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Hurricane Gilma (1982)

Gilma came within 91 km of Hawaii, passing to the south as a tropical storm on 1 August 1982. It had peaked far out at sea at 110 kt and was weakening as it neared the islands. It pre-dates the digital forecast archive, so only the observed track survives.

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Peak intensity
110 kt (127 mph) Category 3
Closest pass
91 km (56 mi) from Hawaii
When
1 August 1982
Distance from Honolulu
328 km (204 mi)
Lifetime
7 days 26 July 1982 – 2 August 1982
Official forecasts
none archived
Approached from the
south

The closest pass

At its closest, Gilma was 91 km (56 mi) from Hawaii on 1 August 1982, as a tropical storm with 35 kt (40 mph) winds, approaching from the south.

The forecasts

No machine-readable official forecast survives for this storm. The digital forecast archive for the eastern and central Pacific begins in 1988, so the replay runs on the observed track instead.

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