Track map & timeline · Eastern Pacific · September 5–13, 1992
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
Hurricane Iniki (1992) was a Category 4 hurricane of the 1992 Eastern Pacific season. It formed on September 5, 1992, reached its peak of 144 mph (232 km/h) and a minimum pressure of 938 mb on September 11, 1992, and never made landfall. It rapidly intensified by 40 mph in 24 hours (to 115 mph on September 10, 1992). The storm lasted 8.0 days and travelled about 3,291 miles (5,296 km).
02 · Intensity
03 · Timeline
| Date · UTC | Status | Wind | Pressure | Position | Nearest place |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 5 18:00 | TD | 29 mph | 1010 mb | 11.9°N 133.0°W | open ocean |
| Sep 6 00:00 | TD | 29 mph | 1010 mb | 11.9°N 135.9°W | open ocean |
| Sep 6 06:00 | TD | 29 mph | 1010 mb | 12.0°N 137.2°W | open ocean |
| Sep 6 12:00 | TD | 35 mph | 1009 mb | 12.1°N 138.5°W | open ocean |
| Sep 6 18:00 | TD | 35 mph | 1008 mb | 12.2°N 139.8°W | open ocean |
| Sep 7 00:00 | TD | 29 mph | 1008 mb | 12.3°N 141.1°W | open ocean |
| Sep 7 06:00 | TD | 29 mph | 1007 mb | 12.3°N 141.7°W | open ocean |
| Sep 7 12:00 | TD | 35 mph | 1006 mb | 12.2°N 142.4°W | open ocean |
| Sep 7 18:00 | TD | 35 mph | 1004 mb | 12.1°N 143.0°W | open ocean |
| Sep 8 00:00 | TS | 40 mph | 1002 mb | 12.0°N 144.5°W | open ocean |
| Sep 8 06:00 | TS | 46 mph | 1000 mb | 12.0°N 146.0°W | open ocean |
| Sep 8 12:00 | TS | 46 mph | 1000 mb | 12.1°N 147.5°W | open ocean |
| Sep 8 18:00 | TS | 58 mph | 996 mb | 12.3°N 149.0°W | open ocean |
| Sep 9 00:00 | TS | 69 mph | 996 mb | 12.4°N 150.2°W | open ocean |
| Sep 9 06:00 | Cat 1 | 75 mph | 992 mb | 12.7°N 151.6°W | open ocean |
| Sep 9 12:00 | Cat 1 | 75 mph | 992 mb | 13.0°N 152.9°W | open ocean |
| Sep 9 18:00 | Cat 1 | 92 mph | 984 mb | 13.4°N 154.3°W | open ocean |
| Sep 10 00:00 | Cat 2 | 98 mph | 980 mb | 13.8°N 155.5°W | open ocean |
| Sep 10 06:00 | Cat 2 | 104 mph | 960 mb | 14.3°N 156.9°W | open ocean |
| Sep 10 12:00 | Cat 3 | 115 mph | 960 mb | 14.7°N 157.8°W | open ocean |
| Sep 10 18:00 | Cat 3 | 115 mph | 951 mb | 15.2°N 158.6°W | open ocean |
| Sep 11 00:00 | Cat 3 | 127 mph | 948 mb | 15.9°N 159.3°W | open ocean |
| Sep 11 06:00 | Cat 4 | 132 mph | 947 mb | 16.8°N 159.8°W | open ocean |
| Sep 11 12:00 | Cat 4 | 138 mph | 939 mb | 18.2°N 160.2°W | open ocean |
| Sep 11 18:00 | Cat 4 | 144 mph | 938 mb | 19.5°N 160.0°W | 177 mi SW of Makakilo / Kapolei / Honokai Hale, Hawaii |
| Sep 12 00:00 | Cat 4 | 132 mph | 945 mb | 21.5°N 159.8°W | 50 mi SW of Kapa‘a, Hawaii |
| Sep 12 06:00 | Cat 3 | 115 mph | 959 mb | 23.7°N 159.4°W | 112 mi N of Kapa‘a, Hawaii |
| Sep 12 12:00 | Cat 1 | 92 mph | 980 mb | 25.7°N 159.0°W | open ocean |
| Sep 12 18:00 | Cat 1 | 92 mph | 980 mb | 28.1°N 158.9°W | open ocean |
| Sep 13 00:00 | Cat 1 | 75 mph | 990 mb | 30.4°N 158.8°W | open ocean |
| Sep 13 06:00 | Cat 1 | 75 mph | 990 mb | 33.0°N 158.7°W | open ocean |
| Sep 13 12:00 | TS | 58 mph | 1000 mb | 35.0°N 158.5°W | open ocean |
| Sep 13 18:00 | TS | 46 mph | 1002 mb | 36.7°N 158.1°W | open ocean |
⬇ Download track data (CSV) · public-domain NOAA best track
Questions
No — the NOAA best-track record shows no landfall for Iniki.
At its peak on September 11, 1992, Iniki was a Category 4 hurricane with maximum sustained winds of 144 mph (232 km/h) and a central pressure of 938 mb.
8.0 days, from September 5, 1992 to September 13, 1992, including 102 hours at hurricane strength (48 as a major hurricane). It travelled about 3,291 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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