Hurricane Norma (2023)

Track map, landfall & timeline · Eastern Pacific · October 17–23, 2023

Peak wind

132 mph

213 km/h · Oct 19

Peak category

Cat 4

Saffir–Simpson

Lowest pressure

939 mb

Landfalls

Baja California Sur, Mexico · Sinaloa, Mexico

Lifetime

6.3 d

Oct 17 – Oct 23

Distance

1,182 mi

1,901 km

ACE

14.9

storm energy

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

What happened with Norma

Hurricane Norma (2023) was a Category 4 hurricane of the 2023 Eastern Pacific season. It formed on October 17, 2023, reached its peak of 132 mph (213 km/h) and a minimum pressure of 939 mb on October 19, 2023, and made landfall 2 times — first 14 mi WNW of Cabo San Lucas, Baja California Sur, Mexico on October 21, 2023 as a Category 1 hurricane (81 mph). Later landfalls: 20 mi WSW of Navolato, Sinaloa, Mexico on October 23, 2023 as a tropical depression (35 mph). It rapidly intensified by 63 mph in 24 hours (to 132 mph on October 19, 2023). The storm lasted 6.3 days and travelled about 1,182 miles (1,901 km).

02 · Intensity

Wind and pressure, hour by hour

Maximum sustained wind (mph) — hover or drag to scrub the map

03 · Impact

Landfalls and cities in the path

Landfall (UTC)	Where	Strength	Pressure
October 21, 2023 · 20:00 UTC	14 mi WNW of Cabo San Lucas, Baja California Sur, Mexico	Cat 1 81 mph	978 mb
October 23, 2023 · 11:00 UTC	20 mi WSW of Navolato, Sinaloa, Mexico	TD 35 mph	999 mb

Closest approach to major cities

City	Distance to center	When (UTC)	Storm strength then
Culiacán, Sinaloa, Mexico	33 mi	Oct 23 · 12:00 UTC	TD 35 mph

Distance from the city to the storm’s center, interpolated hourly between official fixes. Damaging winds, surge and rain reach far beyond the center.

04 · Timeline

Every official fix 28 positions

Date · UTC	Status	Wind	Pressure	Position	Nearest place
Oct 17 06:00	TD low/wave	35 mph	1005 mb	12.4°N 104.4°W	open ocean
Oct 17 12:00	TD	35 mph	1005 mb	12.7°N 105.8°W	open ocean
Oct 17 18:00	TS	40 mph	1004 mb	12.9°N 106.9°W	open ocean
Oct 18 00:00	TS	52 mph	1000 mb	13.4°N 107.6°W	open ocean
Oct 18 06:00	TS	63 mph	995 mb	13.9°N 107.8°W	open ocean
Oct 18 12:00	TS	69 mph	991 mb	14.6°N 107.8°W	open ocean
Oct 18 18:00	Cat 1	75 mph	987 mb	15.3°N 107.9°W	open ocean
Oct 19 00:00	Cat 1	92 mph	975 mb	16.0°N 107.9°W	open ocean
Oct 19 06:00	Cat 3	121 mph	953 mb	16.4°N 107.8°W	open ocean
Oct 19 12:00	Cat 4	132 mph	939 mb	16.9°N 107.7°W	open ocean
Oct 19 18:00	Cat 3	127 mph	941 mb	17.3°N 108.0°W	open ocean
Oct 20 00:00	Cat 3	121 mph	948 mb	17.9°N 108.2°W	open ocean
Oct 20 06:00	Cat 3	115 mph	955 mb	18.5°N 108.5°W	open ocean
Oct 20 12:00	Cat 3	115 mph	958 mb	19.1°N 109.0°W	open ocean
Oct 20 18:00	Cat 3	121 mph	955 mb	19.7°N 109.5°W	open ocean
Oct 21 00:00	Cat 3	121 mph	955 mb	20.5°N 109.9°W	165 mi S of Cabo San Lucas, Baja California Sur, Mexico
Oct 21 06:00	Cat 3	115 mph	958 mb	21.4°N 110.1°W	104 mi S of Cabo San Lucas, Baja California Sur, Mexico
Oct 21 12:00	Cat 2	104 mph	964 mb	22.3°N 110.2°W	45 mi SSW of Cabo San Lucas, Baja California Sur, Mexico
Oct 21 18:00	Cat 1	86 mph	974 mb	22.9°N 110.3°W	25 mi W of Cabo San Lucas, Baja California Sur, Mexico
Oct 21 20:00	Cat 1 LANDFALL	81 mph	978 mb	23.0°N 110.1°W	14 mi WNW of Cabo San Lucas, Baja California Sur, Mexico
Oct 22 00:00	TS	69 mph	986 mb	23.6°N 110.1°W	40 mi SSE of La Paz, Baja California Sur, Mexico
Oct 22 06:00	TS	58 mph	990 mb	24.3°N 109.8°W	34 mi ENE of La Paz, Baja California Sur, Mexico
Oct 22 12:00	TS	63 mph	987 mb	24.6°N 109.6°W	55 mi NE of La Paz, Baja California Sur, Mexico
Oct 22 18:00	TS	63 mph	987 mb	24.7°N 109.3°W	74 mi ENE of La Paz, Baja California Sur, Mexico
Oct 23 00:00	TS	52 mph	991 mb	24.7°N 109.0°W	69 mi SSW of Guasave, Sinaloa, Mexico
Oct 23 06:00	TS	40 mph	993 mb	24.5°N 108.7°W	66 mi WSW of Navolato, Sinaloa, Mexico
Oct 23 11:00	TD LANDFALL	35 mph	999 mb	24.7°N 108.0°W	20 mi WSW of Navolato, Sinaloa, Mexico
Oct 23 12:00	TD low/wave	35 mph	1000 mb	24.7°N 107.9°W	14 mi WSW of Navolato, Sinaloa, Mexico

⬇ Download track data (CSV) · public-domain NOAA best track

Questions

Frequently asked questions

When and where did Norma make landfall?

Norma made landfall 2 times: 14 mi WNW of Cabo San Lucas, Baja California Sur, Mexico on October 21, 2023 at 20:00 UTC, as a Category 1 hurricane with 81 mph winds; 20 mi WSW of Navolato, Sinaloa, Mexico on October 23, 2023 at 11:00 UTC, as a tropical depression with 35 mph winds.

What category was Norma?

At its peak on October 19, 2023, Norma was a Category 4 hurricane with maximum sustained winds of 132 mph (213 km/h) and a central pressure of 939 mb. At its first landfall it was a Category 1 hurricane.

How long did Norma last?

6.3 days, from October 17, 2023 to October 23, 2023, including 78 hours at hurricane strength (54 as a major hurricane). It travelled about 1,182 miles.

Where can I download the track data for Norma?

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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Every storm named Norma

Year	Storm	Peak	Landfall
1970	Tropical Storm Norma Eastern Pacific	TS 58 mph	—	→
1974	Hurricane Norma Eastern Pacific	Cat 1 75 mph	—	→
1981	Hurricane Norma Eastern Pacific	Cat 3 127 mph	—	→
1987	Hurricane Norma Eastern Pacific	Cat 1 75 mph	—	→
1993	Tropical Storm Norma Eastern Pacific	TS 52 mph	—
2005	Tropical Storm Norma Eastern Pacific	TS 58 mph	—
2017	Hurricane Norma Eastern Pacific	Cat 1 75 mph	—	→
2023	Hurricane Norma · this page Eastern Pacific	Cat 4 132 mph	Baja California Sur, Mexico, Sinaloa, Mexico

Names are recycled every six years unless a storm is so deadly or costly that the name is retired.

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2023	Hurricane Lee Atlantic	Cat 5 167 mph	Nova Scotia, Canada	→
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2023	Hurricane Jova Eastern Pacific	Cat 5 161 mph	—	→
2023	Hurricane Franklin Atlantic	Cat 4 150 mph	Dominican Republic	→
2023	Hurricane Dora Eastern Pacific	Cat 4 150 mph	—	→
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See every 2023 storm on one map →

Background reading: Hurricane Norma on Wikipedia.

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