Track map & timeline · Atlantic · October 13 – November 1, 2003
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
Tropical Storm Nicholas (2003) was a tropical storm of the 2003 Atlantic season. It formed on October 13, 2003, reached its peak of 69 mph (111 km/h) and a minimum pressure of 990 mb on October 17, 2003, and never made landfall. The storm lasted 19.8 days and travelled about 4,875 miles (7,843 km).
02 · Intensity
03 · Timeline
| Date · UTC | Status | Wind | Pressure | Position | Nearest place |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 13 00:00 | TD | 29 mph | 1009 mb | 9.5°N 37.0°W | open ocean |
| Oct 13 06:00 | TD | 29 mph | 1008 mb | 9.5°N 37.7°W | open ocean |
| Oct 13 12:00 | TD | 29 mph | 1008 mb | 9.6°N 38.4°W | open ocean |
| Oct 13 18:00 | TD | 35 mph | 1007 mb | 9.9°N 38.9°W | open ocean |
| Oct 14 00:00 | TD | 35 mph | 1006 mb | 10.2°N 39.5°W | open ocean |
| Oct 14 06:00 | TD | 35 mph | 1006 mb | 10.5°N 40.3°W | open ocean |
| Oct 14 12:00 | TD | 35 mph | 1006 mb | 10.7°N 41.1°W | open ocean |
| Oct 14 18:00 | TS | 40 mph | 1005 mb | 10.9°N 41.9°W | open ocean |
| Oct 15 00:00 | TS | 46 mph | 1003 mb | 11.2°N 42.5°W | open ocean |
| Oct 15 06:00 | TS | 52 mph | 1000 mb | 11.5°N 43.1°W | open ocean |
| Oct 15 12:00 | TS | 52 mph | 1000 mb | 11.8°N 43.7°W | open ocean |
| Oct 15 18:00 | TS | 52 mph | 1000 mb | 12.2°N 44.3°W | open ocean |
| Oct 16 00:00 | TS | 52 mph | 1000 mb | 12.6°N 45.0°W | open ocean |
| Oct 16 06:00 | TS | 52 mph | 1000 mb | 13.1°N 45.6°W | open ocean |
| Oct 16 12:00 | TS | 58 mph | 997 mb | 13.5°N 46.0°W | open ocean |
| Oct 16 18:00 | TS | 63 mph | 994 mb | 14.0°N 46.6°W | open ocean |
| Oct 17 00:00 | TS | 63 mph | 995 mb | 14.4°N 47.2°W | open ocean |
| Oct 17 06:00 | TS | 63 mph | 994 mb | 15.0°N 47.6°W | open ocean |
| Oct 17 12:00 | TS | 69 mph | 990 mb | 15.5°N 48.0°W | open ocean |
| Oct 17 18:00 | TS | 63 mph | 994 mb | 16.1°N 48.1°W | open ocean |
| Oct 18 00:00 | TS | 63 mph | 994 mb | 16.3°N 48.1°W | open ocean |
| Oct 18 06:00 | TS | 63 mph | 994 mb | 16.3°N 47.9°W | open ocean |
| Oct 18 12:00 | TS | 63 mph | 994 mb | 16.5°N 47.8°W | open ocean |
| Oct 18 18:00 | TS | 58 mph | 997 mb | 16.7°N 47.7°W | open ocean |
| Oct 19 00:00 | TS | 58 mph | 997 mb | 17.0°N 47.6°W | open ocean |
| Oct 19 06:00 | TS | 58 mph | 997 mb | 17.3°N 47.4°W | open ocean |
| Oct 19 12:00 | TS | 58 mph | 997 mb | 17.6°N 47.3°W | open ocean |
| Oct 19 18:00 | TS | 52 mph | 1000 mb | 17.6°N 47.5°W | open ocean |
| Oct 20 00:00 | TS | 52 mph | 1000 mb | 17.4°N 47.7°W | open ocean |
| Oct 20 06:00 | TS | 52 mph | 1000 mb | 17.6°N 47.9°W | open ocean |
| Oct 20 12:00 | TS | 46 mph | 1002 mb | 17.8°N 48.1°W | open ocean |
| Oct 20 18:00 | TS | 40 mph | 1005 mb | 18.1°N 48.9°W | open ocean |
| Oct 21 00:00 | TS | 40 mph | 1005 mb | 18.4°N 49.7°W | open ocean |
| Oct 21 06:00 | TS | 46 mph | 1002 mb | 18.6°N 50.3°W | open ocean |
| Oct 21 12:00 | TS | 52 mph | 1000 mb | 18.7°N 51.0°W | open ocean |
| Oct 21 18:00 | TS | 52 mph | 1000 mb | 18.6°N 52.0°W | open ocean |
| Oct 22 00:00 | TS | 46 mph | 1002 mb | 18.5°N 52.9°W | open ocean |
| Oct 22 06:00 | TS | 40 mph | 1005 mb | 18.5°N 53.6°W | open ocean |
| Oct 22 12:00 | TS | 40 mph | 1005 mb | 18.8°N 54.1°W | open ocean |
| Oct 22 18:00 | TS | 40 mph | 1005 mb | 19.5°N 54.6°W | open ocean |
| Oct 23 00:00 | TS | 40 mph | 1005 mb | 20.4°N 55.4°W | open ocean |
| Oct 23 06:00 | TD | 35 mph | 1006 mb | 21.5°N 56.0°W | open ocean |
| Oct 23 12:00 | TD | 35 mph | 1007 mb | 22.5°N 56.4°W | open ocean |
| Oct 23 18:00 | TD | 35 mph | 1008 mb | 23.6°N 56.9°W | open ocean |
| Oct 24 00:00 | TD low/wave | 29 mph | 1009 mb | 25.1°N 56.7°W | open ocean |
| Oct 24 06:00 | TD low/wave | 29 mph | 1010 mb | 27.1°N 56.4°W | open ocean |
| Oct 24 12:00 | TD low/wave | 29 mph | 1011 mb | 28.8°N 56.1°W | open ocean |
| Oct 24 18:00 | TD extratropical | 29 mph | 1012 mb | 30.2°N 55.7°W | open ocean |
| Oct 25 00:00 | TD extratropical | 23 mph | 1013 mb | 31.4°N 54.8°W | open ocean |
| Oct 25 06:00 | TD extratropical | 23 mph | 1014 mb | 32.2°N 53.5°W | open ocean |
| Oct 25 12:00 | TD extratropical | 23 mph | 1014 mb | 32.4°N 52.0°W | open ocean |
| Oct 25 18:00 | TD extratropical | 23 mph | 1013 mb | 32.5°N 50.5°W | open ocean |
| Oct 26 00:00 | TD extratropical | 23 mph | 1013 mb | 31.9°N 49.5°W | open ocean |
| Oct 26 06:00 | TD extratropical | 29 mph | 1012 mb | 30.7°N 49.1°W | open ocean |
| Oct 26 12:00 | TD extratropical | 35 mph | 1010 mb | 29.3°N 49.0°W | open ocean |
| Oct 26 18:00 | TD extratropical | 35 mph | 1008 mb | 28.3°N 49.6°W | open ocean |
| Oct 27 00:00 | TD extratropical | 35 mph | 1007 mb | 27.4°N 50.5°W | open ocean |
| Oct 27 06:00 | TS extratropical | 40 mph | 1007 mb | 26.7°N 52.0°W | open ocean |
| Oct 27 12:00 | TS extratropical | 40 mph | 1007 mb | 26.4°N 53.7°W | open ocean |
| Oct 27 18:00 | TS extratropical | 40 mph | 1007 mb | 26.6°N 55.5°W | open ocean |
| Oct 28 00:00 | TD extratropical | 35 mph | 1008 mb | 27.1°N 57.3°W | open ocean |
| Oct 28 06:00 | TD extratropical | 35 mph | 1009 mb | 27.9°N 59.1°W | open ocean |
| Oct 28 12:00 | TD extratropical | 35 mph | 1009 mb | 28.9°N 60.8°W | open ocean |
| Oct 28 18:00 | TD extratropical | 35 mph | 1009 mb | 29.5°N 62.8°W | open ocean |
| Oct 29 00:00 | TD extratropical | 29 mph | 1009 mb | 29.4°N 65.1°W | open ocean |
| Oct 29 06:00 | TD extratropical | 29 mph | 1009 mb | 29.3°N 67.1°W | open ocean |
| Oct 29 12:00 | TD extratropical | 29 mph | 1009 mb | 29.5°N 68.0°W | open ocean |
| Oct 29 18:00 | TD extratropical | 29 mph | 1009 mb | 30.1°N 68.0°W | open ocean |
| Oct 30 00:00 | TD extratropical | 29 mph | 1009 mb | 30.4°N 67.2°W | open ocean |
| Oct 30 06:00 | TD extratropical | 29 mph | 1009 mb | 30.4°N 66.4°W | 162 mi SW of Pembroke Parish, Bermuda |
| Oct 30 12:00 | TD extratropical | 35 mph | 1008 mb | 30.0°N 65.8°W | 170 mi SSW of Pembroke Parish, Bermuda |
| Oct 30 18:00 | TD extratropical | 35 mph | 1008 mb | 29.3°N 65.3°W | open ocean |
| Oct 31 00:00 | TD extratropical | 35 mph | 1008 mb | 28.7°N 65.5°W | open ocean |
| Oct 31 06:00 | TD low/wave | 35 mph | 1008 mb | 28.3°N 66.0°W | open ocean |
| Oct 31 12:00 | TD low/wave | 35 mph | 1007 mb | 27.7°N 66.3°W | open ocean |
| Oct 31 18:00 | TD low/wave | 35 mph | 1006 mb | 27.0°N 66.4°W | open ocean |
| Nov 1 00:00 | TD low/wave | 35 mph | 1005 mb | 26.4°N 66.3°W | open ocean |
| Nov 1 06:00 | TD low/wave | 35 mph | 1005 mb | 26.5°N 66.0°W | open ocean |
| Nov 1 12:00 | TD low/wave | 35 mph | 1005 mb | 27.0°N 66.3°W | open ocean |
| Nov 1 18:00 | TD low/wave | 35 mph | 1005 mb | 27.7°N 67.0°W | open ocean |
⬇ Download track data (CSV) · public-domain NOAA best track
Questions
No — the NOAA best-track record shows no landfall for Nicholas.
At its peak on October 17, 2003, Nicholas was a tropical storm with maximum sustained winds of 69 mph (111 km/h) and a central pressure of 990 mb.
19.8 days, from October 13, 2003 to November 1, 2003. It travelled about 4,875 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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