2023 Eastern Pacific hurricane season
Hurricane Otis 2023
Recorded track and intensity from Oct 21, 2023 to Oct 25, 2023
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167 mph
Oct 25, 2023 during the tropical stage
Full archive record, including non-tropical stages if present
Along the recorded center positions
STORM HISTORY
Track and intensity summary
Otis is listed in the Eastern Pacific basin for the 2023 season. Its archived track begins on Oct 21, 2023, 12:00 AM UTC at 9.3°N, 95.8°W. The first observation lists sustained winds of 29 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 25, 2023, 03:00 AM UTC. The highest recorded tropical-stage one-minute sustained wind is 167 mph, first recorded on Oct 25, 2023, 03:00 AM UTC at 16.1°N, 99.7°W. The minimum recorded tropical-stage central pressure is 922 hPa on Oct 25, 2023, 03:00 AM UTC.
The full record spans 114 hours and approximately 810 mi along the recorded center positions. The last recorded position is 18.6°N, 100.7°W on Oct 25, 2023, 06:00 PM UTC.
IMPACT
Reported impact
| Deaths | 350 |
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Facts from Wikidata.
Further reading
Official report (PDF) — National Hurricane Center, Tropical Cyclone Report.
QUICK ANSWERS
Otis in brief
What was Hurricane Otis's highest wind speed?
167 mph, the highest one-minute sustained wind in its tropical stage, recorded on Oct 25, 2023, 03:00 AM UTC.
What category was Hurricane Otis?
Category 5 at its peak on the Saffir–Simpson one-minute wind scale, first reaching Category 5 on Oct 25, 2023, 03:00 AM UTC. Other agencies classify storms differently.
What was Hurricane Otis's lowest pressure?
922 mb, the minimum central pressure recorded during its tropical stage, on Oct 25, 2023, 03:00 AM UTC.
When did Hurricane Otis occur?
The archived track runs from Oct 21, 2023, 12:00 AM UTC to Oct 25, 2023, 06:00 PM UTC, with the tropical stage from Oct 22, 2023, 12:00 PM UTC to Oct 25, 2023, 06:00 PM UTC.
Where did Hurricane Otis form?
In the Eastern Pacific basin, in the 2023 season. Its first archived position is 9.3°N, 95.8°W on Oct 21, 2023, 12:00 AM UTC.
Did Hurricane Otis make landfall?
The archive places its center over land at 1 recorded position; the strongest is 133 mph on Oct 25, 2023, 09:00 AM UTC. Positions are six-hourly, so this is not a landfall chronology.
How many people died in Hurricane Otis?
350 deaths are recorded by Wikidata.
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