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Hurricane Joaquin (2015)
Track & history
Peak wind
155 mph / 250 km/h
Min pressure
931 mb
Dates
–
Landfall
George Town
Storm history
Joaquin formed in the Atlantic in September 2015 and peaked as a Category 4 hurricane with maximum sustained winds of 155 mph (250 km/h) and a minimum pressure of 931 mb. It made landfall near George Town, Bahamas. The system was tracked for 18 days.
- 2015-10-01 12:00 UTCLandfall · 130 mph / 215 km/h
- 2015-10-02 16:00 UTCLandfall near George Town, Bahamas · 125 mph / 205 km/h
- 2015-10-02 21:00 UTCLandfall · 125 mph / 205 km/h
Track data
Download CSV| Time UTC | Position | Strength | Wind | Pressure |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015-09-26 18:00 | 26.8°N 68.7°W | TD | 25 mph / 35 km/h | 1011 mb |
| 2015-09-27 00:00 | 26.9°N 68.6°W | TD | 25 mph / 35 km/h | 1011 mb |
| 2015-09-27 06:00 | 27.0°N 68.5°W | TD | 25 mph / 35 km/h | 1010 mb |
| 2015-09-27 12:00 | 27.1°N 68.6°W | TD | 30 mph / 45 km/h | 1009 mb |
| 2015-09-27 18:00 | 27.2°N 68.8°W | TD | 35 mph / 55 km/h | 1007 mb |
| 2015-09-28 00:00 | 27.4°N 69.0°W | TD | 35 mph / 55 km/h | 1007 mb |
| 2015-09-28 06:00 | 27.6°N 69.3°W | TD | 35 mph / 55 km/h | 1007 mb |
| 2015-09-28 12:00 | 27.7°N 69.7°W | TD | 35 mph / 55 km/h | 1006 mb |
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| 2015-09-28 18:00 | 27.4°N 70.0°W | TD | 35 mph / 55 km/h | 1003 mb |
| 2015-09-29 00:00 | 26.9°N 70.1°W | TS | 40 mph / 65 km/h | 1002 mb |
| 2015-09-29 06:00 | 26.5°N 70.3°W | TS | 40 mph / 65 km/h | 1002 mb |
| 2015-09-29 12:00 | 26.2°N 70.5°W | TS | 50 mph / 85 km/h | 999 mb |
| 2015-09-29 18:00 | 26.0°N 70.8°W | TS | 65 mph / 100 km/h | 992 mb |
| 2015-09-30 00:00 | 25.8°N 71.3°W | TS | 70 mph / 110 km/h | 985 mb |
| 2015-09-30 06:00 | 25.4°N 71.8°W | C1 | 75 mph / 120 km/h | 978 mb |
| 2015-09-30 12:00 | 24.9°N 72.2°W | C1 | 80 mph / 130 km/h | 971 mb |
| 2015-09-30 18:00 | 24.4°N 72.5°W | C1 | 90 mph / 150 km/h | 961 mb |
| 2015-10-01 00:00 | 23.9°N 72.9°W | C3 | 115 mph / 185 km/h | 951 mb |
| 2015-10-01 06:00 | 23.5°N 73.3°W | C3 | 125 mph / 205 km/h | 947 mb |
| 2015-10-01 12:00 | 23.1°N 73.7°W | C4 | 130 mph / 215 km/h | 942 mb |
| 2015-10-01 18:00 | 23.0°N 74.2°W | C4 | 130 mph / 215 km/h | 936 mb |
| 2015-10-02 00:00 | 22.9°N 74.4°W | C4 | 140 mph / 220 km/h | 931 mb |
| 2015-10-02 06:00 | 23.0°N 74.7°W | C4 | 140 mph / 220 km/h | 935 mb |
| 2015-10-02 12:00 | 23.4°N 74.8°W | C4 | 130 mph / 215 km/h | 937 mb |
| 2015-10-02 16:00 | 23.6°N 74.8°W | C3 | 125 mph / 205 km/h | 940 mb |
| 2015-10-02 18:00 | 23.8°N 74.7°W | C3 | 125 mph / 205 km/h | 941 mb |
| 2015-10-02 21:00 | 24.1°N 74.5°W | C3 | 125 mph / 205 km/h | 942 mb |
| 2015-10-03 00:00 | 24.3°N 74.3°W | C4 | 130 mph / 215 km/h | 943 mb |
| 2015-10-03 06:00 | 24.8°N 73.6°W | C4 | 140 mph / 220 km/h | 945 mb |
| 2015-10-03 12:00 | 25.4°N 72.6°W | C4 | 155 mph / 250 km/h | 934 mb |
| 2015-10-03 18:00 | 26.3°N 71.0°W | C4 | 150 mph / 240 km/h | 934 mb |
| 2015-10-04 00:00 | 27.4°N 69.5°W | C4 | 130 mph / 215 km/h | 941 mb |
| 2015-10-04 06:00 | 28.9°N 68.3°W | C3 | 120 mph / 195 km/h | 949 mb |
| 2015-10-04 12:00 | 30.4°N 67.2°W | C2 | 110 mph / 175 km/h | 956 mb |
| 2015-10-04 18:00 | 31.6°N 66.5°W | C2 | 100 mph / 155 km/h | 958 mb |
| 2015-10-05 00:00 | 32.6°N 66.0°W | C1 | 85 mph / 140 km/h | 961 mb |
| 2015-10-05 06:00 | 33.6°N 65.6°W | C1 | 85 mph / 140 km/h | 964 mb |
| 2015-10-05 12:00 | 34.4°N 65.2°W | C1 | 85 mph / 140 km/h | 964 mb |
| 2015-10-05 18:00 | 35.3°N 64.5°W | C1 | 85 mph / 140 km/h | 964 mb |
| 2015-10-06 00:00 | 36.2°N 63.6°W | C1 | 85 mph / 140 km/h | 967 mb |
| 2015-10-06 06:00 | 37.0°N 62.3°W | C1 | 85 mph / 140 km/h | 970 mb |
| 2015-10-06 12:00 | 37.9°N 60.4°W | C1 | 80 mph / 130 km/h | 974 mb |
| 2015-10-06 18:00 | 38.8°N 58.0°W | C1 | 80 mph / 130 km/h | 974 mb |
| 2015-10-07 00:00 | 39.6°N 54.9°W | C1 | 80 mph / 130 km/h | 974 mb |
| 2015-10-07 06:00 | 40.3°N 51.5°W | C1 | 75 mph / 120 km/h | 977 mb |
| 2015-10-07 12:00 | 41.0°N 47.5°W | TS | 70 mph / 110 km/h | 977 mb |
| 2015-10-07 18:00 | 41.5°N 43.3°W | TS | 70 mph / 110 km/h | 977 mb |
| 2015-10-08 00:00 | 41.9°N 39.1°W | TS | 65 mph / 100 km/h | 977 mb |
| 2015-10-08 06:00 | 42.4°N 35.0°W | TS | 60 mph / 95 km/h | 977 mb |
| 2015-10-08 12:00 | 43.0°N 31.0°W | TS | 50 mph / 85 km/h | 980 mb |
| 2015-10-08 18:00 | 43.5°N 27.3°W | TS | 50 mph / 85 km/h | 984 mb |
| 2015-10-09 00:00 | 43.9°N 24.1°W | TS | 50 mph / 85 km/h | 987 mb |
| 2015-10-09 06:00 | 44.1°N 21.9°W | TS | 50 mph / 85 km/h | 988 mb |
| 2015-10-09 12:00 | 44.2°N 19.9°W | TS | 50 mph / 85 km/h | 988 mb |
| 2015-10-09 18:00 | 44.1°N 18.2°W | TS | 45 mph / 75 km/h | 989 mb |
| 2015-10-10 00:00 | 43.8°N 16.4°W | TS | 40 mph / 65 km/h | 992 mb |
| 2015-10-10 06:00 | 43.4°N 15.0°W | TS | 40 mph / 65 km/h | 993 mb |
| 2015-10-10 12:00 | 43.1°N 13.9°W | TS | 40 mph / 65 km/h | 996 mb |
| 2015-10-10 18:00 | 42.8°N 12.9°W | TD | 35 mph / 55 km/h | 998 mb |
| 2015-10-11 00:00 | 42.5°N 12.0°W | TD | 35 mph / 55 km/h | 999 mb |
| 2015-10-11 06:00 | 42.2°N 11.3°W | TD | 35 mph / 55 km/h | 1000 mb |
| 2015-10-11 12:00 | 41.8°N 10.8°W | TS | 40 mph / 65 km/h | 1001 mb |
| 2015-10-11 18:00 | 41.2°N 10.5°W | TS | 40 mph / 65 km/h | 1001 mb |
| 2015-10-12 00:00 | 40.4°N 10.2°W | TS | 40 mph / 65 km/h | 1002 mb |
| 2015-10-12 06:00 | 39.8°N 9.7°W | TS | 40 mph / 65 km/h | 1002 mb |
| 2015-10-12 12:00 | 39.5°N 9.1°W | TS | 40 mph / 65 km/h | 1003 mb |
| 2015-10-12 18:00 | 39.1°N 8.8°W | TD | 35 mph / 55 km/h | 1005 mb |
| 2015-10-13 00:00 | 38.6°N 8.9°W | TD | 30 mph / 45 km/h | 1007 mb |
| 2015-10-13 06:00 | 38.0°N 9.1°W | TD | 25 mph / 35 km/h | 1009 mb |
| 2015-10-13 12:00 | 37.3°N 9.2°W | TD | 25 mph / 35 km/h | 1010 mb |
| 2015-10-13 18:00 | 36.6°N 9.1°W | TD | 25 mph / 35 km/h | 1010 mb |
| 2015-10-14 00:00 | 36.0°N 9.0°W | TD | 25 mph / 35 km/h | 1011 mb |
| 2015-10-14 06:00 | 35.5°N 8.7°W | TD | 25 mph / 35 km/h | 1011 mb |
| 2015-10-14 12:00 | 35.1°N 8.4°W | TD | 25 mph / 35 km/h | 1011 mb |
| 2015-10-14 18:00 | 35.0°N 8.0°W | TD | 15 mph / 30 km/h | 1012 mb |
| 2015-10-15 00:00 | 35.2°N 7.7°W | TD | 15 mph / 30 km/h | 1012 mb |
Hurricane Joaquin 2015 FAQ
Did Hurricane Joaquin 2015 make landfall?
Yes. Joaquin made landfall near George Town, Bahamas on Oct 2 2015, with sustained winds of 125 mph (205 km/h) at the first landfall.
How strong did Joaquin get in 2015?
Joaquin peaked as a Category 4 hurricane with maximum sustained winds of 155 mph (250 km/h) and a minimum central pressure of 931 mb.
When did Joaquin form and dissipate?
Joaquin was first tracked on Sep 26 2015 and last tracked on Oct 15 2015, about 18 days in all.