Track map & timeline · Eastern Pacific · September 18–25, 1982
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 Olivia (1982) was a Category 4 hurricane of the 1982 Eastern Pacific season. It formed on September 18, 1982, reached its peak of 144 mph (232 km/h) on September 21, 1982, and never made landfall. It rapidly intensified by 57 mph in 24 hours (to 132 mph on September 21, 1982). The storm lasted 7.0 days and travelled about 2,161 miles (3,477 km).
02 · Intensity
03 · Timeline
| Date · UTC | Status | Wind | Pressure | Position | Nearest place |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 18 18:00 | TD | 35 mph | — | 11.3°N 101.7°W | open ocean |
| Sep 19 00:00 | TD | 35 mph | — | 11.8°N 101.9°W | open ocean |
| Sep 19 06:00 | TS | 40 mph | — | 12.2°N 102.1°W | open ocean |
| Sep 19 12:00 | TS | 46 mph | — | 12.6°N 102.4°W | open ocean |
| Sep 19 18:00 | TS | 58 mph | — | 13.2°N 103.0°W | open ocean |
| Sep 20 00:00 | TS | 69 mph | — | 13.5°N 103.5°W | open ocean |
| Sep 20 06:00 | Cat 1 | 75 mph | — | 14.0°N 104.0°W | open ocean |
| Sep 20 12:00 | Cat 1 | 75 mph | — | 14.5°N 104.7°W | open ocean |
| Sep 20 18:00 | Cat 1 | 92 mph | — | 15.0°N 105.5°W | open ocean |
| Sep 21 00:00 | Cat 2 | 109 mph | — | 15.4°N 106.5°W | open ocean |
| Sep 21 06:00 | Cat 3 | 115 mph | — | 16.0°N 107.6°W | open ocean |
| Sep 21 12:00 | Cat 4 | 132 mph | — | 16.5°N 108.7°W | open ocean |
| Sep 21 18:00 | Cat 4 | 144 mph | — | 17.1°N 110.0°W | open ocean |
| Sep 22 00:00 | Cat 4 | 144 mph | — | 17.8°N 111.1°W | open ocean |
| Sep 22 06:00 | Cat 4 | 144 mph | — | 18.5°N 112.4°W | open ocean |
| Sep 22 12:00 | Cat 4 | 132 mph | — | 19.3°N 114.0°W | open ocean |
| Sep 22 18:00 | Cat 3 | 127 mph | — | 20.0°N 115.9°W | open ocean |
| Sep 23 00:00 | Cat 3 | 115 mph | — | 20.5°N 117.8°W | open ocean |
| Sep 23 06:00 | Cat 1 | 86 mph | — | 21.1°N 119.1°W | open ocean |
| Sep 23 12:00 | Cat 1 | 81 mph | — | 21.7°N 120.3°W | open ocean |
| Sep 23 18:00 | TS | 69 mph | — | 22.3°N 121.0°W | open ocean |
| Sep 24 00:00 | TS | 58 mph | — | 23.4°N 122.0°W | open ocean |
| Sep 24 06:00 | TS | 52 mph | — | 24.7°N 122.6°W | open ocean |
| Sep 24 12:00 | TS | 46 mph | — | 26.0°N 123.0°W | open ocean |
| Sep 24 18:00 | TD | 35 mph | — | 27.3°N 122.9°W | open ocean |
| Sep 25 00:00 | TD | 29 mph | — | 28.4°N 122.6°W | open ocean |
| Sep 25 06:00 | TD | 29 mph | — | 29.3°N 122.3°W | open ocean |
| Sep 25 12:00 | TD | 29 mph | — | 30.0°N 122.0°W | open ocean |
| Sep 25 18:00 | TD | 29 mph | — | 31.0°N 121.4°W | open ocean |
⬇ Download track data (CSV) · public-domain NOAA best track
Questions
No — the NOAA best-track record shows no landfall for Olivia.
At its peak on September 21, 1982, Olivia was a Category 4 hurricane with maximum sustained winds of 144 mph (232 km/h).
7.0 days, from September 18, 1982 to September 25, 1982, including 84 hours at hurricane strength (48 as a major hurricane). It travelled about 2,161 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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