Track map & timeline · Eastern Pacific · October 20–26, 2003
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 Patricia (2003) was a Category 1 hurricane of the 2003 Eastern Pacific season. It formed on October 20, 2003, reached its peak of 81 mph (130 km/h) and a minimum pressure of 984 mb on October 22, 2003, and never made landfall. It rapidly intensified by 40 mph in 24 hours (to 75 mph on October 21, 2003). The storm lasted 6.0 days and travelled about 1,129 miles (1,817 km).
02 · Intensity
03 · Timeline
| Date · UTC | Status | Wind | Pressure | Position | Nearest place |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 20 12:00 | TD | 35 mph | 1007 mb | 10.0°N 100.3°W | open ocean |
| Oct 20 18:00 | TS | 40 mph | 1002 mb | 10.3°N 101.2°W | open ocean |
| Oct 21 00:00 | TS | 52 mph | 1000 mb | 10.6°N 101.9°W | open ocean |
| Oct 21 06:00 | TS | 63 mph | 994 mb | 10.9°N 102.6°W | open ocean |
| Oct 21 12:00 | Cat 1 | 75 mph | 987 mb | 11.3°N 103.4°W | open ocean |
| Oct 21 18:00 | Cat 1 | 75 mph | 987 mb | 11.6°N 104.2°W | open ocean |
| Oct 22 00:00 | Cat 1 | 81 mph | 984 mb | 11.7°N 105.0°W | open ocean |
| Oct 22 06:00 | Cat 1 | 75 mph | 987 mb | 11.9°N 105.8°W | open ocean |
| Oct 22 12:00 | TS | 69 mph | 990 mb | 12.0°N 106.7°W | open ocean |
| Oct 22 18:00 | TS | 63 mph | 994 mb | 12.2°N 107.8°W | open ocean |
| Oct 23 00:00 | TS | 52 mph | 1000 mb | 12.4°N 108.6°W | open ocean |
| Oct 23 06:00 | TS | 46 mph | 1002 mb | 12.8°N 109.5°W | open ocean |
| Oct 23 12:00 | TS | 46 mph | 1003 mb | 13.2°N 110.7°W | open ocean |
| Oct 23 18:00 | TS | 40 mph | 1005 mb | 13.3°N 111.7°W | open ocean |
| Oct 24 00:00 | TS | 40 mph | 1005 mb | 13.6°N 112.3°W | open ocean |
| Oct 24 06:00 | TS | 40 mph | 1005 mb | 13.7°N 112.6°W | open ocean |
| Oct 24 12:00 | TS | 46 mph | 1002 mb | 13.9°N 112.9°W | open ocean |
| Oct 24 18:00 | TS | 46 mph | 1002 mb | 14.3°N 113.2°W | open ocean |
| Oct 25 00:00 | TS | 40 mph | 1005 mb | 14.6°N 113.5°W | open ocean |
| Oct 25 06:00 | TS | 40 mph | 1005 mb | 14.9°N 113.8°W | open ocean |
| Oct 25 12:00 | TD | 35 mph | 1008 mb | 15.2°N 114.1°W | open ocean |
| Oct 25 18:00 | TD | 35 mph | 1008 mb | 15.5°N 114.4°W | open ocean |
| Oct 26 00:00 | TD | 29 mph | 1008 mb | 15.7°N 114.7°W | open ocean |
| Oct 26 06:00 | TD low/wave | 23 mph | 1009 mb | 15.8°N 115.1°W | open ocean |
| Oct 26 12:00 | TD low/wave | 23 mph | 1009 mb | 15.8°N 115.5°W | open ocean |
⬇ Download track data (CSV) · public-domain NOAA best track
Questions
No — the NOAA best-track record shows no landfall for Patricia.
At its peak on October 22, 2003, Patricia was a Category 1 hurricane with maximum sustained winds of 81 mph (130 km/h) and a central pressure of 984 mb.
6.0 days, from October 20, 2003 to October 26, 2003, including 24 hours at hurricane strength. It travelled about 1,129 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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