Hurricane Douglas (1996)
Hurricane Douglas reached Category 4 in the Eastern Pacific between July 29, 1996 and August 6, 1996, with a lowest pressure of 946 mb.
Track and intensity
The whole track of Hurricane Douglas, colored by strength, with the other storms of the 1996 season in the same basin behind it, and its wind and pressure hour by hour. Every fix is in the track table below.
The storm
- Basin
- Eastern Pacific
- Dates
- July 29, 1996 to August 6, 1996
- Peak strength
- Category 4, 115 kt (132 mph)
- Lowest pressure
- 946 mb (27.94 inHg)
- Landfall
- No; closest approach 55 km (34 mi)
- Accumulated cyclone energy
- 20.0
- Fastest the center moved
- 19 kt (22 mph)
- Identifier
- EP071996
Deaths and damage
No source this site reads carries a casualty or damage figure for this storm.
Track
| Time (UTC) | Position | Wind | Pressure | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 29, 00:00 | 13.0N 89.7W | 35 kt | 1004 mb | Tropical storm |
| Jul 29, 06:00 | 13.1N 91.6W | 40 kt | 1001 mb | Tropical storm |
| Jul 29, 12:00 | 13.3N 93.4W | 65 kt | 987 mb | Hurricane |
| Jul 29, 18:00 | 13.4N 95.2W | 65 kt | 982 mb | Hurricane |
| Jul 30, 00:00 | 13.6N 96.9W | 70 kt | 980 mb | Hurricane |
| Jul 30, 06:00 | 13.9N 98.7W | 75 kt | 977 mb | Hurricane |
| Jul 30, 12:00 | 14.3N 100.4W | 80 kt | 975 mb | Hurricane |
| Jul 30, 18:00 | 14.9N 102.0W | 85 kt | 970 mb | Hurricane |
| Jul 31, 00:00 | 15.5N 103.4W | 90 kt | 968 mb | Hurricane |
| Jul 31, 06:00 | 16.0N 104.7W | 95 kt | 965 mb | Hurricane |
| Jul 31, 12:00 | 16.5N 105.9W | 100 kt | 960 mb | Hurricane |
| Jul 31, 18:00 | 17.0N 107.0W | 105 kt | 958 mb | Hurricane |
| Aug 1, 00:00 | 17.6N 108.0W | 115 kt | 952 mb | Hurricane |
| Aug 1, 06:00 | 18.2N 109.0W | 115 kt | 948 mb | Hurricane |
| Aug 1, 12:00 | 18.9N 110.0W | 115 kt | 946 mb | Hurricane |
| Aug 1, 18:00 | 19.5N 111.2W | 115 kt | 947 mb | Hurricane |
| Aug 2, 00:00 | 20.0N 112.6W | 115 kt | 948 mb | Hurricane |
| Aug 2, 06:00 | 20.4N 113.9W | 115 kt | 950 mb | Hurricane |
| Aug 2, 12:00 | 20.6N 115.4W | 110 kt | 955 mb | Hurricane |
| Aug 2, 18:00 | 20.8N 116.8W | 100 kt | 965 mb | Hurricane |
| Aug 3, 00:00 | 20.9N 118.1W | 80 kt | 970 mb | Hurricane |
| Aug 3, 06:00 | 21.1N 119.3W | 65 kt | 975 mb | Hurricane |
| Aug 3, 12:00 | 21.1N 120.3W | 60 kt | 980 mb | Tropical storm |
| Aug 3, 18:00 | 21.2N 121.3W | 55 kt | 988 mb | Tropical storm |
| Aug 4, 00:00 | 21.4N 122.3W | 50 kt | 993 mb | Tropical storm |
| Aug 4, 06:00 | 21.6N 123.2W | 45 kt | 995 mb | Tropical storm |
| Aug 4, 12:00 | 21.7N 124.2W | 40 kt | 1000 mb | Tropical storm |
| Aug 4, 18:00 | 21.9N 125.3W | 35 kt | 1003 mb | Tropical storm |
| Aug 5, 00:00 | 22.1N 126.4W | 30 kt | 1005 mb | Tropical depression |
| Aug 5, 06:00 | 22.3N 127.5W | 30 kt | 1009 mb | Tropical depression |
| Aug 5, 12:00 | 22.4N 128.7W | 30 kt | 1009 mb | Tropical depression |
| Aug 5, 18:00 | 22.5N 129.9W | 25 kt | 1009 mb | Tropical depression |
| Aug 6, 00:00 | 22.5N 130.0W | 20 kt | 1009 mb | Tropical depression |
Other Eastern Pacific storms of 1996
- Unnamed tropical stormEastern Pacific · 1996
- Unnamed tropical depressionEastern Pacific · 1996
- Hurricane AlmaEastern Pacific · 1996
- Hurricane BorisEastern Pacific · 1996
- Tropical Storm CristinaEastern Pacific · 1996
- Unnamed tropical depressionEastern Pacific · 1996
- Tropical Storm ElidaEastern Pacific · 1996
- Hurricane FaustoEastern Pacific · 1996
- Unnamed tropical depressionEastern Pacific · 1996
- Hurricane YatesEastern Pacific · 1996
- Tropical Storm GenevieveEastern Pacific · 1996
- Hurricane HernanEastern Pacific · 1996
- Unnamed tropical depressionEastern Pacific · 1996
What this means
A best track is the record a warning agency settles on after the storm, not what it said at the time: position, maximum sustained wind and central pressure every six hours, revised against every observation that came in later. Category is the Saffir-Simpson scale, which runs from Category 1 at 64 kt to Category 5 at 137 kt and reads wind only, so it says nothing about surge or rain. Accumulated cyclone energy adds up the square of the wind through the storm's life, so it counts strength and duration together.
Sources
Storm history from NOAA NCEI’s International Best Track Archive for Climate Stewardship (IBTrACS), which merges the official best track of every warning agency. Live storms, cones, watches and warnings from the National Hurricane Center and the Central Pacific Hurricane Center. Archived radar from NOAA’s Level II archive.