Track map & timeline · Eastern Pacific · September 14–30, 2005
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 Kenneth (2005) was a Category 4 hurricane of the 2005 Eastern Pacific season. It formed on September 14, 2005, reached its peak of 132 mph (213 km/h) and a minimum pressure of 947 mb on September 18, 2005, and never made landfall. It rapidly intensified by 40 mph in 24 hours (to 75 mph on September 16, 2005). The storm lasted 16.0 days and travelled about 2,744 miles (4,415 km).
02 · Intensity
03 · Timeline
| Date · UTC | Status | Wind | Pressure | Position | Nearest place |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 14 18:00 | TD | 35 mph | 1009 mb | 12.3°N 118.0°W | open ocean |
| Sep 15 00:00 | TD | 35 mph | 1006 mb | 12.8°N 118.7°W | open ocean |
| Sep 15 06:00 | TS | 46 mph | 1002 mb | 12.9°N 119.3°W | open ocean |
| Sep 15 12:00 | TS | 58 mph | 997 mb | 12.9°N 119.8°W | open ocean |
| Sep 15 18:00 | TS | 63 mph | 994 mb | 12.9°N 120.4°W | open ocean |
| Sep 16 00:00 | Cat 1 | 75 mph | 987 mb | 13.0°N 121.3°W | open ocean |
| Sep 16 06:00 | Cat 1 | 86 mph | 979 mb | 12.9°N 122.2°W | open ocean |
| Sep 16 12:00 | Cat 1 | 86 mph | 979 mb | 13.0°N 123.0°W | open ocean |
| Sep 16 18:00 | Cat 1 | 86 mph | 979 mb | 13.0°N 124.0°W | open ocean |
| Sep 17 00:00 | Cat 2 | 98 mph | 975 mb | 13.2°N 124.7°W | open ocean |
| Sep 17 06:00 | Cat 3 | 121 mph | 956 mb | 13.5°N 125.5°W | open ocean |
| Sep 17 12:00 | Cat 3 | 127 mph | 952 mb | 13.6°N 126.3°W | open ocean |
| Sep 17 18:00 | Cat 3 | 127 mph | 952 mb | 13.9°N 127.2°W | open ocean |
| Sep 18 00:00 | Cat 3 | 127 mph | 952 mb | 14.1°N 127.9°W | open ocean |
| Sep 18 06:00 | Cat 3 | 127 mph | 951 mb | 14.2°N 128.6°W | open ocean |
| Sep 18 12:00 | Cat 4 | 132 mph | 947 mb | 14.2°N 129.2°W | open ocean |
| Sep 18 18:00 | Cat 4 | 132 mph | 948 mb | 14.2°N 129.6°W | open ocean |
| Sep 19 00:00 | Cat 4 | 132 mph | 949 mb | 14.1°N 130.1°W | open ocean |
| Sep 19 06:00 | Cat 3 | 127 mph | 952 mb | 13.7°N 130.4°W | open ocean |
| Sep 19 12:00 | Cat 3 | 121 mph | 956 mb | 13.5°N 130.5°W | open ocean |
| Sep 19 18:00 | Cat 2 | 104 mph | 970 mb | 13.4°N 130.6°W | open ocean |
| Sep 20 00:00 | Cat 1 | 92 mph | 979 mb | 13.4°N 130.8°W | open ocean |
| Sep 20 06:00 | Cat 1 | 81 mph | 983 mb | 13.4°N 130.9°W | open ocean |
| Sep 20 12:00 | Cat 1 | 75 mph | 987 mb | 13.3°N 131.0°W | open ocean |
| Sep 20 18:00 | TS | 63 mph | 994 mb | 13.2°N 131.2°W | open ocean |
| Sep 21 00:00 | TS | 63 mph | 994 mb | 13.4°N 131.4°W | open ocean |
| Sep 21 06:00 | TS | 58 mph | 997 mb | 13.9°N 132.0°W | open ocean |
| Sep 21 12:00 | TS | 58 mph | 997 mb | 14.3°N 132.5°W | open ocean |
| Sep 21 18:00 | TS | 52 mph | 1000 mb | 14.6°N 133.2°W | open ocean |
| Sep 22 00:00 | TS | 52 mph | 1000 mb | 14.9°N 133.9°W | open ocean |
| Sep 22 06:00 | TS | 58 mph | 997 mb | 15.1°N 134.7°W | open ocean |
| Sep 22 12:00 | TS | 63 mph | 994 mb | 15.4°N 135.5°W | open ocean |
| Sep 22 18:00 | TS | 63 mph | 994 mb | 15.7°N 135.7°W | open ocean |
| Sep 23 00:00 | TS | 63 mph | 994 mb | 15.9°N 136.0°W | open ocean |
| Sep 23 06:00 | TS | 63 mph | 994 mb | 16.0°N 136.4°W | open ocean |
| Sep 23 12:00 | TS | 63 mph | 994 mb | 16.0°N 136.8°W | open ocean |
| Sep 23 18:00 | TS | 58 mph | 997 mb | 16.0°N 137.2°W | open ocean |
| Sep 24 00:00 | TS | 58 mph | 997 mb | 16.0°N 137.7°W | open ocean |
| Sep 24 06:00 | TS | 52 mph | 1000 mb | 16.0°N 138.1°W | open ocean |
| Sep 24 12:00 | TS | 58 mph | 996 mb | 16.1°N 138.4°W | open ocean |
| Sep 24 18:00 | TS | 63 mph | 994 mb | 16.2°N 138.9°W | open ocean |
| Sep 25 00:00 | Cat 1 | 75 mph | 990 mb | 16.4°N 139.3°W | open ocean |
| Sep 25 06:00 | Cat 1 | 75 mph | 987 mb | 16.5°N 139.4°W | open ocean |
| Sep 25 12:00 | Cat 1 | 75 mph | 987 mb | 16.3°N 139.6°W | open ocean |
| Sep 25 18:00 | Cat 1 | 75 mph | 987 mb | 15.9°N 139.7°W | open ocean |
| Sep 26 00:00 | Cat 1 | 75 mph | 987 mb | 15.7°N 139.9°W | open ocean |
| Sep 26 06:00 | Cat 1 | 75 mph | 988 mb | 15.3°N 140.1°W | open ocean |
| Sep 26 12:00 | TS | 69 mph | 995 mb | 14.8°N 140.2°W | open ocean |
| Sep 26 18:00 | TS | 63 mph | 1000 mb | 14.4°N 140.5°W | open ocean |
| Sep 27 00:00 | TS | 63 mph | 1000 mb | 14.2°N 140.9°W | open ocean |
| Sep 27 06:00 | TS | 63 mph | 1000 mb | 14.3°N 141.4°W | open ocean |
| Sep 27 12:00 | TS | 58 mph | 1003 mb | 14.6°N 141.8°W | open ocean |
| Sep 27 18:00 | TS | 52 mph | 1005 mb | 15.2°N 142.4°W | open ocean |
| Sep 28 00:00 | TS | 52 mph | 1005 mb | 16.0°N 143.1°W | open ocean |
| Sep 28 06:00 | TS | 52 mph | 1005 mb | 16.7°N 143.9°W | open ocean |
| Sep 28 12:00 | TS | 52 mph | 1006 mb | 17.4°N 144.7°W | open ocean |
| Sep 28 18:00 | TS | 46 mph | 1008 mb | 18.0°N 145.5°W | open ocean |
| Sep 29 00:00 | TS | 40 mph | 1010 mb | 18.4°N 146.5°W | open ocean |
| Sep 29 06:00 | TS | 40 mph | 1010 mb | 18.7°N 147.6°W | open ocean |
| Sep 29 12:00 | TD | 35 mph | 1012 mb | 18.9°N 148.7°W | open ocean |
| Sep 29 18:00 | TD | 35 mph | 1012 mb | 19.0°N 149.8°W | open ocean |
| Sep 30 00:00 | TD | 35 mph | 1012 mb | 19.1°N 150.9°W | open ocean |
| Sep 30 06:00 | TD | 29 mph | 1013 mb | 19.2°N 152.0°W | open ocean |
| Sep 30 12:00 | TD | 29 mph | 1013 mb | 19.3°N 153.1°W | 124 mi E of Hawaiian Paradise Park, Hawaii |
| Sep 30 18:00 | TD | 29 mph | 1013 mb | 19.4°N 154.2°W | 52 mi ESE of Hawaiian Paradise Park, Hawaii |
⬇ Download track data (CSV) · public-domain NOAA best track
Questions
No — the NOAA best-track record shows no landfall for Kenneth.
At its peak on September 18, 2005, Kenneth was a Category 4 hurricane with maximum sustained winds of 132 mph (213 km/h) and a central pressure of 947 mb.
16.0 days, from September 14, 2005 to September 30, 2005, including 150 hours at hurricane strength (60 as a major hurricane). It travelled about 2,744 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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