Track map & timeline · Eastern Pacific · August 23 – September 8, 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 Ignacio (2015) was a Category 4 hurricane of the 2015 Eastern Pacific season. It formed on August 23, 2015, reached its peak of 144 mph (232 km/h) and a minimum pressure of 942 mb on August 30, 2015, and never made landfall. It rapidly intensified by 52 mph in 24 hours (to 144 mph on August 30, 2015). The storm lasted 15.8 days and travelled about 4,830 miles (7,772 km).
02 · Intensity
03 · Timeline
| Date · UTC | Status | Wind | Pressure | Position | Nearest place |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 23 18:00 | TD low/wave | 29 mph | 1009 mb | 12.3°N 129.3°W | open ocean |
| Aug 24 00:00 | TD low/wave | 29 mph | 1008 mb | 12.3°N 129.5°W | open ocean |
| Aug 24 06:00 | TD low/wave | 29 mph | 1008 mb | 12.5°N 129.9°W | open ocean |
| Aug 24 12:00 | TD low/wave | 29 mph | 1007 mb | 12.8°N 130.3°W | open ocean |
| Aug 24 18:00 | TD low/wave | 35 mph | 1007 mb | 13.0°N 130.6°W | open ocean |
| Aug 25 00:00 | TD | 35 mph | 1007 mb | 13.1°N 131.1°W | open ocean |
| Aug 25 06:00 | TD | 35 mph | 1006 mb | 13.1°N 131.6°W | open ocean |
| Aug 25 12:00 | TD | 35 mph | 1005 mb | 13.0°N 132.2°W | open ocean |
| Aug 25 18:00 | TS | 40 mph | 1004 mb | 12.8°N 132.8°W | open ocean |
| Aug 26 00:00 | TS | 46 mph | 1003 mb | 12.4°N 133.3°W | open ocean |
| Aug 26 06:00 | TS | 52 mph | 1001 mb | 12.2°N 134.1°W | open ocean |
| Aug 26 12:00 | TS | 58 mph | 999 mb | 12.0°N 135.0°W | open ocean |
| Aug 26 18:00 | TS | 63 mph | 998 mb | 11.8°N 135.9°W | open ocean |
| Aug 27 00:00 | Cat 1 | 75 mph | 992 mb | 12.0°N 136.9°W | open ocean |
| Aug 27 06:00 | Cat 1 | 86 mph | 985 mb | 12.3°N 137.9°W | open ocean |
| Aug 27 12:00 | Cat 1 | 92 mph | 982 mb | 12.6°N 139.0°W | open ocean |
| Aug 27 18:00 | Cat 1 | 92 mph | 982 mb | 12.9°N 140.2°W | open ocean |
| Aug 28 00:00 | Cat 1 | 92 mph | 981 mb | 13.3°N 141.4°W | open ocean |
| Aug 28 06:00 | Cat 1 | 92 mph | 980 mb | 13.7°N 142.6°W | open ocean |
| Aug 28 12:00 | Cat 1 | 92 mph | 979 mb | 14.1°N 143.5°W | open ocean |
| Aug 28 18:00 | Cat 1 | 92 mph | 978 mb | 14.5°N 144.2°W | open ocean |
| Aug 29 00:00 | Cat 1 | 92 mph | 976 mb | 14.9°N 144.9°W | open ocean |
| Aug 29 06:00 | Cat 1 | 92 mph | 974 mb | 15.2°N 145.5°W | open ocean |
| Aug 29 12:00 | Cat 3 | 115 mph | 961 mb | 15.7°N 146.1°W | open ocean |
| Aug 29 18:00 | Cat 4 | 138 mph | 953 mb | 16.1°N 146.6°W | open ocean |
| Aug 30 00:00 | Cat 4 | 138 mph | 947 mb | 16.6°N 147.2°W | open ocean |
| Aug 30 06:00 | Cat 4 | 144 mph | 942 mb | 17.1°N 147.7°W | open ocean |
| Aug 30 12:00 | Cat 4 | 132 mph | 950 mb | 17.9°N 148.2°W | open ocean |
| Aug 30 18:00 | Cat 3 | 121 mph | 959 mb | 18.6°N 148.7°W | open ocean |
| Aug 31 00:00 | Cat 3 | 115 mph | 961 mb | 19.3°N 149.2°W | open ocean |
| Aug 31 06:00 | Cat 3 | 115 mph | 963 mb | 20.0°N 149.8°W | open ocean |
| Aug 31 12:00 | Cat 2 | 104 mph | 965 mb | 20.6°N 150.5°W | open ocean |
| Aug 31 18:00 | Cat 2 | 104 mph | 968 mb | 21.3°N 151.2°W | open ocean |
| Sep 1 00:00 | Cat 2 | 98 mph | 971 mb | 22.0°N 151.9°W | open ocean |
| Sep 1 06:00 | Cat 1 | 92 mph | 973 mb | 22.6°N 152.6°W | open ocean |
| Sep 1 12:00 | Cat 1 | 86 mph | 975 mb | 23.1°N 153.3°W | open ocean |
| Sep 1 18:00 | Cat 1 | 75 mph | 981 mb | 23.6°N 154.1°W | open ocean |
| Sep 2 00:00 | TS | 69 mph | 984 mb | 24.2°N 155.0°W | open ocean |
| Sep 2 06:00 | TS | 69 mph | 984 mb | 24.9°N 155.8°W | open ocean |
| Sep 2 12:00 | TS | 69 mph | 984 mb | 25.7°N 156.7°W | open ocean |
| Sep 2 18:00 | Cat 1 | 75 mph | 982 mb | 26.4°N 157.7°W | open ocean |
| Sep 3 00:00 | Cat 1 | 75 mph | 981 mb | 27.1°N 158.9°W | open ocean |
| Sep 3 06:00 | Cat 1 | 75 mph | 981 mb | 27.8°N 160.1°W | open ocean |
| Sep 3 12:00 | Cat 1 | 75 mph | 982 mb | 28.4°N 161.1°W | open ocean |
| Sep 3 18:00 | TS | 69 mph | 984 mb | 29.1°N 162.1°W | open ocean |
| Sep 4 00:00 | TS | 69 mph | 984 mb | 29.9°N 162.9°W | open ocean |
| Sep 4 06:00 | TS | 69 mph | 984 mb | 30.9°N 163.5°W | open ocean |
| Sep 4 12:00 | TS | 69 mph | 984 mb | 31.9°N 163.9°W | open ocean |
| Sep 4 18:00 | TS | 69 mph | 984 mb | 33.3°N 164.1°W | open ocean |
| Sep 5 00:00 | TS low/wave | 63 mph | 985 mb | 34.8°N 164.4°W | open ocean |
| Sep 5 06:00 | TS low/wave | 63 mph | 986 mb | 36.1°N 164.8°W | open ocean |
| Sep 5 12:00 | TS low/wave | 63 mph | 986 mb | 37.3°N 165.0°W | open ocean |
| Sep 5 18:00 | TS low/wave | 63 mph | 986 mb | 38.8°N 165.0°W | open ocean |
| Sep 6 00:00 | TS low/wave | 63 mph | 988 mb | 40.3°N 165.0°W | open ocean |
| Sep 6 06:00 | TS low/wave | 58 mph | 992 mb | 41.7°N 165.0°W | open ocean |
| Sep 6 12:00 | TS low/wave | 52 mph | 996 mb | 43.0°N 165.0°W | open ocean |
| Sep 6 18:00 | TS low/wave | 52 mph | 998 mb | 44.0°N 165.0°W | open ocean |
| Sep 7 00:00 | TS low/wave | 52 mph | 998 mb | 45.0°N 164.0°W | open ocean |
| Sep 7 06:00 | TS extratropical | 52 mph | 998 mb | 46.0°N 161.5°W | open ocean |
| Sep 7 12:00 | TS extratropical | 52 mph | 996 mb | 47.0°N 159.0°W | open ocean |
| Sep 7 18:00 | TS extratropical | 52 mph | 996 mb | 48.0°N 156.0°W | open ocean |
| Sep 8 00:00 | TS extratropical | 52 mph | 998 mb | 49.5°N 152.0°W | open ocean |
| Sep 8 06:00 | TS extratropical | 46 mph | 998 mb | 51.0°N 147.0°W | open ocean |
| Sep 8 12:00 | TS extratropical | 46 mph | 998 mb | 52.0°N 143.0°W | open ocean |
⬇ Download track data (CSV) · public-domain NOAA best track
Questions
No — the NOAA best-track record shows no landfall for Ignacio.
At its peak on August 30, 2015, Ignacio was a Category 4 hurricane with maximum sustained winds of 144 mph (232 km/h) and a central pressure of 942 mb.
15.8 days, from August 23, 2015 to September 8, 2015, including 168 hours at hurricane strength (48 as a major hurricane). It travelled about 4,830 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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