Track map & timeline · Central Pacific · October 23–30, 1985
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 Nele (1985) was a Category 1 hurricane of the 1985 Central Pacific season. It formed on October 23, 1985, reached its peak of 92 mph (148 km/h) on October 26, 1985, and never made landfall. The storm lasted 6.5 days and travelled about 1,752 miles (2,819 km).
02 · Intensity
03 · Timeline
| Date · UTC | Status | Wind | Pressure | Position | Nearest place |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 23 18:00 | TD | 35 mph | — | 9.7°N 159.5°W | open ocean |
| Oct 24 00:00 | TS | 46 mph | — | 10.2°N 160.2°W | open ocean |
| Oct 24 06:00 | TS | 46 mph | — | 10.8°N 160.9°W | open ocean |
| Oct 24 12:00 | TS | 58 mph | — | 11.3°N 161.6°W | open ocean |
| Oct 24 18:00 | TS | 58 mph | — | 11.9°N 162.3°W | open ocean |
| Oct 25 00:00 | TS | 69 mph | — | 12.5°N 163.0°W | open ocean |
| Oct 25 06:00 | TS | 69 mph | — | 12.9°N 163.4°W | open ocean |
| Oct 25 12:00 | Cat 1 | 75 mph | — | 13.3°N 163.6°W | open ocean |
| Oct 25 18:00 | Cat 1 | 86 mph | — | 13.8°N 163.9°W | open ocean |
| Oct 26 00:00 | Cat 1 | 92 mph | — | 14.2°N 164.2°W | open ocean |
| Oct 26 06:00 | Cat 1 | 92 mph | — | 14.9°N 164.2°W | open ocean |
| Oct 26 12:00 | Cat 1 | 92 mph | — | 15.8°N 164.2°W | open ocean |
| Oct 26 18:00 | Cat 1 | 86 mph | — | 16.6°N 164.3°W | open ocean |
| Oct 27 00:00 | Cat 1 | 86 mph | — | 17.5°N 164.3°W | open ocean |
| Oct 27 06:00 | Cat 1 | 86 mph | — | 18.3°N 164.5°W | open ocean |
| Oct 27 12:00 | Cat 1 | 81 mph | — | 19.1°N 165.0°W | open ocean |
| Oct 27 18:00 | Cat 1 | 81 mph | — | 19.9°N 165.6°W | open ocean |
| Oct 28 00:00 | Cat 1 | 81 mph | — | 20.7°N 166.3°W | open ocean |
| Oct 28 06:00 | Cat 1 | 81 mph | — | 21.5°N 166.8°W | open ocean |
| Oct 28 12:00 | Cat 1 | 81 mph | — | 22.5°N 167.3°W | open ocean |
| Oct 28 18:00 | Cat 1 | 81 mph | — | 23.4°N 167.7°W | open ocean |
| Oct 29 00:00 | Cat 1 | 81 mph | — | 24.2°N 168.3°W | open ocean |
| Oct 29 06:00 | Cat 1 | 81 mph | — | 25.3°N 168.9°W | open ocean |
| Oct 29 12:00 | Cat 1 | 81 mph | — | 26.7°N 169.3°W | open ocean |
| Oct 29 18:00 | Cat 1 | 81 mph | — | 28.4°N 169.6°W | open ocean |
| Oct 30 00:00 | Cat 1 | 81 mph | — | 30.0°N 169.7°W | open ocean |
| Oct 30 06:00 | TS | 69 mph | — | 31.8°N 169.8°W | open ocean |
⬇ Download track data (CSV) · public-domain NOAA best track
Questions
No — the NOAA best-track record shows no landfall for Nele.
At its peak on October 26, 1985, Nele was a Category 1 hurricane with maximum sustained winds of 92 mph (148 km/h).
6.5 days, from October 23, 1985 to October 30, 1985, including 114 hours at hurricane strength. It travelled about 1,752 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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