2024 Eastern Pacific hurricane season
Hurricane Kristy 2024
Recorded track and intensity from Oct 21, 2024 to Oct 29, 2024
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161 mph
Oct 24, 2024 during the tropical stage
Full archive record, including non-tropical stages if present
Along the recorded center positions
STORM HISTORY
Track and intensity summary
Kristy is listed in the Eastern Pacific basin for the 2024 season. Its archived track begins on Oct 21, 2024, 12:00 PM UTC at 13.5°N, 100°W. The first observation lists sustained winds of 35 mph. These dates describe the available observations, which may include stages before and after the tropical cyclone phase.
The first Category 5 observation appears on Oct 24, 2024, 03:00 PM UTC. The highest recorded tropical-stage one-minute sustained wind is 161 mph, first recorded on Oct 24, 2024, 06:00 PM UTC at 14.1°N, 121°W. The minimum recorded tropical-stage central pressure is 926 hPa on Oct 24, 2024, 06:00 PM UTC.
The full record spans 180 hours and approximately 2,650 mi along the recorded center positions. The last recorded position is 19.7°N, 134.1°W on Oct 29, 2024, 12:00 AM UTC. The final tropical-stage observation is earlier, on Oct 27, 2024, 09:00 AM UTC.
Further reading
Official report (PDF) — National Hurricane Center, Tropical Cyclone Report.
QUICK ANSWERS
Kristy in brief
What was Hurricane Kristy's highest wind speed?
161 mph, the highest one-minute sustained wind in its tropical stage, recorded on Oct 24, 2024, 06:00 PM UTC.
What category was Hurricane Kristy?
Category 5 at its peak on the Saffir–Simpson one-minute wind scale, first reaching Category 5 on Oct 24, 2024, 03:00 PM UTC. Other agencies classify storms differently.
What was Hurricane Kristy's lowest pressure?
926 mb, the minimum central pressure recorded during its tropical stage, on Oct 24, 2024, 06:00 PM UTC.
When did Hurricane Kristy occur?
The archived track runs from Oct 21, 2024, 12:00 PM UTC to Oct 29, 2024, 12:00 AM UTC, with the tropical stage from Oct 21, 2024, 12:00 PM UTC to Oct 27, 2024, 09:00 AM UTC.
Where did Hurricane Kristy form?
In the Eastern Pacific basin, in the 2024 season. Its first archived position is 13.5°N, 100°W on Oct 21, 2024, 12:00 PM UTC.
Did Hurricane Kristy make landfall?
No archived position places Hurricane Kristy's center over land, but positions are six-hourly and a brief landfall can fall between them.
METHODOLOGY
Data sources and limitations
The map and summary are generated from NOAA's IBTrACS v04r01 archive. Wind and category use US-agency records; minimum pressure is calculated during the tropical stage, with the archive's pressure source retained. Category 5 refers to the Saffir–Simpson one-minute wind scale; local agencies may use different classifications. Coastlines use Natural Earth's 1:10m land data.
Track distance adds great-circle distances between consecutive observations, excluding gaps over 12 hours. This track has no gaps over 12 hours. The line shows the storm's center, not its size, rainfall or flood extent. Converted wind speeds are rounded to the nearest whole unit.
Archive retrieved
NOAA IBTrACS archive and Field documentation
Sources & methodology