Hurricane Pauline (1997)
Oct 5, 12:00 PM UTC – Oct 10, 6:00 AM UTC (4.8 days)
- Peak
- Hurricane, Category 4
- Max sustained wind
- 130 mph (115 kt)
- Lowest pressure
- 948 mb
- Landfalls
- 1
Track
- Hurricane
- Tropical Storm
- Tropical Depression
- Other
- Large white-ringed dots: landfall
Landfalls
- Oct 9, 12:00 AM UTC · 16.0°N 97.6°W · Hurricane · 110 mph · 960 mb
Every track point (20)
| UTC | Status | Position | Wind kt | mb | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1997-10-05 12:00 | TD | 12.2°N 96.6°W | 25 | 1009 | |
| 1997-10-05 18:00 | TD | 12.1°N 96.0°W | 25 | 1009 | |
| 1997-10-06 00:00 | TD | 12.0°N 95.5°W | 30 | 1008 | |
| 1997-10-06 06:00 | TS | 11.9°N 95.0°W | 35 | 1005 | |
| 1997-10-06 12:00 | TS | 11.9°N 94.5°W | 45 | 1000 | |
| 1997-10-06 18:00 | TS | 12.2°N 94.2°W | 55 | 990 | |
| 1997-10-07 00:00 | HU | 12.5°N 94.1°W | 70 | 977 | |
| 1997-10-07 06:00 | HU | 12.9°N 94.2°W | 100 | 955 | |
| 1997-10-07 12:00 | HU | 13.2°N 94.5°W | 115 | 948 | |
| 1997-10-07 18:00 | HU | 13.5°N 94.9°W | 110 | 949 | |
| 1997-10-08 00:00 | HU | 13.8°N 95.3°W | 100 | 955 | |
| 1997-10-08 06:00 | HU | 14.2°N 95.6°W | 100 | 959 | |
| 1997-10-08 12:00 | HU | 14.6°N 95.9°W | 110 | 954 | |
| 1997-10-08 18:00 | HU | 15.3°N 96.3°W | 115 | 948 | |
| 1997-10-09 00:00 | HU | 16.0°N 97.6°W | 95 | 960 | Landfall |
| 1997-10-09 06:00 | HU | 16.7°N 99.0°W | 70 | 973 | |
| 1997-10-09 12:00 | TS | 17.3°N 100.4°W | 60 | 989 | |
| 1997-10-09 18:00 | TS | 17.9°N 101.4°W | 50 | 1000 | |
| 1997-10-10 00:00 | TS | 18.6°N 102.0°W | 40 | 1005 | |
| 1997-10-10 06:00 | TD | 19.2°N 102.6°W | 30 | 1009 |
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.