GPM watches Hurricane Douglas threaten Hawaii

  • Released Wednesday, July 29th, 2020
  • Updated Wednesday, November 15th, 2023 at 12:16AM
  • ID: 4843

This data visualization starts by looking at Hurricane Douglas via IMERG precipitation measurements over cloud cover as Douglas approaches the Hawaiian islands on July 25, 2020. GPM then flies over to collect more detailed measurements of the Hurricane's surface precipitation and internal structure via it's GMI and DPR instruments respectively.

GPM captured Hurricane Douglas at 15:46 UTC (5:46 am HST) on July 25th, 2020 on it's approach to the Hawaiian Islands. Douglas was the first hurricane of the 2020 Eastern Pacific Hurricane season. At this stage Hurricane Douglas was a category 2 hurricane with sustained wind speeds of up to 105 miles per hours (169 kph).

GPM data is archived at https://pps.gsfc.nasa.gov/

Color bar for liquid precipitation rates (ie, rain rates). Shades of green represent low amounts of liquid precipitation, whereas shades of red represent high amounts of precipitation.

Color bar for liquid precipitation rates (ie, rain rates). Shades of green represent low amounts of liquid precipitation, whereas shades of red represent high amounts of precipitation.

Color bar for frozen precipitation rates (ie, snow rates). Shades of cyan represent low amounts of frozen precipitation, whereas shades of purple represent high amounts of precipitation.

Color bar for frozen precipitation rates (ie, snow rates). Shades of cyan represent low amounts of frozen precipitation, whereas shades of purple represent high amounts of precipitation.

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