2002 season

Hurricane Ele (2002)

Aug 25, 12:00 AM UTC – Aug 30, 12:00 AM UTC (5.0 days)

Peak
Hurricane, Category 3
Max sustained wind
125 mph (110 kt)
Lowest pressure
945 mb
Landfalls
0

Track

  • Hurricane
  • Tropical Storm
  • Tropical Depression
  • Other
  • Large white-ringed dots: landfall
Every track point (21)
UTCStatusPositionWind ktmbNote
2002-08-25 00:00TD9.8°N 157.6°W15—
2002-08-25 06:00TD9.9°N 159.1°W15—
2002-08-25 12:00TD10.1°N 160.4°W15—
2002-08-25 18:00TD10.3°N 161.3°W15—
2002-08-26 00:00TD10.4°N 162.0°W15—
2002-08-26 06:00TD10.4°N 163.1°W251008
2002-08-26 12:00TD10.4°N 164.2°W251008
2002-08-26 18:00TD10.3°N 165.4°W251008
2002-08-27 00:00TD10.3°N 167.3°W301009
2002-08-27 06:00TS10.2°N 168.7°W401002
2002-08-27 12:00TS10.0°N 170.9°W60990
2002-08-27 18:00TS10.1°N 172.0°W60990
2002-08-28 00:00HU9.7°N 173.2°W65987
2002-08-28 06:00HU10.0°N 174.4°W65987
2002-08-28 12:00HU10.3°N 175.3°W75984
2002-08-28 18:00HU10.5°N 176.4°W75983
2002-08-29 00:00HU10.7°N 177.5°W75981
2002-08-29 06:00HU10.9°N 178.0°W90976
2002-08-29 12:00HU11.2°N 178.4°W90976
2002-08-29 18:00HU11.7°N 179.2°W100970
2002-08-30 00:00HU12.1°N 179.9°W110945

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.