Historical record — not a forecast
Honolulu
Honolulu, HI has had 6 storms pass within 75 km since 1949, the strongest being Flossie (2013, Tropical Depression).
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Honolulu
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The historical record
Storm history
6 tropical storms and hurricanes have passed within 75 km of Honolulu since 1949, based on NOAA’s HURDAT2 best-track data (1949-2025). Northeast/Central Pacific tracking is complete only from 1949 onward, the start of this dataset; systematic satellite coverage began in 1966.
By storm category
- Tropical Depression
- 6
By decade
- 1960s
- 1
- 1980s
- 2
- 2010s
- 2
- 2020s
- 1
Strongest & most recent
- Strongest on record
- Flossie (2013, Tropical Depression, 30 kt) passed within 70.3 km in 2013
- Most recent
- Linda (2021, Tropical Depression, 30 kt) passed within 52.7 km in 2021
- Coordinates
- 21.32435, -157.84764
- Basin
- pacific
Notable storms on record
- Linda (2021) — Tropical Depression, 30 kt, passed within 52.7 km on 2021-08-24
- Darby (2016) — Tropical Depression, 30 kt, passed within 58.9 km on 2016-07-25
- Flossie (2013) — Tropical Depression, 30 kt, passed within 70.3 km on 2013-07-30
- Raymond (1983) — Tropical Depression, 25 kt, passed within 36.1 km on 1983-10-20
- Irah (1963) — Tropical Depression, 25 kt, passed within 25.8 km on 1963-09-18
- Gilma (1988) — Tropical Depression, 20 kt, passed within 62.0 km on 1988-08-03
Historical return intervals
These are plain historical averages — years of record divided by how many times a storm of that strength has passed within 75 km. They are not a probability or a forecast of a future storm; they describe how often storms of each strength have occurred in the past.
- Tropical storm strength or greater
- none on record
- Hurricane strength
- none on record
- Major hurricane (Cat 3+)
- none on record
How many hurricanes and storms have hit near Honolulu?
Since 1949, 6 tropical storms and hurricanes have passed within 75 km of Honolulu, HI, based on NOAA HURDAT2 best-track data.
What was the strongest storm to affect Honolulu?
Flossie (2013, Tropical Depression, 30 kt) passed within 70.3 km in 2013, reaching Tropical Depression strength.
Is this a hurricane forecast for Honolulu?
No. This page presents only historical, already-occurred storm data. It contains no forecast, prediction, or safety or evacuation guidance. Return-interval figures above are historical averages, not a probability of a future storm. See our methodology.