Track map & timeline · Eastern Pacific · October 15–28, 2015
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 Olaf (2015) was a Category 4 hurricane of the 2015 Eastern Pacific season. It formed on October 15, 2015, reached its peak of 150 mph (241 km/h) and a minimum pressure of 938 mb on October 20, 2015, and never made landfall. It rapidly intensified by 46 mph in 24 hours (to 132 mph on October 19, 2015). The storm lasted 13.5 days and travelled about 3,469 miles (5,581 km).
02 · Intensity
03 · Timeline
| Date · UTC | Status | Wind | Pressure | Position | Nearest place |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 15 00:00 | TD | 35 mph | 1006 mb | 10.2°N 117.0°W | open ocean |
| Oct 15 06:00 | TD | 35 mph | 1006 mb | 10.3°N 118.2°W | open ocean |
| Oct 15 12:00 | TD | 35 mph | 1006 mb | 10.3°N 119.3°W | open ocean |
| Oct 15 18:00 | TD | 35 mph | 1006 mb | 10.2°N 120.5°W | open ocean |
| Oct 16 00:00 | TD | 35 mph | 1006 mb | 10.0°N 121.8°W | open ocean |
| Oct 16 06:00 | TD | 35 mph | 1006 mb | 9.8°N 123.1°W | open ocean |
| Oct 16 12:00 | TD | 35 mph | 1006 mb | 9.6°N 124.3°W | open ocean |
| Oct 16 18:00 | TD | 35 mph | 1005 mb | 9.5°N 125.6°W | open ocean |
| Oct 17 00:00 | TS | 40 mph | 1004 mb | 9.4°N 126.8°W | open ocean |
| Oct 17 06:00 | TS | 52 mph | 1003 mb | 9.3°N 127.9°W | open ocean |
| Oct 17 12:00 | TS | 58 mph | 999 mb | 9.2°N 129.0°W | open ocean |
| Oct 17 18:00 | TS | 58 mph | 999 mb | 9.1°N 129.9°W | open ocean |
| Oct 18 00:00 | TS | 63 mph | 994 mb | 9.2°N 130.7°W | open ocean |
| Oct 18 06:00 | Cat 1 | 75 mph | 991 mb | 9.3°N 131.6°W | open ocean |
| Oct 18 12:00 | Cat 1 | 81 mph | 988 mb | 9.4°N 132.6°W | open ocean |
| Oct 18 18:00 | Cat 1 | 86 mph | 985 mb | 9.5°N 133.8°W | open ocean |
| Oct 19 00:00 | Cat 2 | 98 mph | 978 mb | 9.6°N 135.0°W | open ocean |
| Oct 19 06:00 | Cat 2 | 109 mph | 970 mb | 9.7°N 136.1°W | open ocean |
| Oct 19 12:00 | Cat 3 | 121 mph | 962 mb | 9.8°N 137.2°W | open ocean |
| Oct 19 18:00 | Cat 4 | 132 mph | 954 mb | 9.9°N 138.2°W | open ocean |
| Oct 20 00:00 | Cat 4 | 132 mph | 954 mb | 10.0°N 139.1°W | open ocean |
| Oct 20 06:00 | Cat 4 | 150 mph | 938 mb | 10.2°N 140.0°W | open ocean |
| Oct 20 12:00 | Cat 4 | 150 mph | 938 mb | 10.4°N 140.9°W | open ocean |
| Oct 20 18:00 | Cat 4 | 150 mph | 938 mb | 10.7°N 141.8°W | open ocean |
| Oct 21 00:00 | Cat 4 | 144 mph | 943 mb | 10.9°N 142.6°W | open ocean |
| Oct 21 06:00 | Cat 4 | 132 mph | 952 mb | 11.2°N 143.3°W | open ocean |
| Oct 21 12:00 | Cat 3 | 121 mph | 958 mb | 11.6°N 144.1°W | open ocean |
| Oct 21 18:00 | Cat 3 | 121 mph | 958 mb | 11.9°N 144.7°W | open ocean |
| Oct 22 00:00 | Cat 3 | 121 mph | 958 mb | 12.3°N 145.3°W | open ocean |
| Oct 22 06:00 | Cat 3 | 121 mph | 957 mb | 12.7°N 145.7°W | open ocean |
| Oct 22 12:00 | Cat 3 | 115 mph | 961 mb | 13.2°N 146.1°W | open ocean |
| Oct 22 18:00 | Cat 2 | 109 mph | 963 mb | 13.5°N 146.3°W | open ocean |
| Oct 23 00:00 | Cat 3 | 115 mph | 961 mb | 14.0°N 146.3°W | open ocean |
| Oct 23 06:00 | Cat 3 | 121 mph | 958 mb | 14.8°N 146.3°W | open ocean |
| Oct 23 12:00 | Cat 3 | 121 mph | 957 mb | 15.6°N 146.3°W | open ocean |
| Oct 23 18:00 | Cat 3 | 121 mph | 957 mb | 16.5°N 146.3°W | open ocean |
| Oct 24 00:00 | Cat 3 | 121 mph | 956 mb | 17.4°N 146.1°W | open ocean |
| Oct 24 06:00 | Cat 3 | 121 mph | 956 mb | 18.3°N 145.9°W | open ocean |
| Oct 24 12:00 | Cat 3 | 121 mph | 955 mb | 19.0°N 145.6°W | open ocean |
| Oct 24 18:00 | Cat 2 | 109 mph | 964 mb | 19.7°N 145.1°W | open ocean |
| Oct 25 00:00 | Cat 2 | 98 mph | 970 mb | 20.3°N 144.5°W | open ocean |
| Oct 25 06:00 | Cat 1 | 92 mph | 974 mb | 20.8°N 144.2°W | open ocean |
| Oct 25 12:00 | Cat 1 | 92 mph | 974 mb | 21.5°N 144.0°W | open ocean |
| Oct 25 18:00 | Cat 1 | 92 mph | 974 mb | 22.1°N 143.6°W | open ocean |
| Oct 26 00:00 | Cat 1 | 86 mph | 977 mb | 22.9°N 143.0°W | open ocean |
| Oct 26 06:00 | Cat 1 | 75 mph | 983 mb | 23.6°N 142.4°W | open ocean |
| Oct 26 12:00 | TS | 63 mph | 989 mb | 24.4°N 141.5°W | open ocean |
| Oct 26 18:00 | TS | 58 mph | 992 mb | 25.3°N 139.5°W | open ocean |
| Oct 27 00:00 | TS | 52 mph | 995 mb | 25.9°N 137.9°W | open ocean |
| Oct 27 06:00 | TS | 52 mph | 1000 mb | 26.2°N 136.6°W | open ocean |
| Oct 27 12:00 | TS low/wave | 46 mph | 1000 mb | 26.6°N 135.5°W | open ocean |
| Oct 27 18:00 | TS low/wave | 40 mph | 1002 mb | 27.1°N 134.8°W | open ocean |
| Oct 28 00:00 | TS low/wave | 40 mph | 1002 mb | 26.9°N 134.5°W | open ocean |
| Oct 28 06:00 | TD low/wave | 35 mph | 1004 mb | 26.6°N 134.5°W | open ocean |
| Oct 28 12:00 | TD low/wave | 29 mph | 1006 mb | 26.2°N 135.0°W | open ocean |
⬇ Download track data (CSV) · public-domain NOAA best track
Questions
No — the NOAA best-track record shows no landfall for Olaf.
At its peak on October 20, 2015, Olaf was a Category 4 hurricane with maximum sustained winds of 150 mph (241 km/h) and a central pressure of 938 mb.
13.5 days, from October 15, 2015 to October 28, 2015, including 198 hours at hurricane strength (120 as a major hurricane). It travelled about 3,469 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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