Track map & timeline · Central Pacific · August 19–26, 2015
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 Loke (2015) was a Category 1 hurricane of the 2015 Central Pacific season. It formed on August 19, 2015, reached its peak of 75 mph (120 km/h) and a minimum pressure of 985 mb on August 24, 2015, and never made landfall. The storm lasted 7.8 days and travelled about 2,186 miles (3,517 km).
02 · Intensity
03 · Timeline
| Date · UTC | Status | Wind | Pressure | Position | Nearest place |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 19 00:00 | TD low/wave | 23 mph | 1007 mb | 13.4°N 176.8°W | open ocean |
| Aug 19 06:00 | TD low/wave | 23 mph | 1007 mb | 13.5°N 177.8°W | open ocean |
| Aug 19 12:00 | TD low/wave | 23 mph | 1007 mb | 13.7°N 178.6°W | open ocean |
| Aug 19 18:00 | TD low/wave | 23 mph | 1007 mb | 13.4°N 179.3°W | open ocean |
| Aug 20 00:00 | TD low/wave | 23 mph | 1007 mb | 13.4°N 179.0°W | open ocean |
| Aug 20 06:00 | TD low/wave | 23 mph | 1007 mb | 13.6°N 178.6°W | open ocean |
| Aug 20 12:00 | TD low/wave | 29 mph | 1006 mb | 13.9°N 178.3°W | open ocean |
| Aug 20 18:00 | TD low/wave | 29 mph | 1005 mb | 14.3°N 177.9°W | open ocean |
| Aug 21 00:00 | TD | 35 mph | 1004 mb | 14.8°N 177.5°W | open ocean |
| Aug 21 06:00 | TD | 35 mph | 1003 mb | 15.3°N 177.3°W | open ocean |
| Aug 21 12:00 | TD | 35 mph | 1003 mb | 15.7°N 177.2°W | open ocean |
| Aug 21 18:00 | TS | 40 mph | 1002 mb | 16.1°N 177.2°W | open ocean |
| Aug 22 00:00 | TS | 40 mph | 1002 mb | 16.5°N 177.3°W | open ocean |
| Aug 22 06:00 | TS | 40 mph | 1002 mb | 16.8°N 177.5°W | open ocean |
| Aug 22 12:00 | TD | 35 mph | 1004 mb | 17.2°N 177.9°W | open ocean |
| Aug 22 18:00 | TD | 35 mph | 1004 mb | 17.8°N 178.5°W | open ocean |
| Aug 23 00:00 | TS | 40 mph | 1003 mb | 18.4°N 179.0°W | open ocean |
| Aug 23 06:00 | TS | 40 mph | 1003 mb | 19.1°N 179.3°W | open ocean |
| Aug 23 12:00 | TS | 40 mph | 1003 mb | 20.0°N 179.6°W | open ocean |
| Aug 23 18:00 | TS | 46 mph | 1002 mb | 21.2°N 179.7°W | open ocean |
| Aug 24 00:00 | TS | 52 mph | 1000 mb | 22.4°N 179.4°W | open ocean |
| Aug 24 06:00 | TS | 63 mph | 995 mb | 23.5°N 178.8°W | open ocean |
| Aug 24 12:00 | TS | 69 mph | 991 mb | 24.4°N 177.9°W | open ocean |
| Aug 24 18:00 | Cat 1 | 75 mph | 986 mb | 25.3°N 176.7°W | open ocean |
| Aug 25 00:00 | Cat 1 | 75 mph | 986 mb | 26.4°N 175.4°W | open ocean |
| Aug 25 06:00 | Cat 1 | 75 mph | 986 mb | 27.6°N 173.9°W | open ocean |
| Aug 25 12:00 | Cat 1 | 75 mph | 985 mb | 28.8°N 173.1°W | open ocean |
| Aug 25 18:00 | TS | 69 mph | 986 mb | 30.1°N 173.0°W | open ocean |
| Aug 26 00:00 | TS | 63 mph | 988 mb | 31.3°N 173.5°W | open ocean |
| Aug 26 06:00 | TS | 63 mph | 988 mb | 32.5°N 174.4°W | open ocean |
| Aug 26 12:00 | TS | 58 mph | 991 mb | 34.5°N 176.3°W | open ocean |
| Aug 26 18:00 | TS | 58 mph | 991 mb | 36.6°N 179.2°W | open ocean |
⬇ Download track data (CSV) · public-domain NOAA best track
Questions
No — the NOAA best-track record shows no landfall for Loke.
At its peak on August 24, 2015, Loke was a Category 1 hurricane with maximum sustained winds of 75 mph (120 km/h) and a central pressure of 985 mb.
7.8 days, from August 19, 2015 to August 26, 2015, including 24 hours at hurricane strength. It travelled about 2,186 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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