Track map & timeline · Eastern Pacific · August 29 – September 4, 2013
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 Kiko (2013) was a Category 1 hurricane of the 2013 Eastern Pacific season. It formed on August 29, 2013, reached its peak of 75 mph (120 km/h) and a minimum pressure of 989 mb on September 1, 2013, and never made landfall. It rapidly intensified by 40 mph in 24 hours (to 75 mph on September 1, 2013). The storm lasted 5.5 days and travelled about 666 miles (1,072 km).
02 · Intensity
03 · Timeline
| Date · UTC | Status | Wind | Pressure | Position | Nearest place |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 29 18:00 | TD low/wave | 23 mph | 1008 mb | 15.0°N 115.1°W | open ocean |
| Aug 30 00:00 | TD low/wave | 29 mph | 1008 mb | 15.7°N 115.1°W | open ocean |
| Aug 30 06:00 | TD low/wave | 29 mph | 1008 mb | 16.4°N 115.1°W | open ocean |
| Aug 30 12:00 | TD | 29 mph | 1007 mb | 17.0°N 115.2°W | open ocean |
| Aug 30 18:00 | TD | 35 mph | 1007 mb | 17.6°N 115.4°W | open ocean |
| Aug 31 00:00 | TD | 35 mph | 1005 mb | 18.0°N 115.9°W | open ocean |
| Aug 31 06:00 | TD | 35 mph | 1005 mb | 18.4°N 116.3°W | open ocean |
| Aug 31 12:00 | TS | 40 mph | 1003 mb | 18.8°N 116.4°W | open ocean |
| Aug 31 18:00 | TS | 52 mph | 1001 mb | 19.2°N 116.2°W | open ocean |
| Sep 1 00:00 | TS | 63 mph | 996 mb | 19.7°N 115.9°W | open ocean |
| Sep 1 06:00 | Cat 1 | 75 mph | 989 mb | 20.3°N 115.6°W | open ocean |
| Sep 1 12:00 | Cat 1 | 75 mph | 989 mb | 21.0°N 115.6°W | open ocean |
| Sep 1 18:00 | TS | 63 mph | 995 mb | 21.7°N 115.7°W | open ocean |
| Sep 2 00:00 | TS | 52 mph | 1000 mb | 22.3°N 116.0°W | open ocean |
| Sep 2 06:00 | TS | 40 mph | 1003 mb | 22.6°N 116.2°W | open ocean |
| Sep 2 12:00 | TD low/wave | 35 mph | 1005 mb | 22.8°N 116.3°W | open ocean |
| Sep 2 18:00 | TD low/wave | 35 mph | 1005 mb | 22.9°N 116.5°W | open ocean |
| Sep 3 00:00 | TD low/wave | 29 mph | 1006 mb | 22.8°N 116.6°W | open ocean |
| Sep 3 06:00 | TD low/wave | 23 mph | 1008 mb | 22.7°N 116.5°W | open ocean |
| Sep 3 12:00 | TD low/wave | 23 mph | 1008 mb | 22.7°N 116.4°W | open ocean |
| Sep 3 18:00 | TD low/wave | 23 mph | 1008 mb | 22.7°N 116.2°W | open ocean |
| Sep 4 00:00 | TD low/wave | 17 mph | 1009 mb | 22.6°N 116.1°W | open ocean |
| Sep 4 06:00 | TD low/wave | 17 mph | 1010 mb | 22.4°N 116.1°W | open ocean |
⬇ Download track data (CSV) · public-domain NOAA best track
Questions
No — the NOAA best-track record shows no landfall for Kiko.
At its peak on September 1, 2013, Kiko was a Category 1 hurricane with maximum sustained winds of 75 mph (120 km/h) and a central pressure of 989 mb.
5.5 days, from August 29, 2013 to September 4, 2013, including 12 hours at hurricane strength. It travelled about 666 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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