Track map & timeline · Eastern Pacific · August 5–13, 1988
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 Iva (1988) was a Category 2 hurricane of the 1988 Eastern Pacific season. It formed on August 5, 1988, 189 mi SSE of Puerto Escondido, Oaxaca, Mexico, reached its peak of 104 mph (167 km/h) and a minimum pressure of 968 mb on August 8, 1988, and never made landfall. It rapidly intensified by 35 mph in 24 hours (to 75 mph on August 7, 1988). The storm lasted 8.8 days and travelled about 1,956 miles (3,147 km).
02 · Intensity
03 · Timeline
| Date · UTC | Status | Wind | Pressure | Position | Nearest place |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 5 00:00 | TD | 29 mph | 1012 mb | 13.2°N 96.4°W | 176 mi S of San Pedro Pochutla, Oaxaca, Mexico |
| Aug 5 06:00 | TD | 29 mph | 1011 mb | 13.5°N 98.1°W | 177 mi SSW of Puerto Escondido, Oaxaca, Mexico |
| Aug 5 12:00 | TD | 29 mph | 1010 mb | 13.8°N 99.7°W | open ocean |
| Aug 5 18:00 | TD | 35 mph | 1009 mb | 14.3°N 101.2°W | open ocean |
| Aug 6 00:00 | TS | 40 mph | 1005 mb | 14.5°N 102.6°W | open ocean |
| Aug 6 06:00 | TS | 52 mph | 1000 mb | 14.9°N 103.9°W | open ocean |
| Aug 6 12:00 | TS | 52 mph | 1000 mb | 15.2°N 105.3°W | open ocean |
| Aug 6 18:00 | TS | 63 mph | 994 mb | 15.7°N 106.5°W | open ocean |
| Aug 7 00:00 | Cat 1 | 75 mph | 987 mb | 16.2°N 107.4°W | open ocean |
| Aug 7 06:00 | Cat 1 | 75 mph | 987 mb | 16.7°N 108.3°W | open ocean |
| Aug 7 12:00 | Cat 1 | 77 mph | 979 mb | 17.1°N 109.1°W | open ocean |
| Aug 7 18:00 | Cat 2 | 97 mph | 975 mb | 17.6°N 110.0°W | open ocean |
| Aug 8 00:00 | Cat 2 | 104 mph | 970 mb | 18.0°N 110.5°W | open ocean |
| Aug 8 06:00 | Cat 2 | 104 mph | 970 mb | 18.3°N 111.2°W | open ocean |
| Aug 8 12:00 | Cat 2 | 104 mph | 968 mb | 19.2°N 112.2°W | open ocean |
| Aug 8 18:00 | Cat 2 | 104 mph | 970 mb | 20.0°N 113.2°W | open ocean |
| Aug 9 00:00 | Cat 2 | 97 mph | 975 mb | 20.4°N 114.0°W | open ocean |
| Aug 9 06:00 | Cat 2 | 97 mph | 975 mb | 20.6°N 115.0°W | open ocean |
| Aug 9 12:00 | Cat 1 | 89 mph | 979 mb | 20.7°N 115.8°W | open ocean |
| Aug 9 18:00 | Cat 1 | 75 mph | 987 mb | 20.6°N 116.7°W | open ocean |
| Aug 10 00:00 | TS | 63 mph | 994 mb | 20.5°N 117.3°W | open ocean |
| Aug 10 06:00 | TS | 63 mph | 994 mb | 20.4°N 117.5°W | open ocean |
| Aug 10 12:00 | TS | 52 mph | 1000 mb | 20.3°N 117.7°W | open ocean |
| Aug 10 18:00 | TS | 46 mph | 1002 mb | 20.2°N 117.9°W | open ocean |
| Aug 11 00:00 | TS | 40 mph | 1005 mb | 20.0°N 118.3°W | open ocean |
| Aug 11 06:00 | TS | 40 mph | 1005 mb | 19.9°N 118.7°W | open ocean |
| Aug 11 12:00 | TS | 40 mph | 1006 mb | 19.7°N 119.1°W | open ocean |
| Aug 11 18:00 | TD | 35 mph | 1009 mb | 19.5°N 119.5°W | open ocean |
| Aug 12 00:00 | TD | 35 mph | 1009 mb | 19.2°N 120.0°W | open ocean |
| Aug 12 06:00 | TD | 29 mph | 1010 mb | 19.0°N 120.4°W | open ocean |
| Aug 12 12:00 | TD | 29 mph | 1010 mb | 18.9°N 120.7°W | open ocean |
| Aug 12 18:00 | TD | 23 mph | 1011 mb | 18.6°N 121.2°W | open ocean |
| Aug 13 00:00 | TD | 23 mph | 1012 mb | 18.4°N 121.6°W | open ocean |
| Aug 13 06:00 | TD | 23 mph | 1012 mb | 18.1°N 122.1°W | open ocean |
| Aug 13 12:00 | TD | 23 mph | 1013 mb | 17.8°N 122.7°W | open ocean |
| Aug 13 18:00 | TD | 23 mph | 1013 mb | 17.5°N 123.3°W | open ocean |
⬇ Download track data (CSV) · public-domain NOAA best track
Questions
No — the NOAA best-track record shows no landfall for Iva.
At its peak on August 8, 1988, Iva was a Category 2 hurricane with maximum sustained winds of 104 mph (167 km/h) and a central pressure of 968 mb.
8.8 days, from August 5, 1988 to August 13, 1988, including 72 hours at hurricane strength. It travelled about 1,956 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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