Track map & timeline · Atlantic · October 1–12, 1980
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 Ivan (1980) was a Category 2 hurricane of the 1980 Atlantic season. It formed on October 1, 1980, 189 mi WNW of Funchal, Portugal, reached its peak of 104 mph (167 km/h) and a minimum pressure of 970 mb on October 6, 1980, and never made landfall. It rapidly intensified by 34 mph in 24 hours (to 63 mph on October 5, 1980). The storm lasted 11.0 days and travelled about 3,901 miles (6,277 km).
02 · Intensity
03 · Timeline
| Date · UTC | Status | Wind | Pressure | Position | Nearest place |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1 00:00 | TD extratropical | 29 mph | 1010 mb | 33.6°N 20.0°W | open ocean |
| Oct 1 06:00 | TD extratropical | 29 mph | 1010 mb | 33.7°N 20.7°W | open ocean |
| Oct 1 12:00 | TD extratropical | 29 mph | 1010 mb | 33.8°N 21.5°W | open ocean |
| Oct 1 18:00 | TD extratropical | 29 mph | 1010 mb | 34.1°N 22.2°W | open ocean |
| Oct 2 00:00 | TD extratropical | 29 mph | 1010 mb | 34.5°N 22.8°W | open ocean |
| Oct 2 06:00 | TD extratropical | 29 mph | 1009 mb | 35.0°N 23.3°W | open ocean |
| Oct 2 12:00 | TD extratropical | 29 mph | 1009 mb | 35.7°N 23.7°W | 175 mi SE of Lagoa, Portugal |
| Oct 2 18:00 | TD extratropical | 29 mph | 1009 mb | 36.5°N 23.8°W | 130 mi SE of Lagoa, Portugal |
| Oct 3 00:00 | TD extratropical | 29 mph | 1009 mb | 37.2°N 23.5°W | 120 mi ESE of Lagoa, Portugal |
| Oct 3 06:00 | TD extratropical | 29 mph | 1009 mb | 37.8°N 23.1°W | 135 mi E of Lagoa, Portugal |
| Oct 3 12:00 | TD extratropical | 29 mph | 1008 mb | 38.7°N 22.5°W | 179 mi ENE of Lagoa, Portugal |
| Oct 3 18:00 | TD extratropical | 29 mph | 1007 mb | 38.5°N 21.4°W | open ocean |
| Oct 4 00:00 | TD extratropical | 29 mph | 1006 mb | 37.7°N 21.8°W | open ocean |
| Oct 4 06:00 | TD extratropical | 29 mph | 1005 mb | 37.0°N 22.7°W | 166 mi ESE of Lagoa, Portugal |
| Oct 4 12:00 | TD | 35 mph | 1000 mb | 36.5°N 23.5°W | 143 mi SE of Lagoa, Portugal |
| Oct 4 18:00 | TS | 46 mph | 998 mb | 35.6°N 24.6°W | 158 mi SSE of Lagoa, Portugal |
| Oct 5 00:00 | TS | 58 mph | 996 mb | 34.4°N 25.7°W | open ocean |
| Oct 5 06:00 | TS | 63 mph | 995 mb | 33.4°N 26.8°W | open ocean |
| Oct 5 12:00 | TS | 69 mph | 994 mb | 32.4°N 28.3°W | open ocean |
| Oct 5 18:00 | TS | 69 mph | 993 mb | 31.3°N 29.6°W | open ocean |
| Oct 6 00:00 | Cat 1 | 75 mph | 992 mb | 30.1°N 30.5°W | open ocean |
| Oct 6 06:00 | Cat 1 | 86 mph | 985 mb | 29.1°N 31.1°W | open ocean |
| Oct 6 12:00 | Cat 2 | 98 mph | 976 mb | 28.4°N 31.3°W | open ocean |
| Oct 6 18:00 | Cat 2 | 104 mph | 970 mb | 28.1°N 31.1°W | open ocean |
| Oct 7 00:00 | Cat 2 | 104 mph | 970 mb | 28.0°N 30.7°W | open ocean |
| Oct 7 06:00 | Cat 2 | 104 mph | 970 mb | 28.5°N 30.6°W | open ocean |
| Oct 7 12:00 | Cat 2 | 104 mph | 970 mb | 29.5°N 31.7°W | open ocean |
| Oct 7 18:00 | Cat 2 | 104 mph | 970 mb | 29.8°N 32.7°W | open ocean |
| Oct 8 00:00 | Cat 2 | 104 mph | 970 mb | 30.0°N 34.4°W | open ocean |
| Oct 8 06:00 | Cat 2 | 104 mph | 970 mb | 30.6°N 36.2°W | open ocean |
| Oct 8 12:00 | Cat 2 | 104 mph | 970 mb | 31.3°N 37.4°W | open ocean |
| Oct 8 18:00 | Cat 2 | 104 mph | 970 mb | 31.5°N 39.0°W | open ocean |
| Oct 9 00:00 | Cat 2 | 104 mph | 970 mb | 31.7°N 40.5°W | open ocean |
| Oct 9 06:00 | Cat 2 | 104 mph | 971 mb | 32.3°N 41.0°W | open ocean |
| Oct 9 12:00 | Cat 2 | 104 mph | 973 mb | 33.2°N 41.1°W | open ocean |
| Oct 9 18:00 | Cat 2 | 104 mph | 975 mb | 33.8°N 41.2°W | open ocean |
| Oct 10 00:00 | Cat 2 | 104 mph | 977 mb | 34.9°N 40.7°W | open ocean |
| Oct 10 06:00 | Cat 2 | 104 mph | 978 mb | 36.2°N 40.0°W | open ocean |
| Oct 10 12:00 | Cat 2 | 104 mph | 978 mb | 37.8°N 39.1°W | open ocean |
| Oct 10 18:00 | Cat 1 | 92 mph | 980 mb | 39.7°N 37.9°W | open ocean |
| Oct 11 00:00 | Cat 1 | 86 mph | 985 mb | 42.0°N 36.1°W | open ocean |
| Oct 11 06:00 | Cat 1 | 81 mph | 988 mb | 44.4°N 34.1°W | open ocean |
| Oct 11 12:00 | Cat 1 | 75 mph | 990 mb | 46.8°N 31.5°W | open ocean |
| Oct 11 18:00 | Cat 1 | 75 mph | 990 mb | 49.7°N 27.5°W | open ocean |
| Oct 12 00:00 | TS extratropical | 69 mph | 990 mb | 52.5°N 24.5°W | open ocean |
⬇ Download track data (CSV) · public-domain NOAA best track
Questions
No — the NOAA best-track record shows no landfall for Ivan.
At its peak on October 6, 1980, Ivan was a Category 2 hurricane with maximum sustained winds of 104 mph (167 km/h) and a central pressure of 970 mb.
11.0 days, from October 1, 1980 to October 12, 1980, including 144 hours at hurricane strength. It travelled about 3,901 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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