Hurricane Rafael (2012)
Oct 12, 6:00 PM UTC – Oct 26, 12:00 PM UTC (13.8 days)
- Peak
- Hurricane, Category 1
- Max sustained wind
- 90 mph (80 kt)
- Lowest pressure
- 966 mb
- Landfalls
- 0
Track
- Hurricane
- Tropical Storm
- Tropical Depression
- Other
- Large white-ringed dots: landfall
Every track point (56)
| UTC | Status | Position | Wind kt | mb | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012-10-12 18:00 | TS | 14.7°N 62.7°W | 35 | 1006 | |
| 2012-10-13 00:00 | TS | 15.0°N 63.2°W | 35 | 1007 | |
| 2012-10-13 06:00 | TS | 15.3°N 63.7°W | 35 | 1006 | |
| 2012-10-13 12:00 | TS | 15.6°N 63.8°W | 35 | 1006 | |
| 2012-10-13 18:00 | TS | 16.7°N 63.6°W | 40 | 1004 | |
| 2012-10-14 00:00 | TS | 17.9°N 63.5°W | 45 | 1004 | |
| 2012-10-14 06:00 | TS | 18.9°N 63.6°W | 45 | 1003 | |
| 2012-10-14 12:00 | TS | 19.7°N 63.9°W | 50 | 999 | |
| 2012-10-14 18:00 | TS | 20.4°N 64.3°W | 55 | 994 | |
| 2012-10-15 00:00 | TS | 21.3°N 64.7°W | 60 | 989 | |
| 2012-10-15 06:00 | HU | 22.0°N 65.2°W | 65 | 986 | |
| 2012-10-15 12:00 | HU | 22.6°N 65.6°W | 70 | 983 | |
| 2012-10-15 18:00 | HU | 23.6°N 65.8°W | 75 | 979 | |
| 2012-10-16 00:00 | HU | 24.6°N 65.6°W | 80 | 974 | |
| 2012-10-16 06:00 | HU | 25.9°N 65.3°W | 80 | 972 | |
| 2012-10-16 12:00 | HU | 27.6°N 64.9°W | 80 | 969 | |
| 2012-10-16 18:00 | HU | 29.5°N 64.2°W | 75 | 970 | |
| 2012-10-17 00:00 | HU | 31.6°N 63.1°W | 75 | 970 | |
| 2012-10-17 06:00 | HU | 34.0°N 61.7°W | 70 | 972 | |
| 2012-10-17 12:00 | HU | 36.5°N 60.1°W | 65 | 972 | |
| 2012-10-17 18:00 | EX | 38.8°N 58.0°W | 65 | 972 | |
| 2012-10-18 00:00 | EX | 41.3°N 55.0°W | 65 | 972 | |
| 2012-10-18 06:00 | EX | 43.4°N 50.7°W | 60 | 972 | |
| 2012-10-18 12:00 | EX | 45.2°N 46.0°W | 55 | 972 | |
| 2012-10-18 18:00 | EX | 47.0°N 41.0°W | 55 | 973 | |
| 2012-10-19 00:00 | EX | 49.2°N 36.2°W | 50 | 975 | |
| 2012-10-19 06:00 | EX | 51.0°N 32.5°W | 50 | 973 | |
| 2012-10-19 12:00 | EX | 53.0°N 29.5°W | 50 | 970 | |
| 2012-10-19 18:00 | EX | 55.0°N 30.0°W | 50 | 968 | |
| 2012-10-20 00:00 | EX | 56.5°N 33.0°W | 50 | 966 | |
| 2012-10-20 06:00 | EX | 56.0°N 37.0°W | 50 | 966 | |
| 2012-10-20 12:00 | EX | 53.1°N 36.4°W | 50 | 967 | |
| 2012-10-20 18:00 | EX | 50.8°N 34.3°W | 50 | 970 | |
| 2012-10-21 00:00 | EX | 49.7°N 32.2°W | 45 | 975 | |
| 2012-10-21 06:00 | EX | 49.2°N 31.1°W | 40 | 978 | |
| 2012-10-21 12:00 | EX | 48.2°N 30.6°W | 40 | 979 | |
| 2012-10-21 18:00 | EX | 47.0°N 30.8°W | 40 | 982 | |
| 2012-10-22 00:00 | EX | 45.5°N 31.1°W | 40 | 983 | |
| 2012-10-22 06:00 | EX | 43.9°N 29.8°W | 40 | 985 | |
| 2012-10-22 12:00 | EX | 41.9°N 28.3°W | 40 | 987 | |
| 2012-10-22 18:00 | EX | 40.0°N 27.0°W | 40 | 989 | |
| 2012-10-23 00:00 | EX | 39.2°N 25.5°W | 40 | 992 | |
| 2012-10-23 06:00 | EX | 39.5°N 24.5°W | 40 | 992 | |
| 2012-10-23 12:00 | EX | 39.8°N 23.6°W | 40 | 992 | |
| 2012-10-23 18:00 | EX | 40.5°N 22.1°W | 40 | 992 | |
| 2012-10-24 00:00 | EX | 41.2°N 20.1°W | 40 | 993 | |
| 2012-10-24 06:00 | EX | 41.6°N 18.8°W | 40 | 995 | |
| 2012-10-24 12:00 | EX | 42.1°N 17.5°W | 30 | 995 | |
| 2012-10-24 18:00 | EX | 41.9°N 16.0°W | 30 | 995 | |
| 2012-10-25 00:00 | EX | 41.6°N 14.6°W | 30 | 995 | |
| 2012-10-25 06:00 | EX | 41.3°N 13.3°W | 30 | 995 | |
| 2012-10-25 12:00 | EX | 41.0°N 12.0°W | 30 | 996 | |
| 2012-10-25 18:00 | EX | 40.9°N 11.2°W | 30 | 997 | |
| 2012-10-26 00:00 | EX | 40.7°N 10.4°W | 30 | 998 | |
| 2012-10-26 06:00 | EX | 40.3°N 9.1°W | 30 | 999 | |
| 2012-10-26 12:00 | EX | 40.0°N 7.5°W | 25 | 1002 |
From the National Hurricane Center's best-track archive (HURDAT2), its post-season reanalysis; values can differ from the advisories issued at the time. Source: hurdat2-1851-2025-092326.txt, hurdat2-nepac-1949-2025-092926.txt.