Hurricane Ignacio (2003)

Track map, landfall & timeline · Eastern Pacific · August 22–27, 2003

Peak wind

104 mph

167 km/h · Aug 24

Peak category

Cat 2

Saffir–Simpson

Lowest pressure

970 mb

Landfalls

Baja California Sur, Mexico

Lifetime

5.3 d

Aug 22 – Aug 27

Distance

608 mi

978 km

ACE

6.7

storm energy

TD TS Cat 1 2 3 4 5 · dashed = post-tropical / remnant low. Click any point or table row to jump there.

01 · The story

What happened with Ignacio

Hurricane Ignacio (2003) was a Category 2 hurricane of the 2003 Eastern Pacific season. It formed on August 22, 2003, 115 mi W of Puerto Vallarta, Jalisco, Mexico, reached its peak of 104 mph (167 km/h) and a minimum pressure of 970 mb on August 24, 2003, and made landfall 14 mi ENE of La Paz, Baja California Sur, Mexico on August 25, 2003 as a Category 1 hurricane (81 mph). It rapidly intensified by 52 mph in 24 hours (to 104 mph on August 24, 2003). The storm lasted 5.3 days and travelled about 608 miles (978 km).

02 · Intensity

Wind and pressure, hour by hour

Maximum sustained wind (mph) — hover or drag to scrub the map

03 · Impact

Landfall and cities in the path

Landfall (UTC)	Where	Strength	Pressure
August 25, 2003 · 18:00 UTC	14 mi ENE of La Paz, Baja California Sur, Mexico	Cat 1 81 mph	985 mb

04 · Timeline

Every official fix 22 positions

Date · UTC	Status	Wind	Pressure	Position	Nearest place
Aug 22 12:00	TD	35 mph	1008 mb	20.5°N 107.0°W	115 mi W of Puerto Vallarta, Jalisco, Mexico
Aug 22 18:00	TD	35 mph	1007 mb	20.7°N 107.3°W	134 mi W of Puerto Vallarta, Jalisco, Mexico
Aug 23 00:00	TS	40 mph	1005 mb	21.0°N 107.5°W	141 mi W of Bucerías, Nayarit, Mexico
Aug 23 06:00	TS	46 mph	1002 mb	21.3°N 107.8°W	159 mi SW of Mazatlán, Sinaloa, Mexico
Aug 23 12:00	TS	52 mph	1000 mb	21.5°N 108.2°W	144 mi SE of San José del Cabo, Baja California Sur, Mexico
Aug 23 18:00	TS	63 mph	992 mb	21.8°N 108.6°W	113 mi SE of Cabo San Lucas, Baja California Sur, Mexico
Aug 24 00:00	TS	69 mph	989 mb	22.2°N 108.7°W	87 mi SE of San José del Cabo, Baja California Sur, Mexico
Aug 24 06:00	Cat 1	81 mph	984 mb	22.6°N 108.8°W	66 mi ESE of San José del Cabo, Baja California Sur, Mexico
Aug 24 12:00	Cat 2	104 mph	970 mb	23.1°N 108.9°W	51 mi E of San José del Cabo, Baja California Sur, Mexico
Aug 24 18:00	Cat 2	104 mph	970 mb	23.5°N 109.0°W	54 mi NE of San José del Cabo, Baja California Sur, Mexico
Aug 25 00:00	Cat 2	98 mph	973 mb	23.7°N 109.2°W	55 mi NE of San José del Cabo, Baja California Sur, Mexico
Aug 25 06:00	Cat 1	92 mph	976 mb	23.9°N 109.5°W	54 mi ESE of La Paz, Baja California Sur, Mexico
Aug 25 12:00	Cat 1	86 mph	980 mb	24.1°N 109.8°W	32 mi E of La Paz, Baja California Sur, Mexico
Aug 25 18:00	Cat 1 LANDFALL	81 mph	985 mb	24.2°N 110.1°W	14 mi ENE of La Paz, Baja California Sur, Mexico
Aug 26 00:00	Cat 1	75 mph	989 mb	24.4°N 110.4°W	19 mi NNW of La Paz, Baja California Sur, Mexico
Aug 26 06:00	TS	69 mph	991 mb	24.6°N 110.8°W	44 mi NW of La Paz, Baja California Sur, Mexico
Aug 26 12:00	TS	58 mph	998 mb	24.9°N 111.0°W	43 mi ESE of Ciudad Constitución, Baja California Sur, Mexico
Aug 26 18:00	TD	35 mph	1000 mb	25.2°N 111.3°W	25 mi ENE of Ciudad Constitución, Baja California Sur, Mexico
Aug 27 00:00	TD	35 mph	1001 mb	25.5°N 111.6°W	33 mi N of Ciudad Constitución, Baja California Sur, Mexico
Aug 27 06:00	TD	29 mph	1007 mb	25.9°N 112.1°W	47 mi W of Loreto, Baja California Sur, Mexico
Aug 27 12:00	TD	29 mph	1007 mb	26.4°N 112.5°W	67 mi SSW of Santa Rosalía, Baja California Sur, Mexico
Aug 27 18:00	TD	23 mph	1008 mb	26.9°N 113.0°W	54 mi SW of Santa Rosalía, Baja California Sur, Mexico

⬇ Download track data (CSV) · public-domain NOAA best track

Questions

Frequently asked questions

When and where did Ignacio make landfall?

Ignacio made landfall once: 14 mi ENE of La Paz, Baja California Sur, Mexico on August 25, 2003 at 18:00 UTC, as a Category 1 hurricane with 81 mph winds.

What category was Ignacio?

At its peak on August 24, 2003, Ignacio was a Category 2 hurricane with maximum sustained winds of 104 mph (167 km/h) and a central pressure of 970 mb. At its first landfall it was a Category 1 hurricane.

How long did Ignacio last?

5.3 days, from August 22, 2003 to August 27, 2003, including 48 hours at hurricane strength. It travelled about 608 miles.

Where can I download the track data for Ignacio?

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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Every storm named Ignacio

Year	Storm	Peak	Landfall
1979	Hurricane Ignacio Eastern Pacific	Cat 4 144 mph	—	→
1985	Hurricane Ignacio Eastern Pacific	Cat 4 132 mph	—	→
1991	Tropical Storm Ignacio Eastern Pacific	TS 63 mph	—	→
1997	Tropical Storm Ignacio Eastern Pacific	TS 40 mph	—	→
2003	Hurricane Ignacio · this page Eastern Pacific	Cat 2 104 mph	Baja California Sur, Mexico
2009	Tropical Storm Ignacio Eastern Pacific	TS 52 mph	—
2015	Hurricane Ignacio Eastern Pacific	Cat 4 144 mph	—	→
2021	Tropical Storm Ignacio Eastern Pacific	TS 40 mph	—

Names are recycled every six years unless a storm is so deadly or costly that the name is retired.

Strongest storms of 2003

Year	Storm	Peak	Landfall
2003	Hurricane Isabel Atlantic	Cat 5 167 mph	North Carolina	→
2003	Hurricane Fabian Atlantic	Cat 4 144 mph	—	→
2003	Hurricane Kate Atlantic	Cat 3 127 mph	—	→
2003	Hurricane Juan Atlantic	Cat 2 104 mph	Nova Scotia, Canada	→
2003	Hurricane Jimena Eastern Pacific	Cat 2 104 mph	—	→
2003	Hurricane Nora Eastern Pacific	Cat 2 104 mph	Sinaloa, Mexico	→
2003	Hurricane Marty Eastern Pacific	Cat 2 98 mph	Baja California Sur, Mexico	→
2003	Hurricane Claudette Atlantic	Cat 1 92 mph	Texas, Quintana Roo, Mexico	→

See every 2003 storm on one map →

Background reading: Hurricane Ignacio on Wikipedia.

← Previous Eastern Pacific stormTropical Storm Carlos (2003)Next Eastern Pacific storm →Hurricane Jimena (2003)

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