michoacán, Mexico |
| Sep 24 06:00 | Cat 4 | 138 mph | 946 mb | 16.9°N 104.6°W | 147 mi SSW of Tecomán, Colima, Mexico |
| Sep 24 12:00 | Cat 4 | 138 mph | 946 mb | 16.8°N 105.7°W | 183 mi SSW of Manzanillo, Colima, Mexico |
| Sep 24 18:00 | Cat 4 | 132 mph | 950 mb | 16.8°N 106.4°W | open ocean |
| Sep 25 00:00 | Cat 4 | 132 mph | 950 mb | 16.9°N 107.2°W | open ocean |
| Sep 25 06:00 | Cat 3 | 127 mph | 952 mb | 17.0°N 108.0°W | open ocean |
| Sep 25 12:00 | Cat 3 | 127 mph | 952 mb | 17.1°N 108.9°W | open ocean |
| Sep 25 18:00 | Cat 3 | 121 mph | 955 mb | 17.1°N 109.9°W | open ocean |
| Sep 26 00:00 | Cat 3 | 121 mph | 955 mb | 16.9°N 110.8°W | open ocean |
| Sep 26 06:00 | Cat 3 | 121 mph | 955 mb | 16.8°N 111.7°W | open ocean |
| Sep 26 12:00 | Cat 3 | 127 mph | 953 mb | 16.7°N 112.7°W | open ocean |
| Sep 26 18:00 | Cat 4 | 132 mph | 948 mb | 16.6°N 113.5°W | open ocean |
| Sep 27 00:00 | Cat 4 | 132 mph | 948 mb | 16.6°N 114.4°W | open ocean |
| Sep 27 06:00 | Cat 3 | 121 mph | 957 mb | 16.6°N 115.3°W | open ocean |
| Sep 27 12:00 | Cat 3 | 115 mph | 961 mb | 16.7°N 116.1°W | open ocean |
| Sep 27 18:00 | Cat 2 | 109 mph | 964 mb | 16.9°N 116.9°W | open ocean |
| Sep 28 00:00 | Cat 2 | 104 mph | 968 mb | 17.2°N 117.4°W | open ocean |
| Sep 28 06:00 | Cat 1 | 92 mph | 973 mb | 17.6°N 117.8°W | open ocean |
| Sep 28 12:00 | Cat 1 | 86 mph | 978 mb | 18.1°N 118.3°W | open ocean |
| Sep 28 18:00 | Cat 1 | 81 mph | 980 mb | 18.7°N 118.8°W | open ocean |
| Sep 29 00:00 | Cat 1 | 75 mph | 985 mb | 19.2°N 119.3°W | open ocean |
| Sep 29 06:00 | TS | 69 mph | 989 mb | 19.7°N 119.7°W | open ocean |
| Sep 29 12:00 | TS | 63 mph | 994 mb | 20.4°N 120.1°W | open ocean |
| Sep 29 18:00 | TS | 58 mph | 1000 mb | 21.2°N 120.5°W | open ocean |
| Sep 30 00:00 | TS | 46 mph | 1002 mb | 21.7°N 120.8°W | open ocean |
| Sep 30 06:00 | TD | 35 mph | 1005 mb | 22.2°N 121.1°W | open ocean |
| Sep 30 12:00 | TD low/wave | 35 mph | 1005 mb | 22.9°N 121.5°W | open ocean |
| Sep 30 18:00 | TD low/wave | 35 mph | 1007 mb | 23.5°N 121.8°W | open ocean |
| Oct 1 00:00 | TD low/wave | 35 mph | 1007 mb | 23.8°N 122.4°W | open ocean |
| Oct 1 06:00 | TD low/wave | 29 mph | 1008 mb | 23.8°N 122.7°W | open ocean |
| Oct 1 12:00 | TD low/wave | 29 mph | 1008 mb | 23.7°N 123.0°W | open ocean |
| Oct 1 18:00 | TD low/wave | 29 mph | 1009 mb | 23.5°N 123.3°W | open ocean |
| Oct 2 00:00 | TD low/wave | 29 mph | 1009 mb | 23.2°N 123.6°W | open ocean |
| Oct 2 06:00 | TD low/wave | 29 mph | 1010 mb | 22.9°N 124.2°W | open ocean |
| Oct 2 12:00 | TD low/wave | 23 mph | 1010 mb | 22.8°N 124.8°W | open ocean |
| Oct 2 18:00 | TD low/wave | 23 mph | 1010 mb | 22.8°N 125.1°W | open ocean |
| Oct 3 00:00 | TD low/wave | 23 mph | 1010 mb | 22.7°N 125.4°W | open ocean |
| Oct 3 06:00 | TD low/wave | 23 mph | 1010 mb | 22.1°N 125.8°W | open ocean |
| Oct 3 12:00 | TD low/wave | 23 mph | 1010 mb | 21.8°N 126.4°W | open ocean |
⬇ Download track data (CSV) · public-domain NOAA best track
Questions
No — the NOAA best-track record shows no landfall for Hilary. Its closest approach to a major city was 71 miles from Acapulco de Juárez, Guerrero, Mexico.
At its peak on September 23, 2011, Hilary was a Category 4 hurricane with maximum sustained winds of 144 mph (232 km/h) and a central pressure of 942 mb.
12.3 days, from September 21, 2011 to October 3, 2011, including 162 hours at hurricane strength (114 as a major hurricane). It travelled about 2,369 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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