Track map & timeline · Eastern Pacific · August 30 – September 10, 2004
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 Howard (2004) was a Category 4 hurricane of the 2004 Eastern Pacific season. It formed on August 30, 2004, reached its peak of 138 mph (222 km/h) and a minimum pressure of 943 mb on September 2, 2004, and never made landfall. It rapidly intensified by 57 mph in 24 hours (to 138 mph on September 2, 2004). The storm lasted 10.8 days and travelled about 2,370 miles (3,813 km).
02 · Intensity
03 · Timeline
| Date · UTC | Status | Wind | Pressure | Position | Nearest place |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 30 12:00 | TD | 29 mph | 1008 mb | 11.9°N 103.1°W | open ocean |
| Aug 30 18:00 | TD | 35 mph | 1007 mb | 12.7°N 103.7°W | open ocean |
| Aug 31 00:00 | TS | 40 mph | 1005 mb | 13.3°N 104.6°W | open ocean |
| Aug 31 06:00 | TS | 46 mph | 1003 mb | 13.7°N 105.6°W | open ocean |
| Aug 31 12:00 | TS | 52 mph | 1000 mb | 14.1°N 106.7°W | open ocean |
| Aug 31 18:00 | TS | 58 mph | 997 mb | 14.6°N 107.7°W | open ocean |
| Sep 1 00:00 | TS | 63 mph | 994 mb | 15.0°N 108.5°W | open ocean |
| Sep 1 06:00 | Cat 1 | 75 mph | 987 mb | 15.5°N 109.5°W | open ocean |
| Sep 1 12:00 | Cat 1 | 81 mph | 984 mb | 16.1°N 110.6°W | open ocean |
| Sep 1 18:00 | Cat 1 | 86 mph | 980 mb | 16.5°N 111.4°W | open ocean |
| Sep 2 00:00 | Cat 1 | 92 mph | 976 mb | 16.8°N 112.0°W | open ocean |
| Sep 2 06:00 | Cat 3 | 115 mph | 960 mb | 17.3°N 112.6°W | open ocean |
| Sep 2 12:00 | Cat 4 | 138 mph | 943 mb | 17.8°N 113.3°W | open ocean |
| Sep 2 18:00 | Cat 4 | 138 mph | 943 mb | 18.3°N 113.9°W | open ocean |
| Sep 3 00:00 | Cat 4 | 132 mph | 948 mb | 18.8°N 114.5°W | open ocean |
| Sep 3 06:00 | Cat 3 | 115 mph | 960 mb | 19.2°N 114.9°W | open ocean |
| Sep 3 12:00 | Cat 2 | 104 mph | 970 mb | 19.9°N 115.4°W | open ocean |
| Sep 3 18:00 | Cat 1 | 92 mph | 976 mb | 20.8°N 115.9°W | open ocean |
| Sep 4 00:00 | Cat 1 | 81 mph | 984 mb | 21.6°N 116.5°W | open ocean |
| Sep 4 06:00 | Cat 1 | 75 mph | 987 mb | 22.4°N 117.0°W | open ocean |
| Sep 4 12:00 | TS | 69 mph | 991 mb | 23.2°N 117.5°W | open ocean |
| Sep 4 18:00 | TS | 58 mph | 995 mb | 23.9°N 118.0°W | open ocean |
| Sep 5 00:00 | TS | 46 mph | 999 mb | 24.4°N 118.3°W | open ocean |
| Sep 5 06:00 | TD | 35 mph | 1002 mb | 24.8°N 118.5°W | open ocean |
| Sep 5 12:00 | TD | 35 mph | 1002 mb | 25.5°N 118.7°W | open ocean |
| Sep 5 18:00 | TD low/wave | 29 mph | 1004 mb | 26.0°N 118.8°W | open ocean |
| Sep 6 00:00 | TD low/wave | 29 mph | 1005 mb | 26.6°N 119.0°W | open ocean |
| Sep 6 06:00 | TD low/wave | 29 mph | 1007 mb | 27.2°N 119.2°W | open ocean |
| Sep 6 12:00 | TD low/wave | 23 mph | 1007 mb | 27.5°N 119.5°W | open ocean |
| Sep 6 18:00 | TD low/wave | 23 mph | 1010 mb | 27.5°N 120.1°W | open ocean |
| Sep 7 00:00 | TD low/wave | 23 mph | 1010 mb | 27.3°N 120.8°W | open ocean |
| Sep 7 06:00 | TD low/wave | 23 mph | 1010 mb | 26.7°N 121.2°W | open ocean |
| Sep 7 12:00 | TD low/wave | 23 mph | 1011 mb | 26.1°N 121.6°W | open ocean |
| Sep 7 18:00 | TD low/wave | 23 mph | 1011 mb | 25.5°N 122.0°W | open ocean |
| Sep 8 00:00 | TD low/wave | 23 mph | 1009 mb | 24.9°N 122.4°W | open ocean |
| Sep 8 06:00 | TD low/wave | 23 mph | 1010 mb | 24.2°N 122.9°W | open ocean |
| Sep 8 12:00 | TD low/wave | 23 mph | 1009 mb | 23.5°N 123.4°W | open ocean |
| Sep 8 18:00 | TD low/wave | 23 mph | 1009 mb | 23.0°N 124.0°W | open ocean |
| Sep 9 00:00 | TD low/wave | 23 mph | 1009 mb | 22.6°N 124.5°W | open ocean |
| Sep 9 06:00 | TD low/wave | 23 mph | 1009 mb | 22.2°N 125.1°W | open ocean |
| Sep 9 12:00 | TD low/wave | 23 mph | 1009 mb | 21.8°N 125.8°W | open ocean |
| Sep 9 18:00 | TD low/wave | 23 mph | 1009 mb | 21.1°N 126.5°W | open ocean |
| Sep 10 00:00 | TD low/wave | 23 mph | 1010 mb | 20.4°N 127.1°W | open ocean |
| Sep 10 06:00 | TD low/wave | 23 mph | 1011 mb | 19.6°N 127.5°W | open ocean |
⬇ Download track data (CSV) · public-domain NOAA best track
Questions
No — the NOAA best-track record shows no landfall for Howard.
At its peak on September 2, 2004, Howard was a Category 4 hurricane with maximum sustained winds of 138 mph (222 km/h) and a central pressure of 943 mb.
10.8 days, from August 30, 2004 to September 10, 2004, including 78 hours at hurricane strength (30 as a major hurricane). It travelled about 2,370 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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