Hurricane Darby (2016)
- July 2016
- Category 3 peak
- Within 100 km of Kauai
Darby passed directly over Kauai as a tropical depression on 25 July 2016. It had peaked far out at sea at 105 kt and was weakening as it neared the islands. Across 58 official forecasts the nearest approach ever predicted was 0 km from Molokai.
Replay the forecasts, advisory by advisory
- Peak intensity
- 105 kt (121 mph) Category 3
- Lowest pressure
- 958 mb
- Closest pass
- 6 km (4 mi) from Kauai
- When
- 25 July 2016
- Distance from Honolulu
- 58 km (36 mi)
- Lifetime
- 15 days 11 July 2016 – 26 July 2016
- Official forecasts
- 58
- Approached from the
- north
The closest pass
At its closest, Darby was 6 km (4 mi) from Kauai on 25 July 2016, as a tropical depression with 30 kt (35 mph) winds, approaching from the north.
The forecasts
The archive holds 58 official forecast packages for Darby, issued between 11 July 2016 and 26 July 2016. The replay shows each one as it stood at the moment it was issued — not the track we know now.
| Lead time | Mean track error |
|---|---|
| 24 h | 34 nm |
| 48 h | 56 nm |
| 72 h | 87 nm |