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Hurricane Pauline (1997)

Eastern Pacific storm, 10/05/1997 to 10/10/1997. Peak: Category 4.

Peak strength
Category 4
Peak winds
132 mph
115 knots
Lowest pressure
948 mb
Duration
5 days

Storm track

20 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
All track points (20)
Time (UTC)PositionStatusWindPressure
10/05/1997 19:00 UTC12.2°N, 96.6°WTropical depression29 mph1,009 mb
10/06/1997 01:00 UTC12.1°N, 96.0°WTropical depression29 mph1,009 mb
10/06/1997 07:00 UTC12.0°N, 95.5°WTropical depression35 mph1,008 mb
10/06/1997 13:00 UTC11.9°N, 95.0°WTropical storm40 mph1,005 mb
10/06/1997 19:00 UTC11.9°N, 94.5°WTropical storm52 mph1,000 mb
10/07/1997 01:00 UTC12.2°N, 94.2°WTropical storm63 mph990 mb
10/07/1997 07:00 UTC12.5°N, 94.1°WHurricane81 mph977 mb
10/07/1997 13:00 UTC12.9°N, 94.2°WHurricane115 mph955 mb
10/07/1997 19:00 UTC13.2°N, 94.5°WHurricane132 mph948 mb
10/08/1997 01:00 UTC13.5°N, 94.9°WHurricane127 mph949 mb
10/08/1997 07:00 UTC13.8°N, 95.3°WHurricane115 mph955 mb
10/08/1997 13:00 UTC14.2°N, 95.6°WHurricane115 mph959 mb
10/08/1997 19:00 UTC14.6°N, 95.9°WHurricane127 mph954 mb
10/09/1997 01:00 UTC15.3°N, 96.3°WHurricane132 mph948 mb
10/09/1997 07:00 UTC16.0°N, 97.6°WHurricane (landfall)109 mph960 mb
10/09/1997 13:00 UTC16.7°N, 99.0°WHurricane81 mph973 mb
10/09/1997 19:00 UTC17.3°N, 100.4°WTropical storm69 mph989 mb
10/10/1997 01:00 UTC17.9°N, 101.4°WTropical storm58 mph1,000 mb
10/10/1997 07:00 UTC18.6°N, 102.0°WTropical storm46 mph1,005 mb
10/10/1997 13:00 UTC19.2°N, 102.6°WTropical depression35 mph1,009 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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