Track map & timeline · Eastern Pacific · August 25 – September 6, 2012
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 Ileana (2012) was a Category 1 hurricane of the 2012 Eastern Pacific season. It formed on August 25, 2012, 344 mi SSW of Puerto Escondido, Oaxaca, Mexico, reached its peak of 86 mph (139 km/h) and a minimum pressure of 978 mb on August 30, 2012, and never made landfall. The storm lasted 11.5 days and travelled about 2,682 miles (4,316 km).
02 · Intensity
03 · Timeline
| Date · UTC | Status | Wind | Pressure | Position | Nearest place |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 25 18:00 | TD low/wave | 23 mph | 1008 mb | 11.3°N 99.1°W | open ocean |
| Aug 26 00:00 | TD low/wave | 29 mph | 1007 mb | 11.6°N 99.9°W | open ocean |
| Aug 26 06:00 | TD low/wave | 29 mph | 1007 mb | 11.9°N 100.7°W | open ocean |
| Aug 26 12:00 | TD low/wave | 29 mph | 1006 mb | 12.4°N 101.4°W | open ocean |
| Aug 26 18:00 | TD low/wave | 29 mph | 1006 mb | 13.0°N 102.1°W | open ocean |
| Aug 27 00:00 | TD low/wave | 29 mph | 1005 mb | 13.6°N 102.9°W | open ocean |
| Aug 27 06:00 | TD low/wave | 29 mph | 1005 mb | 14.2°N 104.0°W | open ocean |
| Aug 27 12:00 | TD | 35 mph | 1004 mb | 14.6°N 105.2°W | open ocean |
| Aug 27 18:00 | TS | 40 mph | 1003 mb | 14.9°N 106.4°W | open ocean |
| Aug 28 00:00 | TS | 46 mph | 1001 mb | 15.2°N 107.4°W | open ocean |
| Aug 28 06:00 | TS | 46 mph | 999 mb | 15.4°N 108.4°W | open ocean |
| Aug 28 12:00 | TS | 52 mph | 998 mb | 15.7°N 109.3°W | open ocean |
| Aug 28 18:00 | TS | 58 mph | 997 mb | 16.2°N 110.1°W | open ocean |
| Aug 29 00:00 | TS | 63 mph | 995 mb | 16.7°N 110.8°W | open ocean |
| Aug 29 06:00 | TS | 63 mph | 993 mb | 17.3°N 111.5°W | open ocean |
| Aug 29 12:00 | TS | 69 mph | 991 mb | 17.8°N 112.0°W | open ocean |
| Aug 29 18:00 | TS | 69 mph | 989 mb | 18.3°N 112.5°W | open ocean |
| Aug 30 00:00 | Cat 1 | 75 mph | 987 mb | 18.8°N 113.0°W | open ocean |
| Aug 30 06:00 | Cat 1 | 75 mph | 984 mb | 19.4°N 113.3°W | open ocean |
| Aug 30 12:00 | Cat 1 | 81 mph | 981 mb | 20.0°N 113.5°W | open ocean |
| Aug 30 18:00 | Cat 1 | 86 mph | 978 mb | 20.5°N 113.8°W | open ocean |
| Aug 31 00:00 | Cat 1 | 86 mph | 978 mb | 21.0°N 114.1°W | open ocean |
| Aug 31 06:00 | Cat 1 | 81 mph | 981 mb | 21.5°N 114.6°W | open ocean |
| Aug 31 12:00 | Cat 1 | 75 mph | 985 mb | 21.9°N 115.2°W | open ocean |
| Aug 31 18:00 | TS | 69 mph | 987 mb | 22.2°N 115.9°W | open ocean |
| Sep 1 00:00 | TS | 63 mph | 991 mb | 22.5°N 116.7°W | open ocean |
| Sep 1 06:00 | TS | 58 mph | 996 mb | 22.8°N 117.5°W | open ocean |
| Sep 1 12:00 | TS | 52 mph | 999 mb | 23.0°N 118.3°W | open ocean |
| Sep 1 18:00 | TS | 46 mph | 1002 mb | 23.1°N 119.2°W | open ocean |
| Sep 2 00:00 | TS | 40 mph | 1004 mb | 23.0°N 120.1°W | open ocean |
| Sep 2 06:00 | TD | 35 mph | 1007 mb | 22.9°N 121.0°W | open ocean |
| Sep 2 12:00 | TD low/wave | 35 mph | 1008 mb | 22.7°N 122.0°W | open ocean |
| Sep 2 18:00 | TD low/wave | 35 mph | 1008 mb | 22.5°N 123.0°W | open ocean |
| Sep 3 00:00 | TD low/wave | 35 mph | 1008 mb | 22.2°N 124.0°W | open ocean |
| Sep 3 06:00 | TD low/wave | 35 mph | 1008 mb | 21.9°N 125.0°W | open ocean |
| Sep 3 12:00 | TD low/wave | 35 mph | 1009 mb | 21.6°N 126.0°W | open ocean |
| Sep 3 18:00 | TD low/wave | 29 mph | 1010 mb | 21.2°N 126.9°W | open ocean |
| Sep 4 00:00 | TD low/wave | 29 mph | 1010 mb | 20.8°N 127.7°W | open ocean |
| Sep 4 06:00 | TD low/wave | 29 mph | 1010 mb | 20.2°N 128.4°W | open ocean |
| Sep 4 12:00 | TD low/wave | 29 mph | 1010 mb | 19.7°N 129.1°W | open ocean |
| Sep 4 18:00 | TD low/wave | 23 mph | 1011 mb | 19.2°N 129.8°W | open ocean |
| Sep 5 00:00 | TD low/wave | 23 mph | 1011 mb | 18.7°N 130.4°W | open ocean |
| Sep 5 06:00 | TD low/wave | 23 mph | 1011 mb | 18.2°N 131.0°W | open ocean |
| Sep 5 12:00 | TD low/wave | 23 mph | 1011 mb | 17.8°N 131.7°W | open ocean |
| Sep 5 18:00 | TD low/wave | 17 mph | 1012 mb | 17.3°N 132.3°W | open ocean |
| Sep 6 00:00 | TD low/wave | 17 mph | 1012 mb | 16.9°N 133.0°W | open ocean |
| Sep 6 06:00 | TD low/wave | 17 mph | 1012 mb | 16.4°N 133.6°W | open ocean |
⬇ Download track data (CSV) · public-domain NOAA best track
Questions
No — the NOAA best-track record shows no landfall for Ileana.
At its peak on August 30, 2012, Ileana was a Category 1 hurricane with maximum sustained winds of 86 mph (139 km/h) and a central pressure of 978 mb.
11.5 days, from August 25, 2012 to September 6, 2012, including 42 hours at hurricane strength. It travelled about 2,682 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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