Track map & timeline · Central Pacific · August 16–22, 1984
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 Keli (1984) was a Category 3 hurricane of the 1984 Central Pacific season. It formed on August 16, 1984, reached its peak of 115 mph (185 km/h) on August 20, 1984, and never made landfall. It rapidly intensified by 34 mph in 24 hours (to 86 mph on August 18, 1984). The storm lasted 5.3 days and travelled about 1,699 miles (2,734 km).
02 · Intensity
03 · Timeline
| Date · UTC | Status | Wind | Pressure | Position | Nearest place |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 16 18:00 | TD | 35 mph | — | 9.2°N 150.1°W | open ocean |
| Aug 17 00:00 | TS | 40 mph | — | 9.4°N 151.4°W | open ocean |
| Aug 17 06:00 | TS | 52 mph | — | 9.7°N 153.0°W | open ocean |
| Aug 17 12:00 | TS | 52 mph | — | 10.1°N 154.7°W | open ocean |
| Aug 17 18:00 | TS | 58 mph | — | 10.5°N 156.4°W | open ocean |
| Aug 18 00:00 | TS | 69 mph | — | 10.9°N 158.0°W | open ocean |
| Aug 18 06:00 | Cat 1 | 81 mph | — | 11.3°N 159.6°W | open ocean |
| Aug 18 12:00 | Cat 1 | 86 mph | — | 11.7°N 161.2°W | open ocean |
| Aug 18 18:00 | Cat 1 | 92 mph | — | 11.9°N 162.9°W | open ocean |
| Aug 19 00:00 | Cat 1 | 92 mph | — | 12.0°N 164.4°W | open ocean |
| Aug 19 06:00 | Cat 1 | 92 mph | — | 12.2°N 165.6°W | open ocean |
| Aug 19 12:00 | Cat 1 | 92 mph | — | 12.6°N 166.9°W | open ocean |
| Aug 19 18:00 | Cat 2 | 98 mph | — | 13.2°N 167.8°W | open ocean |
| Aug 20 00:00 | Cat 2 | 104 mph | — | 13.9°N 168.6°W | open ocean |
| Aug 20 06:00 | Cat 3 | 115 mph | — | 14.6°N 169.5°W | open ocean |
| Aug 20 12:00 | Cat 2 | 104 mph | — | 15.5°N 170.1°W | open ocean |
| Aug 20 18:00 | Cat 1 | 86 mph | — | 16.2°N 170.4°W | open ocean |
| Aug 21 00:00 | TS | 69 mph | — | 16.7°N 170.9°W | open ocean |
| Aug 21 06:00 | TS | 52 mph | — | 17.0°N 171.2°W | open ocean |
| Aug 21 12:00 | TS | 46 mph | — | 17.1°N 171.7°W | open ocean |
| Aug 21 18:00 | TS | 40 mph | — | 17.1°N 172.2°W | open ocean |
| Aug 22 00:00 | TD | 35 mph | — | 17.0°N 172.8°W | open ocean |
⬇ Download track data (CSV) · public-domain NOAA best track
Questions
No — the NOAA best-track record shows no landfall for Keli.
At its peak on August 20, 1984, Keli was a Category 3 hurricane with maximum sustained winds of 115 mph (185 km/h).
5.3 days, from August 16, 1984 to August 22, 1984, including 66 hours at hurricane strength (6 as a major hurricane). It travelled about 1,699 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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