Track map & timeline · Eastern Pacific · September 22 – October 2, 2012
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 Miriam (2012) was a Category 3 hurricane of the 2012 Eastern Pacific season. It formed on September 22, 2012, reached its peak of 121 mph (194 km/h) and a minimum pressure of 959 mb on September 24, 2012, and never made landfall. It rapidly intensified by 58 mph in 24 hours (to 121 mph on September 24, 2012). The storm lasted 10.8 days and travelled about 1,582 miles (2,546 km).
02 · Intensity
03 · Timeline
| Date · UTC | Status | Wind | Pressure | Position | Nearest place |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 22 00:00 | TD | 35 mph | 1005 mb | 13.5°N 106.4°W | open ocean |
| Sep 22 06:00 | TD | 35 mph | 1005 mb | 13.7°N 106.6°W | open ocean |
| Sep 22 12:00 | TS | 40 mph | 1003 mb | 13.9°N 106.9°W | open ocean |
| Sep 22 18:00 | TS | 40 mph | 1003 mb | 14.2°N 107.4°W | open ocean |
| Sep 23 00:00 | TS | 46 mph | 1002 mb | 14.6°N 108.0°W | open ocean |
| Sep 23 06:00 | TS | 52 mph | 1000 mb | 15.0°N 108.6°W | open ocean |
| Sep 23 12:00 | TS | 63 mph | 995 mb | 15.4°N 109.3°W | open ocean |
| Sep 23 18:00 | TS | 69 mph | 991 mb | 15.9°N 110.0°W | open ocean |
| Sep 24 00:00 | Cat 1 | 86 mph | 981 mb | 16.4°N 110.8°W | open ocean |
| Sep 24 06:00 | Cat 2 | 104 mph | 971 mb | 17.0°N 111.7°W | open ocean |
| Sep 24 12:00 | Cat 3 | 121 mph | 959 mb | 17.5°N 112.5°W | open ocean |
| Sep 24 18:00 | Cat 3 | 115 mph | 960 mb | 17.9°N 113.1°W | open ocean |
| Sep 25 00:00 | Cat 3 | 115 mph | 962 mb | 18.2°N 113.7°W | open ocean |
| Sep 25 06:00 | Cat 2 | 109 mph | 965 mb | 18.4°N 114.0°W | open ocean |
| Sep 25 12:00 | Cat 2 | 98 mph | 969 mb | 18.6°N 114.4°W | open ocean |
| Sep 25 18:00 | Cat 1 | 86 mph | 976 mb | 18.8°N 114.8°W | open ocean |
| Sep 26 00:00 | Cat 1 | 75 mph | 985 mb | 19.0°N 115.0°W | open ocean |
| Sep 26 06:00 | TS | 69 mph | 990 mb | 19.3°N 115.2°W | open ocean |
| Sep 26 12:00 | TS | 63 mph | 992 mb | 19.8°N 115.3°W | open ocean |
| Sep 26 18:00 | TS | 58 mph | 994 mb | 20.4°N 115.2°W | open ocean |
| Sep 27 00:00 | TS | 52 mph | 997 mb | 21.1°N 115.5°W | open ocean |
| Sep 27 06:00 | TS | 46 mph | 997 mb | 21.5°N 115.7°W | open ocean |
| Sep 27 12:00 | TS | 40 mph | 998 mb | 22.0°N 116.1°W | open ocean |
| Sep 27 18:00 | TD low/wave | 35 mph | 998 mb | 22.1°N 116.7°W | open ocean |
| Sep 28 00:00 | TD low/wave | 35 mph | 999 mb | 22.0°N 116.6°W | open ocean |
| Sep 28 06:00 | TD low/wave | 35 mph | 999 mb | 21.8°N 116.6°W | open ocean |
| Sep 28 12:00 | TD low/wave | 35 mph | 1000 mb | 21.6°N 116.1°W | open ocean |
| Sep 28 18:00 | TD low/wave | 35 mph | 1000 mb | 21.5°N 115.6°W | open ocean |
| Sep 29 00:00 | TD low/wave | 35 mph | 1001 mb | 21.4°N 115.2°W | open ocean |
| Sep 29 06:00 | TD low/wave | 35 mph | 1001 mb | 21.3°N 114.8°W | open ocean |
| Sep 29 12:00 | TD low/wave | 35 mph | 1002 mb | 21.3°N 114.5°W | open ocean |
| Sep 29 18:00 | TD low/wave | 29 mph | 1003 mb | 21.2°N 114.2°W | open ocean |
| Sep 30 00:00 | TD low/wave | 29 mph | 1004 mb | 20.9°N 114.1°W | open ocean |
| Sep 30 06:00 | TD low/wave | 23 mph | 1005 mb | 20.4°N 114.0°W | open ocean |
| Sep 30 12:00 | TD low/wave | 23 mph | 1006 mb | 19.7°N 114.2°W | open ocean |
| Sep 30 18:00 | TD low/wave | 23 mph | 1007 mb | 19.2°N 114.6°W | open ocean |
| Oct 1 00:00 | TD low/wave | 23 mph | 1008 mb | 18.5°N 114.7°W | open ocean |
| Oct 1 06:00 | TD low/wave | 23 mph | 1009 mb | 17.9°N 114.7°W | open ocean |
| Oct 1 12:00 | TD low/wave | 23 mph | 1010 mb | 17.4°N 114.7°W | open ocean |
| Oct 1 18:00 | TD low/wave | 23 mph | 1010 mb | 16.9°N 114.7°W | open ocean |
| Oct 2 00:00 | TD low/wave | 23 mph | 1010 mb | 16.7°N 115.2°W | open ocean |
| Oct 2 06:00 | TD low/wave | 23 mph | 1010 mb | 16.7°N 115.7°W | open ocean |
| Oct 2 12:00 | TD low/wave | 23 mph | 1010 mb | 16.7°N 116.2°W | open ocean |
| Oct 2 18:00 | TD low/wave | 23 mph | 1010 mb | 16.7°N 116.7°W | open ocean |
⬇ Download track data (CSV) · public-domain NOAA best track
Questions
No — the NOAA best-track record shows no landfall for Miriam.
At its peak on September 24, 2012, Miriam was a Category 3 hurricane with maximum sustained winds of 121 mph (194 km/h) and a central pressure of 959 mb.
10.8 days, from September 22, 2012 to October 2, 2012, including 54 hours at hurricane strength (18 as a major hurricane). It travelled about 1,582 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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