Track map & timeline · Eastern Pacific · July 30 – August 7, 2021
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 (2021) was a Category 1 hurricane of the 2021 Eastern Pacific season. It formed on July 30, 2021, reached its peak of 86 mph (139 km/h) and a minimum pressure of 985 mb on August 1, 2021, and never made landfall. It rapidly intensified by 34 mph in 24 hours (to 86 mph on August 1, 2021). The storm lasted 7.5 days and travelled about 1,726 miles (2,777 km).
02 · Intensity
03 · Timeline
| Date · UTC | Status | Wind | Pressure | Position | Nearest place |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 30 12:00 | TS | 40 mph | 1004 mb | 11.9°N 111.8°W | open ocean |
| Jul 30 18:00 | TS | 46 mph | 1003 mb | 12.3°N 113.0°W | open ocean |
| Jul 31 00:00 | TS | 52 mph | 1002 mb | 12.7°N 114.1°W | open ocean |
| Jul 31 06:00 | TS | 58 mph | 1000 mb | 13.2°N 115.2°W | open ocean |
| Jul 31 12:00 | TS | 63 mph | 997 mb | 13.6°N 116.3°W | open ocean |
| Jul 31 18:00 | Cat 1 | 75 mph | 991 mb | 14.0°N 117.4°W | open ocean |
| Aug 1 00:00 | Cat 1 | 86 mph | 985 mb | 14.2°N 118.3°W | open ocean |
| Aug 1 06:00 | Cat 1 | 86 mph | 985 mb | 14.4°N 119.0°W | open ocean |
| Aug 1 12:00 | Cat 1 | 86 mph | 985 mb | 14.5°N 119.7°W | open ocean |
| Aug 1 18:00 | Cat 1 | 86 mph | 985 mb | 14.6°N 120.4°W | open ocean |
| Aug 2 00:00 | Cat 1 | 81 mph | 988 mb | 14.8°N 121.1°W | open ocean |
| Aug 2 06:00 | Cat 1 | 81 mph | 988 mb | 15.0°N 121.7°W | open ocean |
| Aug 2 12:00 | Cat 1 | 81 mph | 988 mb | 15.3°N 122.2°W | open ocean |
| Aug 2 18:00 | Cat 1 | 81 mph | 988 mb | 15.7°N 122.7°W | open ocean |
| Aug 3 00:00 | Cat 1 | 75 mph | 991 mb | 16.2°N 123.2°W | open ocean |
| Aug 3 06:00 | TS | 69 mph | 994 mb | 16.7°N 123.7°W | open ocean |
| Aug 3 12:00 | TS | 63 mph | 997 mb | 17.2°N 124.3°W | open ocean |
| Aug 3 18:00 | TS | 58 mph | 1000 mb | 17.6°N 124.8°W | open ocean |
| Aug 4 00:00 | TS | 52 mph | 1002 mb | 18.1°N 125.5°W | open ocean |
| Aug 4 06:00 | TS | 46 mph | 1004 mb | 18.5°N 126.2°W | open ocean |
| Aug 4 12:00 | TS | 46 mph | 1004 mb | 18.9°N 126.9°W | open ocean |
| Aug 4 18:00 | TS | 46 mph | 1004 mb | 19.2°N 127.6°W | open ocean |
| Aug 5 00:00 | TS | 46 mph | 1004 mb | 19.5°N 128.2°W | open ocean |
| Aug 5 06:00 | TS | 46 mph | 1004 mb | 20.0°N 128.8°W | open ocean |
| Aug 5 12:00 | TS | 40 mph | 1005 mb | 20.6°N 129.7°W | open ocean |
| Aug 5 18:00 | TS | 40 mph | 1005 mb | 21.3°N 130.7°W | open ocean |
| Aug 6 00:00 | TD | 35 mph | 1006 mb | 22.0°N 131.7°W | open ocean |
| Aug 6 06:00 | TD low/wave | 35 mph | 1006 mb | 22.5°N 132.8°W | open ocean |
| Aug 6 12:00 | TD low/wave | 29 mph | 1008 mb | 22.8°N 133.6°W | open ocean |
| Aug 6 18:00 | TD low/wave | 29 mph | 1008 mb | 22.8°N 134.3°W | open ocean |
| Aug 7 00:00 | TD low/wave | 29 mph | 1008 mb | 22.6°N 134.7°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 1, 2021, Hilda was a Category 1 hurricane with maximum sustained winds of 86 mph (139 km/h) and a central pressure of 985 mb.
7.5 days, from July 30, 2021 to August 7, 2021, including 60 hours at hurricane strength. It travelled about 1,726 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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