Track map & timeline · Atlantic · November 5–13, 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 Klaus (1984) was a Category 1 hurricane of the 1984 Atlantic season. It formed on November 5, 1984, 169 mi NNE of Noord, Aruba, reached its peak of 92 mph (148 km/h) and a minimum pressure of 971 mb on November 8, 1984, and never made landfall. The storm lasted 8.0 days and travelled about 2,604 miles (4,189 km).
02 · Intensity
03 · Impact
| City | Distance to center | When (UTC) | Storm strength then |
|---|---|---|---|
| San Juan, Puerto Rico | 38 mi | Nov 7 · 07:00 UTC | TS 53 mph |
Distance from the city to the storm’s center, interpolated hourly between official fixes. Damaging winds, surge and rain reach far beyond the center.
04 · Timeline
| Date · UTC | Status | Wind | Pressure | Position | Nearest place |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 5 18:00 | TD | 17 mph | 1004 mb | 14.7°N 68.8°W | 169 mi NNE of Noord, Aruba |
| Nov 6 00:00 | TD | 17 mph | 1003 mb | 15.2°N 68.1°W | open ocean |
| Nov 6 06:00 | TD | 23 mph | 1003 mb | 15.8°N 67.7°W | 169 mi SSW of Ponce, Puerto Rico |
| Nov 6 12:00 | TD | 29 mph | 1002 mb | 16.4°N 67.1°W | 116 mi SSW of Ponce, Puerto Rico |
| Nov 6 18:00 | TS | 40 mph | 1001 mb | 17.0°N 66.7°W | 70 mi S of Ponce, Puerto Rico |
| Nov 7 00:00 | TS | 46 mph | 1000 mb | 17.4°N 66.2°W | 41 mi S of Guayama, Puerto Rico |
| Nov 7 06:00 | TS | 52 mph | 998 mb | 18.0°N 65.8°W | 10 mi S of Humacao, Puerto Rico |
| Nov 7 12:00 | TS | 58 mph | 997 mb | 18.5°N 65.2°W | 21 mi WNW of Charlotte Amalie, U.S. Virgin Islands |
| Nov 7 18:00 | TS | 69 mph | 995 mb | 19.1°N 64.7°W | 55 mi NNE of Charlotte Amalie, U.S. Virgin Islands |
| Nov 8 00:00 | Cat 1 | 75 mph | 992 mb | 19.4°N 64.0°W | 95 mi NE of Charlotte Amalie, U.S. Virgin Islands |
| Nov 8 06:00 | Cat 1 | 81 mph | 989 mb | 19.6°N 63.1°W | 148 mi NE of Charlotte Amalie, U.S. Virgin Islands |
| Nov 8 12:00 | Cat 1 | 86 mph | 986 mb | 19.7°N 62.2°W | 170 mi NNE of Basseterre, Saint Kitts and Nevis |
| Nov 8 18:00 | Cat 1 | 92 mph | 984 mb | 19.9°N 61.4°W | open ocean |
| Nov 9 00:00 | Cat 1 | 92 mph | 982 mb | 20.4°N 60.8°W | open ocean |
| Nov 9 06:00 | Cat 1 | 92 mph | 981 mb | 21.1°N 60.1°W | open ocean |
| Nov 9 12:00 | Cat 1 | 92 mph | 980 mb | 21.8°N 59.5°W | open ocean |
| Nov 9 18:00 | Cat 1 | 92 mph | 980 mb | 22.7°N 58.7°W | open ocean |
| Nov 10 00:00 | Cat 1 | 92 mph | 979 mb | 23.8°N 57.8°W | open ocean |
| Nov 10 06:00 | Cat 1 | 86 mph | 978 mb | 24.8°N 56.6°W | open ocean |
| Nov 10 12:00 | Cat 1 | 86 mph | 977 mb | 26.2°N 55.2°W | open ocean |
| Nov 10 18:00 | Cat 1 | 86 mph | 975 mb | 28.0°N 54.0°W | open ocean |
| Nov 11 00:00 | Cat 1 | 86 mph | 971 mb | 29.5°N 53.0°W | open ocean |
| Nov 11 06:00 | Cat 1 | 81 mph | 975 mb | 31.0°N 52.5°W | open ocean |
| Nov 11 12:00 | Cat 1 | 81 mph | 977 mb | 32.2°N 52.4°W | open ocean |
| Nov 11 18:00 | Cat 1 | 81 mph | 980 mb | 33.4°N 52.7°W | open ocean |
| Nov 12 00:00 | Cat 1 | 81 mph | 982 mb | 34.6°N 53.4°W | open ocean |
| Nov 12 06:00 | Cat 1 | 81 mph | 983 mb | 34.8°N 54.2°W | open ocean |
| Nov 12 12:00 | Cat 1 | 75 mph | 984 mb | 35.0°N 55.0°W | open ocean |
| Nov 12 18:00 | TS | 69 mph | 985 mb | 35.5°N 54.2°W | open ocean |
| Nov 13 00:00 | TS | 69 mph | 986 mb | 36.5°N 52.8°W | open ocean |
| Nov 13 06:00 | TS | 63 mph | 987 mb | 38.0°N 51.0°W | open ocean |
| Nov 13 12:00 | TS | 63 mph | 988 mb | 40.0°N 49.0°W | open ocean |
| Nov 13 18:00 | TS extratropical | 58 mph | 989 mb | 42.0°N 47.0°W | open ocean |
⬇ Download track data (CSV) · public-domain NOAA best track
Questions
No — the NOAA best-track record shows no landfall for Klaus. Its closest approach to a major city was 38 miles from San Juan, Puerto Rico.
At its peak on November 8, 1984, Klaus was a Category 1 hurricane with maximum sustained winds of 92 mph (148 km/h) and a central pressure of 971 mb.
8.0 days, from November 5, 1984 to November 13, 1984, including 114 hours at hurricane strength. It travelled about 2,604 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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