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Hurricane Ekeka 1992

Category 3 hurricane · Eastern and Central Pacific · January 26 to February 9, 1992

Ekeka became a hurricane on January 30, the second-earliest date in the calendar year for any of the 603 eastern and central Pacific hurricanes. It reached hurricane strength as far south as 6.0°N, the second-lowest-latitude hurricane position of any eastern and central Pacific hurricane. With a peak of 115 mph, it ranked tied for the ninth-strongest of the 30 storms of the 1992 season.

Track of Ekeka (1992) from the best-track record, coloured by strength0°N10°N150°E160°E170°E180°W170°W160°WPeak 115 mphFirst recordDepressionTropical stormCategory 1Category 2Category 300 and 12 UTC

Strength over time

Maximum sustained wind of Ekeka (1992) over time, in mphTSCat 1Cat 2Cat 3Cat 404080120Jan 27Jan 29Jan 31Feb 2Feb 4Feb 6Feb 8mph
  1. First record (tropical depression) 1,005 miles south of Hilo, Hawaii
  2. Tropical storm 1,030 miles south-southwest of Hilo, Hawaii
  3. Hurricane 1,100 miles south-southwest of Hilo, Hawaii
  4. Major hurricane far out at sea, at 9.2°N, 173.7°W
  5. Peak far out at sea, at 9.2°N, 173.7°W
  6. Last record (tropical depression) far out at sea, at 6.8°N, 146.2°E

Against every Pacific storm since 1949

Peak sustained wind115 mph · tied 222nd of 1,26225 mph215 mph
Accumulated cyclone energy13.7 · 199th of 1,1540.185.3
Days as a tropical or subtropical cyclone13.2 days · tied 37th of 1,2620.0 days29.8 days

In the 1992 season

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Storm 1 of 30 in 1992, hurricane 1 of 16; it formed before Hali. Ekeka produced 5% of the season's accumulated cyclone energy. See the season.

Closest to land

Nearest town of 10,000 people or more: Hilo, Hawaii, 995 miles from the center on January 29 (tropical storm stage).

Storms within 150 miles of Hilo, Hawaii

Also peaked at 115 mph

Of 37 storms from other Pacific seasons, the nearest in time:

  • Julio (1990)960 mb, no landfall record
  • Otis (1987)no pressure recorded, no landfall record
  • Enrique (1997)960 mb, no landfall record
  • Darby (1998)958 mb, no landfall record