Track map & timeline · Eastern Pacific · August 5–13, 2018
TD TS Cat 1 2 3 4 5 · dashed = post-tropical / remnant low. During the replay the shaded rings show the storm’s wind field as analysed by NHC — 39+, 58+ and 74+ mph winds, quadrant by quadrant. Click any point or table row to jump there.
01 · The story
Hurricane John (2018) was a Category 2 hurricane of the 2018 Eastern Pacific season. It formed on August 5, 2018, 348 mi SSW of Ciudad Lázaro Cárdenas, Michoacán, Mexico, reached its peak of 109 mph (176 km/h) and a minimum pressure of 964 mb on August 7, 2018, and never made landfall. It rapidly intensified by 40 mph in 24 hours (to 75 mph on August 6, 2018). The storm lasted 8.3 days and travelled about 1,784 miles (2,871 km).
02 · Intensity
03 · Timeline
| Date · UTC | Status | Wind | Pressure | Position | Nearest place |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 5 12:00 | TD | 35 mph | 1006 mb | 13.7°N 105.0°W | open ocean |
| Aug 5 18:00 | TD | 35 mph | 1006 mb | 14.2°N 105.5°W | open ocean |
| Aug 6 00:00 | TS | 40 mph | 1004 mb | 14.5°N 106.3°W | open ocean |
| Aug 6 06:00 | TS | 52 mph | 1001 mb | 14.8°N 107.0°W | open ocean |
| Aug 6 12:00 | TS | 63 mph | 996 mb | 15.3°N 107.5°W | open ocean |
| Aug 6 18:00 | Cat 1 | 75 mph | 990 mb | 15.9°N 107.9°W | open ocean |
| Aug 7 00:00 | Cat 1 | 81 mph | 984 mb | 16.5°N 108.4°W | open ocean |
| Aug 7 06:00 | Cat 1 | 92 mph | 977 mb | 17.1°N 109.0°W | open ocean |
| Aug 7 12:00 | Cat 2 | 104 mph | 969 mb | 17.7°N 109.5°W | open ocean |
| Aug 7 18:00 | Cat 2 | 109 mph | 964 mb | 18.3°N 110.1°W | open ocean |
| Aug 8 00:00 | Cat 2 | 104 mph | 968 mb | 18.9°N 110.8°W | open ocean |
| Aug 8 06:00 | Cat 1 | 92 mph | 975 mb | 19.6°N 111.5°W | open ocean |
| Aug 8 12:00 | Cat 1 | 86 mph | 979 mb | 20.5°N 112.2°W | open ocean |
| Aug 8 18:00 | Cat 1 | 86 mph | 979 mb | 21.5°N 113.0°W | open ocean |
| Aug 9 00:00 | Cat 1 | 81 mph | 982 mb | 22.5°N 114.1°W | open ocean |
| Aug 9 06:00 | Cat 1 | 75 mph | 986 mb | 23.3°N 115.3°W | open ocean |
| Aug 9 12:00 | TS | 69 mph | 989 mb | 23.9°N 116.7°W | open ocean |
| Aug 9 18:00 | TS | 63 mph | 992 mb | 24.4°N 117.8°W | open ocean |
| Aug 10 00:00 | TS | 58 mph | 996 mb | 25.0°N 118.7°W | open ocean |
| Aug 10 06:00 | TS | 52 mph | 999 mb | 25.6°N 119.5°W | open ocean |
| Aug 10 12:00 | TS low/wave | 40 mph | 1002 mb | 26.3°N 120.3°W | open ocean |
| Aug 10 18:00 | TD low/wave | 35 mph | 1003 mb | 26.9°N 121.2°W | open ocean |
| Aug 11 00:00 | TD low/wave | 35 mph | 1003 mb | 27.2°N 122.0°W | open ocean |
| Aug 11 06:00 | TD low/wave | 35 mph | 1003 mb | 27.4°N 122.7°W | open ocean |
| Aug 11 12:00 | TD low/wave | 35 mph | 1003 mb | 27.7°N 123.3°W | open ocean |
| Aug 11 18:00 | TD low/wave | 35 mph | 1006 mb | 28.0°N 123.6°W | open ocean |
| Aug 12 00:00 | TD low/wave | 29 mph | 1008 mb | 28.1°N 123.8°W | open ocean |
| Aug 12 06:00 | TD low/wave | 23 mph | 1009 mb | 28.2°N 124.0°W | open ocean |
| Aug 12 12:00 | TD low/wave | 23 mph | 1009 mb | 28.3°N 124.2°W | open ocean |
| Aug 12 18:00 | TD low/wave | 23 mph | 1009 mb | 28.5°N 124.0°W | open ocean |
| Aug 13 00:00 | TD low/wave | 23 mph | 1009 mb | 28.4°N 123.6°W | open ocean |
| Aug 13 06:00 | TD low/wave | 23 mph | 1009 mb | 28.4°N 123.0°W | open ocean |
| Aug 13 12:00 | TD low/wave | 23 mph | 1009 mb | 28.4°N 122.3°W | open ocean |
| Aug 13 18:00 | TD low/wave | 23 mph | 1009 mb | 28.4°N 121.6°W | open ocean |
⬇ Download track data (CSV) · public-domain NOAA best track
Questions
No — the NOAA best-track record shows no landfall for John.
At its peak on August 7, 2018, John was a Category 2 hurricane with maximum sustained winds of 109 mph (176 km/h) and a central pressure of 964 mb.
8.3 days, from August 5, 2018 to August 13, 2018, including 66 hours at hurricane strength. It travelled about 1,784 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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