Norma: 2023 Eastern North Pacific

Norma reached 115 kt (213 km/h, 132 mph) (C4) in the 2023 Eastern North Pacific season, from 2023-10-17 to 2023-10-23, with track, wind and pressure and 14.9 ACE.

Data as of 2026-10-17. Last revised 17 October 2026 (2026-10-17).

Key Facts

Norma was a category 4 at its peak in the 2023 Eastern North Pacific season.
Peak maximum sustained wind was 115 kt (213 km/h, 132 mph), reached on 19 October 2023, and the lowest pressure was 939 hPa.
The track runs from 17 October 2023 to 23 October 2023 with 53 six hourly positions.
Norma accumulated 14.9 ACE.
2 landfalls are recorded, the first on 22 October 2023.

Track

17 October 2023 to 23 October 2023

Norma formed on 17 October 2023 and its track is coloured by category at each six hourly step, peaking as a category 4. Made with Natural Earth and IBTrACS. Ringed points mark landfalls or the latest advisory position.

Wind

Knots, six hourly

Maximum sustained wind in knots every six hours, from 30 kt (56 km/h, 35 mph) at the start to a peak of 115 kt (213 km/h, 132 mph).

Maximum sustained wind of Norma
Time (UTC)	Wind (kt)
2023-10-17T06:00:00Z	30 kt
2023-10-17T09:00:00Z	30 kt
2023-10-17T12:00:00Z	30 kt
2023-10-17T15:00:00Z	33 kt
2023-10-17T18:00:00Z	35 kt
2023-10-17T21:00:00Z	40 kt
2023-10-18T00:00:00Z	45 kt
2023-10-18T03:00:00Z	50 kt
2023-10-18T06:00:00Z	55 kt
2023-10-18T09:00:00Z	58 kt
2023-10-18T12:00:00Z	60 kt
2023-10-18T15:00:00Z	63 kt
2023-10-18T18:00:00Z	65 kt
2023-10-18T21:00:00Z	73 kt
2023-10-19T00:00:00Z	80 kt
2023-10-19T03:00:00Z	93 kt
2023-10-19T06:00:00Z	105 kt
2023-10-19T09:00:00Z	110 kt
2023-10-19T12:00:00Z	115 kt
2023-10-19T15:00:00Z	113 kt
2023-10-19T18:00:00Z	110 kt
2023-10-19T21:00:00Z	108 kt
2023-10-20T00:00:00Z	105 kt
2023-10-20T03:00:00Z	103 kt
2023-10-20T06:00:00Z	100 kt
2023-10-20T09:00:00Z	100 kt
2023-10-20T12:00:00Z	100 kt
2023-10-20T15:00:00Z	103 kt
2023-10-20T18:00:00Z	105 kt
2023-10-20T21:00:00Z	105 kt
2023-10-21T00:00:00Z	105 kt
2023-10-21T03:00:00Z	103 kt
2023-10-21T06:00:00Z	100 kt
2023-10-21T09:00:00Z	95 kt
2023-10-21T12:00:00Z	90 kt
2023-10-21T15:00:00Z	83 kt
2023-10-21T18:00:00Z	75 kt
2023-10-21T20:15:00Z	70 kt
2023-10-21T21:00:00Z	68 kt
2023-10-22T00:00:00Z	60 kt
2023-10-22T03:00:00Z	55 kt
2023-10-22T06:00:00Z	50 kt
2023-10-22T09:00:00Z	53 kt
2023-10-22T12:00:00Z	55 kt
2023-10-22T15:00:00Z	55 kt
2023-10-22T18:00:00Z	55 kt
2023-10-22T21:00:00Z	50 kt
2023-10-23T00:00:00Z	45 kt
2023-10-23T03:00:00Z	40 kt
2023-10-23T06:00:00Z	35 kt
2023-10-23T09:00:00Z	32 kt
2023-10-23T10:30:00Z	30 kt
2023-10-23T12:00:00Z	30 kt

Pressure

hPa, six hourly

Central pressure in hectopascals every six hours, falling to 939 hPa at the lowest.

Central pressure of Norma
Time (UTC)	Pressure (hPa)
2023-10-17T06:00:00Z	1005 hPa
2023-10-17T09:00:00Z	1005 hPa
2023-10-17T12:00:00Z	1005 hPa
2023-10-17T15:00:00Z	1005 hPa
2023-10-17T18:00:00Z	1004 hPa
2023-10-17T21:00:00Z	1002 hPa
2023-10-18T00:00:00Z	1000 hPa
2023-10-18T03:00:00Z	998 hPa
2023-10-18T06:00:00Z	995 hPa
2023-10-18T09:00:00Z	993 hPa
2023-10-18T12:00:00Z	991 hPa
2023-10-18T15:00:00Z	989 hPa
2023-10-18T18:00:00Z	987 hPa
2023-10-18T21:00:00Z	981 hPa
2023-10-19T00:00:00Z	975 hPa
2023-10-19T03:00:00Z	964 hPa
2023-10-19T06:00:00Z	953 hPa
2023-10-19T09:00:00Z	946 hPa
2023-10-19T12:00:00Z	939 hPa
2023-10-19T15:00:00Z	940 hPa
2023-10-19T18:00:00Z	941 hPa
2023-10-19T21:00:00Z	945 hPa
2023-10-20T00:00:00Z	948 hPa
2023-10-20T03:00:00Z	952 hPa
2023-10-20T06:00:00Z	955 hPa
2023-10-20T09:00:00Z	957 hPa
2023-10-20T12:00:00Z	958 hPa
2023-10-20T15:00:00Z	957 hPa
2023-10-20T18:00:00Z	955 hPa
2023-10-20T21:00:00Z	955 hPa
2023-10-21T00:00:00Z	955 hPa
2023-10-21T03:00:00Z	957 hPa
2023-10-21T06:00:00Z	958 hPa
2023-10-21T09:00:00Z	961 hPa
2023-10-21T12:00:00Z	964 hPa
2023-10-21T15:00:00Z	969 hPa
2023-10-21T18:00:00Z	974 hPa
2023-10-21T20:15:00Z	978 hPa
2023-10-21T21:00:00Z	980 hPa
2023-10-22T00:00:00Z	986 hPa
2023-10-22T03:00:00Z	988 hPa
2023-10-22T06:00:00Z	990 hPa
2023-10-22T09:00:00Z	989 hPa
2023-10-22T12:00:00Z	987 hPa
2023-10-22T15:00:00Z	987 hPa
2023-10-22T18:00:00Z	987 hPa
2023-10-22T21:00:00Z	989 hPa
2023-10-23T00:00:00Z	991 hPa
2023-10-23T03:00:00Z	992 hPa
2023-10-23T06:00:00Z	993 hPa
2023-10-23T09:00:00Z	997 hPa
2023-10-23T10:30:00Z	999 hPa
2023-10-23T12:00:00Z	1000 hPa

ACE Compared With the 2023 Season

Accumulated cyclone energy of named storms in 2023
Freddy (South-West Indian)	66.2 ACE
Dora (Eastern North Pacific)	53.8 ACE
Mawar (Western North Pacific)	36.9 ACE
Lee (North Atlantic)	36.7 ACE
Darian (South-West Indian)	33.1 ACE
Saola (Western North Pacific)	26.8 ACE
Franklin (North Atlantic)	26.4 ACE
Biparjoy (North Indian)	22.5 ACE
Khanun (Western North Pacific)	22.2 ACE
Koinu (Western North Pacific)	20.3 ACE
Bolaven (Western North Pacific)	18.5 ACE
Tammy (North Atlantic)	17.4 ACE
Jova (Eastern North Pacific)	16.1 ACE
Doksuri (Western North Pacific)	15.7 ACE
Lan (Western North Pacific)	15.7 ACE
Norma (this storm)	14.9 ACE
Calvin (Eastern North Pacific)	14.4 ACE
Kevin (South Pacific)	13.6 ACE
Hilary (Eastern North Pacific)	13.2 ACE
Margot (North Atlantic)	12.5 ACE
Lidia (Eastern North Pacific)	12.0 ACE
Herman (South-West Indian)	11.7 ACE
Mocha (North Indian)	11.3 ACE
Judy (South Pacific)	11.3 ACE
Fernanda (Eastern North Pacific)	11.3 ACE
Fabien (South-West Indian)	10.6 ACE
Nigel (North Atlantic)	10.5 ACE
Ilsa (South Pacific)	10.0 ACE
Philippe (North Atlantic)	9.6 ACE
Guchol (Western North Pacific)	9.3 ACE
Haikui (Western North Pacific)	9.2 ACE
Adrian (Eastern North Pacific)	8.8 ACE
Dingani (South-West Indian)	8.1 ACE
Cheneso (South-West Indian)	8.0 ACE
Tej (North Indian)	7.7 ACE
Otis (Eastern North Pacific)	7.4 ACE
Idalia (North Atlantic)	7.1 ACE
Don (North Atlantic)	6.7 ACE
Enala (South-West Indian)	6.6 ACE
Gabrielle (South Pacific)	5.8 ACE
Pilar (Eastern North Pacific)	5.4 ACE
Bret (North Atlantic)	4.5 ACE
Talim (Western North Pacific)	3.7 ACE
Damrey (Western North Pacific)	3.4 ACE
Gert (North Atlantic)	2.7 ACE
Beatriz (Eastern North Pacific)	2.6 ACE
Cindy (North Atlantic)	2.5 ACE
Greg (Eastern North Pacific)	2.4 ACE
Kirogi (Western North Pacific)	2.4 ACE
Michaung (North Indian)	2.3 ACE
Rina (North Atlantic)	2.2 ACE
Eugene (Eastern North Pacific)	1.9 ACE
Jose (North Atlantic)	1.8 ACE
Kenneth (Eastern North Pacific)	1.8 ACE
Yun-Yeung (Western North Pacific)	1.8 ACE
Hamoon (North Indian)	1.7 ACE
Ophelia (North Atlantic)	1.5 ACE
Katia (North Atlantic)	1.3 ACE
Sean (North Atlantic)	1.3 ACE
Sanba (Western North Pacific)	1.3 ACE
Ashley (South-West Indian)	1.3 ACE
Sanvu (Western North Pacific)	1.2 ACE
Max (Eastern North Pacific)	1.2 ACE
Irene (South Pacific)	1.1 ACE
Irwin (Eastern North Pacific)	1.1 ACE
Ramon (Eastern North Pacific)	0.9 ACE
Emily (North Atlantic)	0.9 ACE
Harold (North Atlantic)	0.6 ACE
Arlene (North Atlantic)	0.5 ACE
Midhili (North Indian)	0.5 ACE
Ellie (South-West Indian)	0.4 ACE
Balita (South-West Indian)	0.4 ACE
Hale (South Pacific)	0.4 ACE
Jelawat (Western North Pacific)	0.4 ACE

ACE is the sum of the squares of six hourly wind speeds, in units of 10,000 knots squared, counted while winds are at or above 34 knots.

Landfalls

Landfalls of Norma 2023
Date	Place	Position	Wind
2023-10-22	Open coast, place not named in the data	23.6, -110.1	60 kt (111 km/h, 69 mph)
2023-10-23	Open coast, place not named in the data	24.7, -108.0	30 kt (56 km/h, 35 mph)

Which Agency's Numbers

Wind and pressure from hurdat_epa,usa as carried in NOAA IBTrACS. Agencies average winds over different periods.

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Sources: Source: International Best Track Archive for Climate Stewardship (IBTrACS) v04r01, NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, doi:10.25921/82ty-9e16. Some agency values come from third parties such as JMA, IMD and BoM. (NOAA NCEI terms (citation requested)) Made with Natural Earth. Public domain map data. Borders are Natural Earth's de facto depiction. Data as of 2026-10-17. Storm records are best tracks and can be revised by the agencies.