Track map & timeline · Eastern Pacific · September 20 – October 2, 1991
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 Jimena (1991) was a Category 4 hurricane of the 1991 Eastern Pacific season. It formed on September 20, 1991, reached its peak of 132 mph (213 km/h) and a minimum pressure of 945 mb on September 23, 1991, and never made landfall. It rapidly intensified by 69 mph in 24 hours (to 121 mph on September 23, 1991). The storm lasted 11.3 days and travelled about 2,408 miles (3,875 km).
02 · Intensity
03 · Timeline
| Date · UTC | Status | Wind | Pressure | Position | Nearest place |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 20 18:00 | TD | 29 mph | 1009 mb | 10.1°N 100.1°W | open ocean |
| Sep 21 00:00 | TD | 35 mph | 1008 mb | 10.3°N 100.7°W | open ocean |
| Sep 21 06:00 | TD | 35 mph | 1008 mb | 10.7°N 101.5°W | open ocean |
| Sep 21 12:00 | TD | 35 mph | 1007 mb | 11.2°N 102.3°W | open ocean |
| Sep 21 18:00 | TS | 40 mph | 1005 mb | 11.7°N 103.0°W | open ocean |
| Sep 22 00:00 | TS | 46 mph | 1003 mb | 12.3°N 103.4°W | open ocean |
| Sep 22 06:00 | TS | 52 mph | 1000 mb | 12.8°N 103.9°W | open ocean |
| Sep 22 12:00 | TS | 63 mph | 994 mb | 13.1°N 104.3°W | open ocean |
| Sep 22 18:00 | Cat 1 | 75 mph | 987 mb | 13.4°N 104.9°W | open ocean |
| Sep 23 00:00 | Cat 2 | 98 mph | 975 mb | 13.4°N 105.7°W | open ocean |
| Sep 23 06:00 | Cat 3 | 121 mph | 963 mb | 13.5°N 106.6°W | open ocean |
| Sep 23 12:00 | Cat 3 | 127 mph | 954 mb | 13.5°N 107.7°W | open ocean |
| Sep 23 18:00 | Cat 4 | 132 mph | 949 mb | 13.4°N 108.9°W | open ocean |
| Sep 24 00:00 | Cat 4 | 132 mph | 947 mb | 13.4°N 110.0°W | open ocean |
| Sep 24 06:00 | Cat 4 | 132 mph | 946 mb | 13.4°N 111.0°W | open ocean |
| Sep 24 12:00 | Cat 4 | 132 mph | 945 mb | 13.4°N 112.1°W | open ocean |
| Sep 24 18:00 | Cat 4 | 132 mph | 945 mb | 13.4°N 113.1°W | open ocean |
| Sep 25 00:00 | Cat 3 | 127 mph | 951 mb | 13.3°N 114.1°W | open ocean |
| Sep 25 06:00 | Cat 3 | 127 mph | 950 mb | 13.4°N 115.1°W | open ocean |
| Sep 25 12:00 | Cat 4 | 132 mph | 948 mb | 13.4°N 116.0°W | open ocean |
| Sep 25 18:00 | Cat 4 | 132 mph | 948 mb | 13.5°N 116.9°W | open ocean |
| Sep 26 00:00 | Cat 4 | 132 mph | 950 mb | 13.7°N 117.7°W | open ocean |
| Sep 26 06:00 | Cat 3 | 127 mph | 952 mb | 13.9°N 118.4°W | open ocean |
| Sep 26 12:00 | Cat 3 | 127 mph | 953 mb | 14.2°N 119.2°W | open ocean |
| Sep 26 18:00 | Cat 3 | 121 mph | 955 mb | 14.5°N 119.9°W | open ocean |
| Sep 27 00:00 | Cat 3 | 115 mph | 957 mb | 14.8°N 120.7°W | open ocean |
| Sep 27 06:00 | Cat 3 | 115 mph | 958 mb | 15.2°N 121.4°W | open ocean |
| Sep 27 12:00 | Cat 3 | 115 mph | 960 mb | 15.4°N 122.0°W | open ocean |
| Sep 27 18:00 | Cat 2 | 109 mph | 961 mb | 15.5°N 122.5°W | open ocean |
| Sep 28 00:00 | Cat 2 | 109 mph | 962 mb | 15.5°N 123.0°W | open ocean |
| Sep 28 06:00 | Cat 2 | 109 mph | 963 mb | 15.5°N 123.5°W | open ocean |
| Sep 28 12:00 | Cat 2 | 109 mph | 964 mb | 15.6°N 123.9°W | open ocean |
| Sep 28 18:00 | Cat 2 | 109 mph | 966 mb | 15.7°N 124.3°W | open ocean |
| Sep 29 00:00 | Cat 2 | 104 mph | 967 mb | 15.8°N 124.5°W | open ocean |
| Sep 29 06:00 | Cat 2 | 104 mph | 969 mb | 16.0°N 124.7°W | open ocean |
| Sep 29 12:00 | Cat 2 | 104 mph | 970 mb | 16.3°N 124.9°W | open ocean |
| Sep 29 18:00 | Cat 2 | 98 mph | 972 mb | 16.7°N 125.1°W | open ocean |
| Sep 30 00:00 | Cat 1 | 92 mph | 975 mb | 17.2°N 125.5°W | open ocean |
| Sep 30 06:00 | Cat 1 | 81 mph | 979 mb | 17.7°N 125.9°W | open ocean |
| Sep 30 12:00 | TS | 69 mph | 988 mb | 18.5°N 126.5°W | open ocean |
| Sep 30 18:00 | TS | 58 mph | 996 mb | 19.3°N 127.4°W | open ocean |
| Oct 1 00:00 | TS | 40 mph | 1002 mb | 20.0°N 128.2°W | open ocean |
| Oct 1 06:00 | TD | 35 mph | 1006 mb | 20.5°N 129.1°W | open ocean |
| Oct 1 12:00 | TD | 29 mph | 1009 mb | 21.1°N 130.0°W | open ocean |
| Oct 1 18:00 | TD | 29 mph | 1010 mb | 21.7°N 130.8°W | open ocean |
| Oct 2 00:00 | TD | 23 mph | 1011 mb | 22.5°N 131.5°W | open ocean |
⬇ Download track data (CSV) · public-domain NOAA best track
Questions
No — the NOAA best-track record shows no landfall for Jimena.
At its peak on September 23, 1991, Jimena was a Category 4 hurricane with maximum sustained winds of 132 mph (213 km/h) and a central pressure of 945 mb.
11.3 days, from September 20, 1991 to October 2, 1991, including 186 hours at hurricane strength (108 as a major hurricane). It travelled about 2,408 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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