Track map & timeline · Eastern Pacific · August 6–14, 2015
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 Hilda (2015) was a Category 4 hurricane of the 2015 Eastern Pacific season. It formed on August 6, 2015, reached its peak of 144 mph (232 km/h) and a minimum pressure of 937 mb on August 8, 2015, and never made landfall. It rapidly intensified by 57 mph in 24 hours (to 115 mph on August 8, 2015). The storm lasted 8.8 days and travelled about 2,102 miles (3,382 km).
02 · Intensity
03 · Timeline
| Date · UTC | Status | Wind | Pressure | Position | Nearest place |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 6 00:00 | TD | 35 mph | 1006 mb | 12.4°N 129.2°W | open ocean |
| Aug 6 06:00 | TD | 35 mph | 1006 mb | 12.5°N 130.3°W | open ocean |
| Aug 6 12:00 | TS | 40 mph | 1004 mb | 12.6°N 131.5°W | open ocean |
| Aug 6 18:00 | TS | 52 mph | 1001 mb | 12.6°N 132.8°W | open ocean |
| Aug 7 00:00 | TS | 58 mph | 999 mb | 12.6°N 133.9°W | open ocean |
| Aug 7 06:00 | TS | 63 mph | 997 mb | 12.6°N 135.0°W | open ocean |
| Aug 7 12:00 | TS | 69 mph | 994 mb | 12.5°N 136.3°W | open ocean |
| Aug 7 18:00 | Cat 1 | 86 mph | 987 mb | 12.6°N 137.6°W | open ocean |
| Aug 8 00:00 | Cat 3 | 115 mph | 967 mb | 12.8°N 139.0°W | open ocean |
| Aug 8 06:00 | Cat 3 | 115 mph | 966 mb | 13.1°N 140.3°W | open ocean |
| Aug 8 12:00 | Cat 3 | 127 mph | 953 mb | 13.3°N 141.5°W | open ocean |
| Aug 8 18:00 | Cat 4 | 144 mph | 937 mb | 13.6°N 142.8°W | open ocean |
| Aug 9 00:00 | Cat 4 | 138 mph | 946 mb | 13.9°N 144.0°W | open ocean |
| Aug 9 06:00 | Cat 4 | 132 mph | 950 mb | 14.2°N 145.2°W | open ocean |
| Aug 9 12:00 | Cat 3 | 115 mph | 963 mb | 14.5°N 146.2°W | open ocean |
| Aug 9 18:00 | Cat 2 | 109 mph | 964 mb | 14.8°N 147.1°W | open ocean |
| Aug 10 00:00 | Cat 2 | 104 mph | 970 mb | 15.1°N 147.9°W | open ocean |
| Aug 10 06:00 | Cat 2 | 98 mph | 974 mb | 15.5°N 148.7°W | open ocean |
| Aug 10 12:00 | Cat 2 | 98 mph | 974 mb | 15.9°N 149.4°W | open ocean |
| Aug 10 18:00 | Cat 1 | 92 mph | 976 mb | 16.2°N 150.0°W | open ocean |
| Aug 11 00:00 | Cat 1 | 92 mph | 978 mb | 16.6°N 150.5°W | open ocean |
| Aug 11 06:00 | Cat 1 | 92 mph | 981 mb | 16.8°N 150.8°W | open ocean |
| Aug 11 12:00 | Cat 1 | 86 mph | 985 mb | 17.0°N 151.1°W | open ocean |
| Aug 11 18:00 | Cat 1 | 75 mph | 989 mb | 17.0°N 151.4°W | open ocean |
| Aug 12 00:00 | TS | 63 mph | 992 mb | 17.1°N 151.5°W | open ocean |
| Aug 12 06:00 | TS | 58 mph | 994 mb | 17.2°N 151.5°W | open ocean |
| Aug 12 12:00 | TS | 52 mph | 998 mb | 17.4°N 151.7°W | open ocean |
| Aug 12 18:00 | TS | 46 mph | 1002 mb | 17.3°N 151.8°W | open ocean |
| Aug 13 00:00 | TS | 46 mph | 1003 mb | 17.3°N 152.2°W | open ocean |
| Aug 13 06:00 | TS | 46 mph | 1003 mb | 17.2°N 152.4°W | open ocean |
| Aug 13 12:00 | TS | 40 mph | 1005 mb | 16.9°N 153.3°W | open ocean |
| Aug 13 18:00 | TD | 35 mph | 1007 mb | 16.5°N 154.2°W | open ocean |
| Aug 14 00:00 | TD low/wave | 29 mph | 1008 mb | 16.0°N 155.3°W | open ocean |
| Aug 14 06:00 | TD low/wave | 29 mph | 1008 mb | 15.7°N 156.2°W | open ocean |
| Aug 14 12:00 | TD low/wave | 29 mph | 1008 mb | 15.5°N 157.7°W | open ocean |
| Aug 14 18:00 | TD low/wave | 23 mph | 1008 mb | 15.2°N 159.0°W | open ocean |
⬇ Download track data (CSV) · public-domain NOAA best track
Questions
No — the NOAA best-track record shows no landfall for Hilda.
At its peak on August 8, 2015, Hilda was a Category 4 hurricane with maximum sustained winds of 144 mph (232 km/h) and a central pressure of 937 mb.
8.8 days, from August 6, 2015 to August 14, 2015, including 102 hours at hurricane strength (42 as a major hurricane). It travelled about 2,102 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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