Track map & timeline · Eastern Pacific · August 28 – September 5, 2003
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 (2003) was a Category 2 hurricane of the 2003 Eastern Pacific season. It formed on August 28, 2003, reached its peak of 104 mph (167 km/h) and a minimum pressure of 970 mb on August 30, 2003, and never made landfall. It rapidly intensified by 40 mph in 24 hours (to 86 mph on August 29, 2003). The storm lasted 8.5 days and travelled about 3,613 miles (5,813 km).
02 · Intensity
03 · Timeline
| Date · UTC | Status | Wind | Pressure | Position | Nearest place |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 28 06:00 | TD | 35 mph | 1008 mb | 14.0°N 129.6°W | open ocean |
| Aug 28 12:00 | TS | 40 mph | 1005 mb | 14.4°N 130.7°W | open ocean |
| Aug 28 18:00 | TS | 46 mph | 1002 mb | 14.8°N 131.9°W | open ocean |
| Aug 29 00:00 | TS | 58 mph | 997 mb | 15.4°N 133.0°W | open ocean |
| Aug 29 06:00 | TS | 63 mph | 994 mb | 16.1°N 134.1°W | open ocean |
| Aug 29 12:00 | Cat 1 | 75 mph | 987 mb | 16.6°N 135.5°W | open ocean |
| Aug 29 18:00 | Cat 1 | 86 mph | 981 mb | 16.9°N 136.9°W | open ocean |
| Aug 30 00:00 | Cat 2 | 98 mph | 973 mb | 17.2°N 138.3°W | open ocean |
| Aug 30 06:00 | Cat 2 | 98 mph | 973 mb | 17.3°N 139.8°W | open ocean |
| Aug 30 12:00 | Cat 2 | 98 mph | 972 mb | 17.3°N 141.3°W | open ocean |
| Aug 30 18:00 | Cat 2 | 104 mph | 970 mb | 17.3°N 142.9°W | open ocean |
| Aug 31 00:00 | Cat 2 | 104 mph | 976 mb | 17.6°N 144.4°W | open ocean |
| Aug 31 06:00 | Cat 2 | 104 mph | 980 mb | 17.8°N 146.1°W | open ocean |
| Aug 31 12:00 | Cat 2 | 98 mph | 984 mb | 18.0°N 147.8°W | open ocean |
| Aug 31 18:00 | Cat 1 | 86 mph | 991 mb | 18.2°N 149.6°W | open ocean |
| Sep 1 00:00 | Cat 1 | 75 mph | 1000 mb | 18.1°N 151.3°W | open ocean |
| Sep 1 06:00 | TS | 63 mph | 1000 mb | 17.8°N 153.0°W | 179 mi SE of Hawaiian Paradise Park, Hawaii |
| Sep 1 12:00 | TS | 52 mph | 1002 mb | 17.4°N 154.5°W | 155 mi SSE of Hawaiian Paradise Park, Hawaii |
| Sep 1 18:00 | TS | 46 mph | 1002 mb | 17.0°N 156.1°W | 183 mi S of Kailua-Kona, Hawaii |
| Sep 2 00:00 | TS | 40 mph | 1005 mb | 16.5°N 157.6°W | open ocean |
| Sep 2 06:00 | TS | 40 mph | 1005 mb | 16.1°N 159.0°W | open ocean |
| Sep 2 12:00 | TS | 40 mph | 1005 mb | 15.6°N 160.4°W | open ocean |
| Sep 2 18:00 | TS | 40 mph | 1005 mb | 15.3°N 161.9°W | open ocean |
| Sep 3 00:00 | TD | 35 mph | 1009 mb | 15.1°N 163.4°W | open ocean |
| Sep 3 06:00 | TD | 35 mph | 1009 mb | 14.9°N 164.9°W | open ocean |
| Sep 3 12:00 | TD | 29 mph | 1009 mb | 14.7°N 166.5°W | open ocean |
| Sep 3 18:00 | TD | 29 mph | 1009 mb | 14.7°N 168.2°W | open ocean |
| Sep 4 00:00 | TD | 29 mph | 1009 mb | 14.7°N 170.0°W | open ocean |
| Sep 4 06:00 | TD | 35 mph | 1009 mb | 14.7°N 171.8°W | open ocean |
| Sep 4 12:00 | TD | 35 mph | 1009 mb | 14.6°N 173.6°W | open ocean |
| Sep 4 18:00 | TD | 35 mph | 1010 mb | 14.2°N 175.5°W | open ocean |
| Sep 5 00:00 | TD | 35 mph | 1009 mb | 13.7°N 177.4°W | open ocean |
| Sep 5 06:00 | TD | 35 mph | 1009 mb | 13.6°N 179.4°W | open ocean |
| Sep 5 12:00 | TD | 29 mph | 1009 mb | 13.4°N 179.2°E | open ocean |
| Sep 5 18:00 | TD | 29 mph | 1009 mb | 13.2°N 177.4°E | 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 August 30, 2003, Jimena was a Category 2 hurricane with maximum sustained winds of 104 mph (167 km/h) and a central pressure of 970 mb.
8.5 days, from August 28, 2003 to September 5, 2003, including 66 hours at hurricane strength. It travelled about 3,613 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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