Track map & timeline · Eastern Pacific · September 1–14, 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 Olivia (2018) was a Category 4 hurricane of the 2018 Eastern Pacific season. It formed on September 1, 2018, reached its peak of 132 mph (213 km/h) and a minimum pressure of 951 mb on September 7, 2018, and never made landfall. It rapidly intensified by 52 mph in 24 hours (to 127 mph on September 5, 2018). The storm lasted 13.5 days and travelled about 3,939 miles (6,337 km).
02 · Intensity
03 · Impact
| City | Distance to center | When (UTC) | Storm strength then |
|---|---|---|---|
| Honolulu, Hawaii | 48 mi | Sep 12 · 22:00 UTC | TS 42 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
| Date · UTC | Status | Wind | Pressure | Position | Nearest place |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 1 00:00 | TD | 35 mph | 1007 mb | 14.3°N 107.8°W | open ocean |
| Sep 1 06:00 | TD | 35 mph | 1007 mb | 14.5°N 108.7°W | open ocean |
| Sep 1 12:00 | TD | 35 mph | 1007 mb | 14.7°N 109.6°W | open ocean |
| Sep 1 18:00 | TD | 35 mph | 1006 mb | 15.0°N 110.5°W | open ocean |
| Sep 2 00:00 | TS | 40 mph | 1004 mb | 15.4°N 111.2°W | open ocean |
| Sep 2 06:00 | TS | 46 mph | 1002 mb | 15.9°N 111.7°W | open ocean |
| Sep 2 12:00 | TS | 46 mph | 1002 mb | 16.5°N 112.1°W | open ocean |
| Sep 2 18:00 | TS | 46 mph | 1002 mb | 16.8°N 112.8°W | open ocean |
| Sep 3 00:00 | TS | 46 mph | 1001 mb | 16.9°N 113.4°W | open ocean |
| Sep 3 06:00 | TS | 52 mph | 999 mb | 16.8°N 114.0°W | open ocean |
| Sep 3 12:00 | TS | 58 mph | 996 mb | 16.7°N 114.4°W | open ocean |
| Sep 3 18:00 | TS | 69 mph | 991 mb | 16.7°N 114.9°W | open ocean |
| Sep 4 00:00 | Cat 1 | 75 mph | 987 mb | 16.8°N 115.6°W | open ocean |
| Sep 4 06:00 | Cat 1 | 86 mph | 985 mb | 16.9°N 116.6°W | open ocean |
| Sep 4 12:00 | Cat 2 | 104 mph | 971 mb | 16.9°N 117.6°W | open ocean |
| Sep 4 18:00 | Cat 3 | 115 mph | 963 mb | 16.8°N 118.6°W | open ocean |
| Sep 5 00:00 | Cat 3 | 127 mph | 954 mb | 16.8°N 119.6°W | open ocean |
| Sep 5 06:00 | Cat 3 | 115 mph | 963 mb | 16.8°N 120.7°W | open ocean |
| Sep 5 12:00 | Cat 2 | 109 mph | 966 mb | 17.0°N 121.8°W | open ocean |
| Sep 5 18:00 | Cat 2 | 98 mph | 975 mb | 17.2°N 123.0°W | open ocean |
| Sep 6 00:00 | Cat 2 | 98 mph | 976 mb | 17.5°N 124.1°W | open ocean |
| Sep 6 06:00 | Cat 2 | 104 mph | 975 mb | 17.8°N 125.3°W | open ocean |
| Sep 6 12:00 | Cat 3 | 115 mph | 959 mb | 18.1°N 126.6°W | open ocean |
| Sep 6 18:00 | Cat 3 | 127 mph | 954 mb | 18.5°N 127.9°W | open ocean |
| Sep 7 00:00 | Cat 4 | 132 mph | 951 mb | 18.9°N 129.2°W | open ocean |
| Sep 7 06:00 | Cat 3 | 121 mph | 955 mb | 19.4°N 130.5°W | open ocean |
| Sep 7 12:00 | Cat 2 | 109 mph | 965 mb | 19.9°N 131.8°W | open ocean |
| Sep 7 18:00 | Cat 2 | 104 mph | 970 mb | 20.3°N 133.2°W | open ocean |
| Sep 8 00:00 | Cat 2 | 98 mph | 975 mb | 20.7°N 134.5°W | open ocean |
| Sep 8 06:00 | Cat 1 | 92 mph | 980 mb | 21.1°N 135.9°W | open ocean |
| Sep 8 12:00 | Cat 1 | 86 mph | 983 mb | 21.4°N 137.3°W | open ocean |
| Sep 8 18:00 | Cat 1 | 86 mph | 983 mb | 21.6°N 138.7°W | open ocean |
| Sep 9 00:00 | Cat 1 | 86 mph | 982 mb | 21.8°N 140.2°W | open ocean |
| Sep 9 06:00 | Cat 1 | 81 mph | 985 mb | 21.8°N 141.7°W | open ocean |
| Sep 9 12:00 | Cat 1 | 75 mph | 989 mb | 21.7°N 143.1°W | open ocean |
| Sep 9 18:00 | Cat 1 | 75 mph | 988 mb | 21.7°N 144.5°W | open ocean |
| Sep 10 00:00 | Cat 1 | 86 mph | 982 mb | 21.7°N 145.6°W | open ocean |
| Sep 10 06:00 | Cat 1 | 86 mph | 980 mb | 21.7°N 146.5°W | open ocean |
| Sep 10 12:00 | Cat 1 | 86 mph | 980 mb | 21.7°N 147.4°W | open ocean |
| Sep 10 18:00 | Cat 1 | 81 mph | 985 mb | 21.8°N 148.2°W | open ocean |
| Sep 11 00:00 | Cat 1 | 75 mph | 989 mb | 21.8°N 149.1°W | open ocean |
| Sep 11 06:00 | TS | 69 mph | 993 mb | 21.9°N 149.8°W | open ocean |
| Sep 11 12:00 | TS | 63 mph | 997 mb | 21.9°N 150.7°W | open ocean |
| Sep 11 18:00 | TS | 58 mph | 1000 mb | 21.8°N 152.0°W | open ocean |
| Sep 12 00:00 | TS | 52 mph | 1003 mb | 21.1°N 153.8°W | 126 mi NE of Hilo, Hawaii |
| Sep 12 06:00 | TS | 46 mph | 1005 mb | 21.0°N 154.4°W | 99 mi NNE of Hilo, Hawaii |
| Sep 12 12:00 | TS | 46 mph | 1005 mb | 21.0°N 155.1°W | 88 mi N of Hilo, Hawaii |
| Sep 12 18:00 | TS | 46 mph | 1005 mb | 21.1°N 156.3°W | 18 mi NE of Kahului, Hawaii |
| Sep 13 00:00 | TS | 40 mph | 1007 mb | 20.5°N 158.1°W | 58 mi SSW of Honolulu, Hawaii |
| Sep 13 06:00 | TD | 35 mph | 1008 mb | 20.1°N 159.8°W | 139 mi SW of Makakilo / Kapolei / Honokai Hale, Hawaii |
| Sep 13 12:00 | TD | 35 mph | 1008 mb | 19.7°N 161.6°W | open ocean |
| Sep 13 18:00 | TS | 40 mph | 1007 mb | 19.0°N 162.5°W | open ocean |
| Sep 14 00:00 | TS | 40 mph | 1007 mb | 19.0°N 163.6°W | open ocean |
| Sep 14 06:00 | TS low/wave | 40 mph | 1007 mb | 18.9°N 164.9°W | open ocean |
| Sep 14 12:00 | TS low/wave | 40 mph | 1007 mb | 18.8°N 165.9°W | open ocean |
⬇ Download track data (CSV) · public-domain NOAA best track
Questions
No — the NOAA best-track record shows no landfall for Olivia. Its closest approach to a major city was 48 miles from Honolulu, Hawaii.
At its peak on September 7, 2018, Olivia was a Category 4 hurricane with maximum sustained winds of 132 mph (213 km/h) and a central pressure of 951 mb.
13.5 days, from September 1, 2018 to September 14, 2018, including 174 hours at hurricane strength (42 as a major hurricane). It travelled about 3,939 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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