Track map & timeline · Eastern Pacific · August 24 – September 8, 2016
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 Lester (2016) was a Category 4 hurricane of the 2016 Eastern Pacific season. It formed on August 24, 2016, reached its peak of 144 mph (232 km/h) and a minimum pressure of 944 mb on August 31, 2016, and never made landfall. It rapidly intensified by 46 mph in 24 hours (to 132 mph on August 29, 2016). The storm lasted 14.8 days and travelled about 4,809 miles (7,737 km).
02 · Intensity
03 · Timeline
| Date · UTC | Status | Wind | Pressure | Position | Nearest place |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 24 06:00 | TD | 29 mph | 1007 mb | 14.3°N 107.4°W | open ocean |
| Aug 24 12:00 | TD | 29 mph | 1007 mb | 14.7°N 108.5°W | open ocean |
| Aug 24 18:00 | TD | 35 mph | 1006 mb | 15.1°N 109.5°W | open ocean |
| Aug 25 00:00 | TD | 35 mph | 1006 mb | 15.5°N 110.4°W | open ocean |
| Aug 25 06:00 | TS | 40 mph | 1005 mb | 16.0°N 111.3°W | open ocean |
| Aug 25 12:00 | TS | 52 mph | 1003 mb | 16.4°N 112.3°W | open ocean |
| Aug 25 18:00 | TS | 58 mph | 1001 mb | 16.6°N 113.0°W | open ocean |
| Aug 26 00:00 | TS | 58 mph | 1001 mb | 16.8°N 113.6°W | open ocean |
| Aug 26 06:00 | TS | 58 mph | 1001 mb | 17.1°N 114.2°W | open ocean |
| Aug 26 12:00 | TS | 63 mph | 997 mb | 17.4°N 114.7°W | open ocean |
| Aug 26 18:00 | TS | 69 mph | 994 mb | 17.6°N 115.3°W | open ocean |
| Aug 27 00:00 | Cat 1 | 75 mph | 989 mb | 17.8°N 116.1°W | open ocean |
| Aug 27 06:00 | Cat 1 | 86 mph | 982 mb | 17.8°N 116.9°W | open ocean |
| Aug 27 12:00 | Cat 2 | 98 mph | 975 mb | 17.8°N 117.8°W | open ocean |
| Aug 27 18:00 | Cat 2 | 109 mph | 969 mb | 17.9°N 119.0°W | open ocean |
| Aug 28 00:00 | Cat 2 | 104 mph | 973 mb | 17.9°N 120.3°W | open ocean |
| Aug 28 06:00 | Cat 2 | 98 mph | 977 mb | 17.9°N 121.6°W | open ocean |
| Aug 28 12:00 | Cat 1 | 86 mph | 983 mb | 17.8°N 122.9°W | open ocean |
| Aug 28 18:00 | Cat 1 | 86 mph | 983 mb | 17.8°N 124.2°W | open ocean |
| Aug 29 00:00 | Cat 1 | 92 mph | 980 mb | 17.8°N 125.6°W | open ocean |
| Aug 29 06:00 | Cat 2 | 109 mph | 969 mb | 17.9°N 127.1°W | open ocean |
| Aug 29 12:00 | Cat 3 | 121 mph | 960 mb | 18.0°N 128.6°W | open ocean |
| Aug 29 18:00 | Cat 4 | 132 mph | 952 mb | 18.0°N 129.9°W | open ocean |
| Aug 30 00:00 | Cat 4 | 132 mph | 953 mb | 18.1°N 131.2°W | open ocean |
| Aug 30 06:00 | Cat 3 | 127 mph | 957 mb | 18.1°N 132.5°W | open ocean |
| Aug 30 12:00 | Cat 3 | 121 mph | 961 mb | 18.1°N 133.8°W | open ocean |
| Aug 30 18:00 | Cat 3 | 121 mph | 961 mb | 17.9°N 135.0°W | open ocean |
| Aug 31 00:00 | Cat 4 | 138 mph | 948 mb | 17.8°N 136.0°W | open ocean |
| Aug 31 06:00 | Cat 4 | 144 mph | 944 mb | 17.7°N 137.0°W | open ocean |
| Aug 31 12:00 | Cat 4 | 138 mph | 948 mb | 17.7°N 138.1°W | open ocean |
| Aug 31 18:00 | Cat 4 | 132 mph | 953 mb | 17.9°N 139.3°W | open ocean |
| Sep 1 00:00 | Cat 3 | 121 mph | 959 mb | 18.1°N 140.6°W | open ocean |
| Sep 1 06:00 | Cat 2 | 109 mph | 967 mb | 18.1°N 141.8°W | open ocean |
| Sep 1 12:00 | Cat 2 | 104 mph | 971 mb | 18.2°N 143.0°W | open ocean |
| Sep 1 18:00 | Cat 3 | 115 mph | 964 mb | 18.3°N 144.2°W | open ocean |
| Sep 2 00:00 | Cat 3 | 127 mph | 957 mb | 18.6°N 145.4°W | open ocean |
| Sep 2 06:00 | Cat 3 | 115 mph | 963 mb | 18.9°N 146.6°W | open ocean |
| Sep 2 12:00 | Cat 2 | 109 mph | 968 mb | 19.4°N 147.8°W | open ocean |
| Sep 2 18:00 | Cat 2 | 104 mph | 974 mb | 19.9°N 149.2°W | open ocean |
| Sep 3 00:00 | Cat 2 | 98 mph | 977 mb | 20.4°N 150.5°W | open ocean |
| Sep 3 06:00 | Cat 1 | 92 mph | 979 mb | 20.9°N 151.7°W | open ocean |
| Sep 3 12:00 | Cat 1 | 86 mph | 982 mb | 21.5°N 153.2°W | 173 mi NE of Hilo, Hawaii |
| Sep 3 18:00 | Cat 1 | 81 mph | 989 mb | 22.0°N 154.6°W | 143 mi ENE of Kahului, Hawaii |
| Sep 4 00:00 | Cat 1 | 75 mph | 993 mb | 22.5°N 156.0°W | 115 mi NNE of Kahului, Hawaii |
| Sep 4 06:00 | TS | 63 mph | 998 mb | 23.0°N 157.3°W | 104 mi NNE of Koolauloa, Hawaii |
| Sep 4 12:00 | TS | 58 mph | 1000 mb | 24.0°N 158.7°W | 139 mi NNE of Kapa‘a, Hawaii |
| Sep 4 18:00 | TS | 52 mph | 1002 mb | 25.0°N 159.7°W | open ocean |
| Sep 5 00:00 | TS | 52 mph | 1002 mb | 26.1°N 160.7°W | open ocean |
| Sep 5 06:00 | TS | 58 mph | 1000 mb | 27.2°N 161.9°W | open ocean |
| Sep 5 12:00 | TS | 58 mph | 1000 mb | 28.3°N 163.3°W | open ocean |
| Sep 5 18:00 | TS | 58 mph | 1000 mb | 29.3°N 164.3°W | open ocean |
| Sep 6 00:00 | TS | 58 mph | 1000 mb | 30.3°N 165.0°W | open ocean |
| Sep 6 06:00 | TS | 58 mph | 999 mb | 31.6°N 165.7°W | open ocean |
| Sep 6 12:00 | TS | 58 mph | 999 mb | 32.6°N 166.3°W | open ocean |
| Sep 6 18:00 | TS | 58 mph | 999 mb | 33.6°N 166.5°W | open ocean |
| Sep 7 00:00 | TS | 52 mph | 1001 mb | 34.6°N 166.4°W | open ocean |
| Sep 7 06:00 | TS | 52 mph | 1001 mb | 35.7°N 166.3°W | open ocean |
| Sep 7 12:00 | TS | 52 mph | 1001 mb | 36.9°N 165.8°W | open ocean |
| Sep 7 18:00 | TS low/wave | 52 mph | 1001 mb | 38.1°N 165.0°W | open ocean |
| Sep 8 00:00 | TS low/wave | 52 mph | 1001 mb | 40.1°N 164.1°W | open ocean |
⬇ Download track data (CSV) · public-domain NOAA best track
Questions
No — the NOAA best-track record shows no landfall for Lester.
At its peak on August 31, 2016, Lester was a Category 4 hurricane with maximum sustained winds of 144 mph (232 km/h) and a central pressure of 944 mb.
14.8 days, from August 24, 2016 to September 8, 2016, including 198 hours at hurricane strength (84 as a major hurricane). It travelled about 4,809 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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