Track map & timeline · Eastern Pacific · August 27 – September 10, 2018
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 Norman (2018) was a Category 4 hurricane of the 2018 Eastern Pacific season. It formed on August 27, 2018, reached its peak of 150 mph (241 km/h) and a minimum pressure of 937 mb on August 30, 2018, and never made landfall. It rapidly intensified by 81 mph in 24 hours (to 144 mph on August 30, 2018). The storm lasted 13.5 days and travelled about 3,711 miles (5,971 km).
02 · Intensity
03 · Timeline
| Date · UTC | Status | Wind | Pressure | Position | Nearest place |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 27 18:00 | TD low/wave | 29 mph | 1008 mb | 14.6°N 109.4°W | open ocean |
| Aug 28 00:00 | TD low/wave | 29 mph | 1007 mb | 15.3°N 110.3°W | open ocean |
| Aug 28 06:00 | TD low/wave | 29 mph | 1006 mb | 16.0°N 111.0°W | open ocean |
| Aug 28 12:00 | TD | 35 mph | 1006 mb | 16.7°N 111.7°W | open ocean |
| Aug 28 18:00 | TS | 40 mph | 1004 mb | 17.2°N 112.5°W | open ocean |
| Aug 29 00:00 | TS | 52 mph | 1000 mb | 17.4°N 113.4°W | open ocean |
| Aug 29 06:00 | TS | 58 mph | 999 mb | 17.5°N 114.3°W | open ocean |
| Aug 29 12:00 | TS | 63 mph | 995 mb | 17.6°N 115.1°W | open ocean |
| Aug 29 18:00 | Cat 1 | 75 mph | 988 mb | 17.7°N 115.7°W | open ocean |
| Aug 30 00:00 | Cat 1 | 86 mph | 982 mb | 17.7°N 116.3°W | open ocean |
| Aug 30 06:00 | Cat 2 | 109 mph | 968 mb | 17.7°N 117.0°W | open ocean |
| Aug 30 12:00 | Cat 4 | 144 mph | 941 mb | 17.7°N 117.7°W | open ocean |
| Aug 30 18:00 | Cat 4 | 150 mph | 937 mb | 17.6°N 118.4°W | open ocean |
| Aug 31 00:00 | Cat 4 | 150 mph | 937 mb | 17.4°N 119.2°W | open ocean |
| Aug 31 06:00 | Cat 4 | 144 mph | 940 mb | 17.1°N 119.9°W | open ocean |
| Aug 31 12:00 | Cat 4 | 132 mph | 949 mb | 16.8°N 120.5°W | open ocean |
| Aug 31 18:00 | Cat 3 | 127 mph | 953 mb | 16.6°N 121.1°W | open ocean |
| Sep 1 00:00 | Cat 3 | 115 mph | 961 mb | 16.4°N 121.8°W | open ocean |
| Sep 1 06:00 | Cat 2 | 104 mph | 970 mb | 16.3°N 122.5°W | open ocean |
| Sep 1 12:00 | Cat 2 | 104 mph | 970 mb | 16.2°N 123.3°W | open ocean |
| Sep 1 18:00 | Cat 2 | 104 mph | 970 mb | 16.2°N 124.3°W | open ocean |
| Sep 2 00:00 | Cat 2 | 104 mph | 970 mb | 16.5°N 125.5°W | open ocean |
| Sep 2 06:00 | Cat 2 | 109 mph | 966 mb | 16.9°N 126.7°W | open ocean |
| Sep 2 12:00 | Cat 4 | 132 mph | 950 mb | 17.4°N 128.3°W | open ocean |
| Sep 2 18:00 | Cat 4 | 138 mph | 947 mb | 17.9°N 130.0°W | open ocean |
| Sep 3 00:00 | Cat 4 | 132 mph | 950 mb | 18.4°N 131.8°W | open ocean |
| Sep 3 06:00 | Cat 3 | 127 mph | 954 mb | 18.8°N 133.8°W | open ocean |
| Sep 3 12:00 | Cat 3 | 115 mph | 963 mb | 19.1°N 135.7°W | open ocean |
| Sep 3 18:00 | Cat 2 | 104 mph | 970 mb | 19.4°N 137.6°W | open ocean |
| Sep 4 00:00 | Cat 1 | 92 mph | 978 mb | 19.7°N 139.4°W | open ocean |
| Sep 4 06:00 | Cat 1 | 86 mph | 982 mb | 19.9°N 141.0°W | open ocean |
| Sep 4 12:00 | Cat 1 | 86 mph | 982 mb | 19.9°N 142.6°W | open ocean |
| Sep 4 18:00 | Cat 1 | 81 mph | 984 mb | 19.8°N 143.9°W | open ocean |
| Sep 5 00:00 | Cat 1 | 81 mph | 984 mb | 19.8°N 145.1°W | open ocean |
| Sep 5 06:00 | Cat 1 | 92 mph | 978 mb | 19.6°N 146.1°W | open ocean |
| Sep 5 12:00 | Cat 3 | 115 mph | 962 mb | 19.5°N 147.2°W | open ocean |
| Sep 5 18:00 | Cat 3 | 121 mph | 960 mb | 19.6°N 148.0°W | open ocean |
| Sep 6 00:00 | Cat 3 | 121 mph | 960 mb | 19.8°N 148.8°W | open ocean |
| Sep 6 06:00 | Cat 3 | 121 mph | 958 mb | 20.1°N 149.5°W | open ocean |
| Sep 6 12:00 | Cat 3 | 115 mph | 960 mb | 20.5°N 150.2°W | open ocean |
| Sep 6 18:00 | Cat 2 | 109 mph | 963 mb | 21.0°N 150.6°W | open ocean |
| Sep 7 00:00 | Cat 2 | 98 mph | 970 mb | 21.6°N 151.1°W | open ocean |
| Sep 7 06:00 | Cat 1 | 86 mph | 976 mb | 22.1°N 151.6°W | open ocean |
| Sep 7 12:00 | Cat 1 | 75 mph | 983 mb | 22.8°N 152.1°W | open ocean |
| Sep 7 18:00 | TS | 69 mph | 989 mb | 23.7°N 152.6°W | open ocean |
| Sep 8 00:00 | TS | 69 mph | 991 mb | 24.6°N 153.1°W | open ocean |
| Sep 8 06:00 | TS | 63 mph | 995 mb | 25.1°N 153.5°W | open ocean |
| Sep 8 12:00 | TS | 58 mph | 998 mb | 25.7°N 154.1°W | open ocean |
| Sep 8 18:00 | TS | 52 mph | 1000 mb | 26.4°N 154.4°W | open ocean |
| Sep 9 00:00 | TS extratropical | 52 mph | 1000 mb | 27.1°N 154.1°W | open ocean |
| Sep 9 06:00 | TS extratropical | 52 mph | 1000 mb | 27.9°N 153.9°W | open ocean |
| Sep 9 12:00 | TS extratropical | 52 mph | 1000 mb | 28.6°N 153.9°W | open ocean |
| Sep 9 18:00 | TS extratropical | 46 mph | 1002 mb | 29.6°N 153.5°W | open ocean |
| Sep 10 00:00 | TS extratropical | 46 mph | 1002 mb | 30.8°N 153.2°W | open ocean |
| Sep 10 06:00 | TS extratropical | 46 mph | 1002 mb | 31.9°N 152.4°W | open ocean |
⬇ Download track data (CSV) · public-domain NOAA best track
Questions
No — the NOAA best-track record shows no landfall for Norman.
At its peak on August 30, 2018, Norman was a Category 4 hurricane with maximum sustained winds of 150 mph (241 km/h) and a central pressure of 937 mb.
13.5 days, from August 27, 2018 to September 10, 2018, including 216 hours at hurricane strength (102 as a major hurricane). It travelled about 3,711 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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