Track map & timeline · Eastern Pacific · September 12–26, 2019
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 (2019) was a Category 4 hurricane of the 2019 Eastern Pacific season. It formed on September 12, 2019, reached its peak of 132 mph (213 km/h) and a minimum pressure of 950 mb on September 15, 2019, and never made landfall. It rapidly intensified by 63 mph in 24 hours (to 109 mph on September 15, 2019). The storm lasted 14.5 days and travelled about 2,744 miles (4,415 km).
02 · Intensity
03 · Timeline
| Date · UTC | Status | Wind | Pressure | Position | Nearest place |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 12 06:00 | TD | 29 mph | 1007 mb | 15.2°N 109.5°W | open ocean |
| Sep 12 12:00 | TD | 35 mph | 1006 mb | 15.6°N 110.6°W | open ocean |
| Sep 12 18:00 | TS | 40 mph | 1004 mb | 15.9°N 111.5°W | open ocean |
| Sep 13 00:00 | TS | 40 mph | 1004 mb | 16.2°N 112.3°W | open ocean |
| Sep 13 06:00 | TS | 40 mph | 1004 mb | 16.4°N 113.1°W | open ocean |
| Sep 13 12:00 | TS | 40 mph | 1004 mb | 16.6°N 114.0°W | open ocean |
| Sep 13 18:00 | TS | 40 mph | 1004 mb | 16.8°N 114.9°W | open ocean |
| Sep 14 00:00 | TS | 46 mph | 1003 mb | 17.0°N 115.8°W | open ocean |
| Sep 14 06:00 | TS | 58 mph | 1000 mb | 17.2°N 116.8°W | open ocean |
| Sep 14 12:00 | TS | 69 mph | 992 mb | 17.2°N 117.8°W | open ocean |
| Sep 14 18:00 | Cat 1 | 86 mph | 985 mb | 17.0°N 118.8°W | open ocean |
| Sep 15 00:00 | Cat 2 | 109 mph | 970 mb | 16.9°N 119.6°W | open ocean |
| Sep 15 06:00 | Cat 3 | 121 mph | 958 mb | 16.9°N 120.3°W | open ocean |
| Sep 15 12:00 | Cat 4 | 132 mph | 950 mb | 17.0°N 120.9°W | open ocean |
| Sep 15 18:00 | Cat 4 | 132 mph | 950 mb | 17.2°N 121.6°W | open ocean |
| Sep 16 00:00 | Cat 3 | 127 mph | 954 mb | 17.3°N 122.3°W | open ocean |
| Sep 16 06:00 | Cat 3 | 115 mph | 963 mb | 17.3°N 122.9°W | open ocean |
| Sep 16 12:00 | Cat 2 | 104 mph | 971 mb | 17.3°N 123.4°W | open ocean |
| Sep 16 18:00 | Cat 2 | 98 mph | 974 mb | 17.3°N 123.8°W | open ocean |
| Sep 17 00:00 | Cat 1 | 86 mph | 982 mb | 17.3°N 124.1°W | open ocean |
| Sep 17 06:00 | Cat 1 | 81 mph | 985 mb | 17.2°N 124.4°W | open ocean |
| Sep 17 12:00 | TS | 69 mph | 990 mb | 17.1°N 124.6°W | open ocean |
| Sep 17 18:00 | TS | 58 mph | 995 mb | 16.9°N 124.9°W | open ocean |
| Sep 18 00:00 | TS | 52 mph | 1002 mb | 16.6°N 125.3°W | open ocean |
| Sep 18 06:00 | TS | 52 mph | 1002 mb | 16.3°N 125.8°W | open ocean |
| Sep 18 12:00 | TS | 58 mph | 1001 mb | 16.0°N 126.4°W | open ocean |
| Sep 18 18:00 | TS | 63 mph | 998 mb | 15.8°N 127.0°W | open ocean |
| Sep 19 00:00 | TS | 63 mph | 998 mb | 15.8°N 127.5°W | open ocean |
| Sep 19 06:00 | TS | 63 mph | 998 mb | 15.8°N 128.0°W | open ocean |
| Sep 19 12:00 | TS | 58 mph | 1000 mb | 15.9°N 128.5°W | open ocean |
| Sep 19 18:00 | TS | 52 mph | 1002 mb | 16.1°N 129.1°W | open ocean |
| Sep 20 00:00 | TS | 52 mph | 1002 mb | 16.4°N 129.6°W | open ocean |
| Sep 20 06:00 | TS | 52 mph | 1002 mb | 16.9°N 129.9°W | open ocean |
| Sep 20 12:00 | TS | 58 mph | 999 mb | 17.4°N 130.0°W | open ocean |
| Sep 20 18:00 | TS | 58 mph | 999 mb | 17.8°N 130.1°W | open ocean |
| Sep 21 00:00 | TS | 63 mph | 996 mb | 18.1°N 130.2°W | open ocean |
| Sep 21 06:00 | TS | 63 mph | 996 mb | 18.3°N 130.5°W | open ocean |
| Sep 21 12:00 | TS | 58 mph | 999 mb | 18.3°N 130.9°W | open ocean |
| Sep 21 18:00 | TS | 52 mph | 1003 mb | 18.2°N 131.4°W | open ocean |
| Sep 22 00:00 | TS | 46 mph | 1005 mb | 17.8°N 132.0°W | open ocean |
| Sep 22 06:00 | TS | 40 mph | 1006 mb | 17.3°N 132.6°W | open ocean |
| Sep 22 12:00 | TS | 40 mph | 1006 mb | 16.7°N 133.1°W | open ocean |
| Sep 22 18:00 | TS | 40 mph | 1006 mb | 16.1°N 133.6°W | open ocean |
| Sep 23 00:00 | TS | 40 mph | 1006 mb | 15.6°N 134.1°W | open ocean |
| Sep 23 06:00 | TS | 40 mph | 1006 mb | 15.4°N 134.9°W | open ocean |
| Sep 23 12:00 | TS | 52 mph | 1002 mb | 15.5°N 135.7°W | open ocean |
| Sep 23 18:00 | TS | 58 mph | 1000 mb | 15.8°N 136.5°W | open ocean |
| Sep 24 00:00 | TS | 58 mph | 1000 mb | 16.4°N 137.1°W | open ocean |
| Sep 24 06:00 | TS | 52 mph | 1002 mb | 17.0°N 137.7°W | open ocean |
| Sep 24 12:00 | TS | 46 mph | 1004 mb | 17.4°N 138.4°W | open ocean |
| Sep 24 18:00 | TD low/wave | 35 mph | 1006 mb | 18.0°N 139.3°W | open ocean |
| Sep 25 00:00 | TD low/wave | 35 mph | 1007 mb | 18.7°N 140.1°W | open ocean |
| Sep 25 06:00 | TD low/wave | 29 mph | 1010 mb | 19.3°N 140.8°W | open ocean |
| Sep 25 12:00 | TD low/wave | 29 mph | 1011 mb | 19.2°N 141.8°W | open ocean |
| Sep 25 18:00 | TD low/wave | 29 mph | 1012 mb | 19.1°N 142.6°W | open ocean |
| Sep 26 00:00 | TD low/wave | 29 mph | 1012 mb | 19.1°N 143.5°W | open ocean |
| Sep 26 06:00 | TD low/wave | 23 mph | 1013 mb | 18.9°N 144.4°W | open ocean |
| Sep 26 12:00 | TD low/wave | 23 mph | 1013 mb | 18.6°N 145.2°W | open ocean |
| Sep 26 18:00 | TD low/wave | 23 mph | 1014 mb | 18.7°N 146.0°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 15, 2019, Kiko was a Category 4 hurricane with maximum sustained winds of 132 mph (213 km/h) and a central pressure of 950 mb.
14.5 days, from September 12, 2019 to September 26, 2019, including 66 hours at hurricane strength (30 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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