Track map & timeline · Eastern Pacific · July 20 – August 1, 2017
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 (2017) was a Category 2 hurricane of the 2017 Eastern Pacific season. It formed on July 20, 2017, 167 mi SSW of Puntarenas, Costa Rica, reached its peak of 109 mph (176 km/h) and a minimum pressure of 969 mb on July 26, 2017, and never made landfall. It rapidly intensified by 35 mph in 24 hours (to 75 mph on July 24, 2017). The storm lasted 11.5 days and travelled about 3,420 miles (5,503 km).
02 · Intensity
03 · Timeline
| Date · UTC | Status | Wind | Pressure | Position | Nearest place |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 20 12:00 | TD low/wave | 23 mph | 1010 mb | 7.8°N 85.9°W | 167 mi SSW of Puntarenas, Costa Rica |
| Jul 20 18:00 | TD low/wave | 23 mph | 1010 mb | 8.0°N 87.5°W | open ocean |
| Jul 21 00:00 | TD low/wave | 23 mph | 1009 mb | 8.3°N 89.1°W | open ocean |
| Jul 21 06:00 | TD low/wave | 29 mph | 1009 mb | 8.5°N 90.7°W | open ocean |
| Jul 21 12:00 | TD | 35 mph | 1008 mb | 8.8°N 92.3°W | open ocean |
| Jul 21 18:00 | TD | 35 mph | 1007 mb | 9.0°N 93.9°W | open ocean |
| Jul 22 00:00 | TD | 35 mph | 1006 mb | 9.2°N 95.4°W | open ocean |
| Jul 22 06:00 | TD | 35 mph | 1006 mb | 9.6°N 96.9°W | open ocean |
| Jul 22 12:00 | TS | 40 mph | 1005 mb | 10.0°N 98.3°W | open ocean |
| Jul 22 18:00 | TS | 40 mph | 1005 mb | 10.7°N 99.4°W | open ocean |
| Jul 23 00:00 | TS | 40 mph | 1005 mb | 11.6°N 100.1°W | open ocean |
| Jul 23 06:00 | TS | 40 mph | 1004 mb | 12.2°N 101.0°W | open ocean |
| Jul 23 12:00 | TS | 46 mph | 1003 mb | 12.6°N 101.7°W | open ocean |
| Jul 23 18:00 | TS | 52 mph | 1001 mb | 13.0°N 102.4°W | open ocean |
| Jul 24 00:00 | TS | 63 mph | 998 mb | 13.4°N 103.0°W | open ocean |
| Jul 24 06:00 | Cat 1 | 75 mph | 992 mb | 13.7°N 103.5°W | open ocean |
| Jul 24 12:00 | Cat 1 | 81 mph | 989 mb | 14.0°N 104.0°W | open ocean |
| Jul 24 18:00 | Cat 1 | 86 mph | 985 mb | 14.4°N 104.6°W | open ocean |
| Jul 25 00:00 | Cat 1 | 92 mph | 981 mb | 14.8°N 105.4°W | open ocean |
| Jul 25 06:00 | Cat 2 | 98 mph | 976 mb | 15.0°N 106.3°W | open ocean |
| Jul 25 12:00 | Cat 2 | 104 mph | 974 mb | 15.2°N 107.3°W | open ocean |
| Jul 25 18:00 | Cat 2 | 104 mph | 973 mb | 15.5°N 108.3°W | open ocean |
| Jul 26 00:00 | Cat 2 | 109 mph | 969 mb | 15.9°N 109.3°W | open ocean |
| Jul 26 06:00 | Cat 2 | 104 mph | 972 mb | 16.1°N 110.4°W | open ocean |
| Jul 26 12:00 | Cat 2 | 104 mph | 972 mb | 16.4°N 111.6°W | open ocean |
| Jul 26 18:00 | Cat 2 | 98 mph | 974 mb | 16.6°N 112.6°W | open ocean |
| Jul 27 00:00 | Cat 2 | 98 mph | 976 mb | 16.8°N 113.6°W | open ocean |
| Jul 27 06:00 | Cat 1 | 92 mph | 977 mb | 17.1°N 114.6°W | open ocean |
| Jul 27 12:00 | Cat 1 | 81 mph | 986 mb | 17.4°N 115.4°W | open ocean |
| Jul 27 18:00 | Cat 1 | 75 mph | 988 mb | 17.7°N 116.2°W | open ocean |
| Jul 28 00:00 | TS | 69 mph | 990 mb | 18.1°N 116.9°W | open ocean |
| Jul 28 06:00 | TS | 69 mph | 992 mb | 18.5°N 117.5°W | open ocean |
| Jul 28 12:00 | TS | 63 mph | 994 mb | 18.9°N 118.0°W | open ocean |
| Jul 28 18:00 | TS | 63 mph | 995 mb | 19.4°N 118.6°W | open ocean |
| Jul 29 00:00 | TS | 63 mph | 995 mb | 20.0°N 119.5°W | open ocean |
| Jul 29 06:00 | TS | 63 mph | 996 mb | 20.5°N 120.4°W | open ocean |
| Jul 29 12:00 | TS | 63 mph | 996 mb | 21.1°N 121.2°W | open ocean |
| Jul 29 18:00 | TS | 58 mph | 998 mb | 21.8°N 122.0°W | open ocean |
| Jul 30 00:00 | TS | 58 mph | 999 mb | 22.5°N 123.0°W | open ocean |
| Jul 30 06:00 | TS | 58 mph | 1000 mb | 23.2°N 124.1°W | open ocean |
| Jul 30 12:00 | TS | 58 mph | 1002 mb | 24.0°N 125.3°W | open ocean |
| Jul 30 18:00 | TS | 52 mph | 1003 mb | 24.7°N 126.6°W | open ocean |
| Jul 31 00:00 | TS low/wave | 40 mph | 1006 mb | 25.3°N 127.9°W | open ocean |
| Jul 31 06:00 | TD low/wave | 35 mph | 1008 mb | 26.0°N 129.0°W | open ocean |
| Jul 31 12:00 | TD low/wave | 29 mph | 1009 mb | 26.7°N 130.0°W | open ocean |
| Jul 31 18:00 | TD low/wave | 29 mph | 1010 mb | 27.2°N 131.1°W | open ocean |
| Aug 1 00:00 | TD low/wave | 29 mph | 1010 mb | 27.6°N 132.1°W | open ocean |
⬇ Download track data (CSV) · public-domain NOAA best track
Questions
No — the NOAA best-track record shows no landfall for Hilary.
At its peak on July 26, 2017, Hilary was a Category 2 hurricane with maximum sustained winds of 109 mph (176 km/h) and a central pressure of 969 mb.
11.5 days, from July 20, 2017 to August 1, 2017, including 90 hours at hurricane strength. It travelled about 3,420 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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