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Hurricane Andrew (1992)

Atlantic storm, 08/17/1992 to 08/28/1992. Peak: Category 5.

Peak strength
Category 5
Peak winds
173 mph
150 knots
Lowest pressure
922 mb
Duration
12 days

Storm track

52 positions from NOAA's best-track data, colored by strength at each point

  • Depression
  • Tropical storm
  • Cat 1
  • Cat 2
  • Cat 3
  • Cat 4
  • Cat 5

U.S. landfalls

  • Florida08/24/1992 15:40 UTC · 167 mph (Category 5) · 25.5°N, 80.2°W
  • Florida08/24/1992 16:05 UTC · 167 mph (Category 5) · 25.5°N, 80.3°W
  • Louisiana08/26/1992 15:30 UTC · 115 mph (Category 3) · 29.6°N, 91.5°W
All track points (52)
Time (UTC)PositionStatusWindPressure
08/17/1992 01:00 UTC10.8°N, 35.5°WTropical depression29 mph1,010 mb
08/17/1992 07:00 UTC11.2°N, 37.4°WTropical depression35 mph1,009 mb
08/17/1992 13:00 UTC11.7°N, 39.6°WTropical depression35 mph1,008 mb
08/17/1992 19:00 UTC12.3°N, 42.0°WTropical storm40 mph1,006 mb
08/18/1992 01:00 UTC13.1°N, 44.2°WTropical storm40 mph1,003 mb
08/18/1992 07:00 UTC13.6°N, 46.2°WTropical storm46 mph1,002 mb
08/18/1992 13:00 UTC14.1°N, 48.0°WTropical storm52 mph1,001 mb
08/18/1992 19:00 UTC14.6°N, 49.9°WTropical storm52 mph1,000 mb
08/19/1992 01:00 UTC15.4°N, 51.8°WTropical storm52 mph1,000 mb
08/19/1992 07:00 UTC16.3°N, 53.5°WTropical storm52 mph1,001 mb
08/19/1992 13:00 UTC17.2°N, 55.3°WTropical storm52 mph1,002 mb
08/19/1992 19:00 UTC18.0°N, 56.9°WTropical storm52 mph1,005 mb
08/20/1992 01:00 UTC18.8°N, 58.3°WTropical storm52 mph1,007 mb
08/20/1992 07:00 UTC19.8°N, 59.3°WTropical storm46 mph1,011 mb
08/20/1992 13:00 UTC20.7°N, 60.0°WTropical storm46 mph1,013 mb
08/20/1992 19:00 UTC21.7°N, 60.7°WTropical storm46 mph1,015 mb
08/21/1992 01:00 UTC22.5°N, 61.5°WTropical storm46 mph1,014 mb
08/21/1992 07:00 UTC23.2°N, 62.4°WTropical storm52 mph1,014 mb
08/21/1992 13:00 UTC23.9°N, 63.3°WTropical storm52 mph1,010 mb
08/21/1992 19:00 UTC24.4°N, 64.2°WTropical storm58 mph1,007 mb
08/22/1992 01:00 UTC24.8°N, 64.9°WTropical storm58 mph1,004 mb
08/22/1992 07:00 UTC25.3°N, 65.9°WTropical storm63 mph1,000 mb
08/22/1992 13:00 UTC25.6°N, 67.0°WHurricane75 mph994 mb
08/22/1992 19:00 UTC25.8°N, 68.3°WHurricane92 mph981 mb
08/23/1992 01:00 UTC25.7°N, 69.7°WHurricane109 mph969 mb
08/23/1992 07:00 UTC25.6°N, 71.1°WHurricane127 mph961 mb
08/23/1992 13:00 UTC25.5°N, 72.5°WHurricane150 mph947 mb
08/23/1992 19:00 UTC25.4°N, 74.2°WHurricane167 mph933 mb
08/24/1992 01:00 UTC25.4°N, 75.8°WHurricane173 mph922 mb
08/24/1992 04:00 UTC25.4°N, 76.6°WHurricane (landfall)161 mph923 mb
08/24/1992 07:00 UTC25.4°N, 77.5°WHurricane144 mph930 mb
08/24/1992 08:00 UTC25.4°N, 77.8°WHurricane (landfall)150 mph931 mb
08/24/1992 13:00 UTC25.4°N, 79.3°WHurricane150 mph937 mb
08/24/1992 15:40 UTC25.5°N, 80.2°WHurricane (landfall)167 mph926 mb
08/24/1992 16:05 UTC25.5°N, 80.3°WHurricane (landfall)167 mph922 mb
08/24/1992 19:00 UTC25.6°N, 81.2°WHurricane132 mph951 mb
08/25/1992 01:00 UTC25.8°N, 83.1°WHurricane132 mph947 mb
08/25/1992 07:00 UTC26.2°N, 85.0°WHurricane132 mph943 mb
08/25/1992 13:00 UTC26.6°N, 86.7°WHurricane132 mph948 mb
08/25/1992 19:00 UTC27.2°N, 88.2°WHurricane138 mph946 mb
08/26/1992 01:00 UTC27.8°N, 89.6°WHurricane144 mph941 mb
08/26/1992 07:00 UTC28.5°N, 90.5°WHurricane144 mph937 mb
08/26/1992 13:00 UTC29.2°N, 91.3°WHurricane138 mph955 mb
08/26/1992 15:30 UTC29.6°N, 91.5°WHurricane (landfall)115 mph956 mb
08/26/1992 19:00 UTC30.1°N, 91.7°WHurricane92 mph973 mb
08/27/1992 01:00 UTC30.9°N, 91.6°WTropical storm58 mph991 mb
08/27/1992 07:00 UTC31.5°N, 91.1°WTropical storm40 mph995 mb
08/27/1992 13:00 UTC32.1°N, 90.5°WTropical depression35 mph997 mb
08/27/1992 19:00 UTC32.8°N, 89.6°WTropical depression35 mph998 mb
08/28/1992 01:00 UTC33.6°N, 88.4°WTropical depression29 mph999 mb
08/28/1992 07:00 UTC34.4°N, 86.7°WTropical depression23 mph1,000 mb
08/28/1992 13:00 UTC35.4°N, 84.0°WTropical depression23 mph1,000 mb

Source: NOAA National Hurricane Center, HURDAT2 best-track data · Positions every 6 hours plus landfall and peak times; winds are 1-minute sustained

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