Atlantic 2015 season
Tropical Storm Claudette (2015)
Tropical Storm Claudette never reached hurricane strength — it peaked at 52 mph sustained winds and was active from Jul 12, 2015 to Jul 15, 2015.
Storm facts
| Peak status | Tropical storm |
|---|---|
| Max sustained winds | 45 kt / 52 mph / 83 km/h |
| Minimum central pressure | 1003 mb |
| Active dates | Jul 12, 2015 – Jul 15, 2015 |
| Accumulated cyclone energy (ACE) | 1.1 |
| Documented landfalls | 0 |
Every value on this page is taken directly from the NHC HURDAT2 best-track record for Claudette 2015. Nothing is estimated. The best-track table below shows one entry per day at 00:00 UTC; the full six-hourly record lives in the HURDAT2 database.
Best-track table (daily, 00:00 UTC)
| Date | Status | Max winds | Position |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 12, 2015 | Post-tropical low | 25 kt (46 km/h) | 35.4N 75.4W |
| Jul 13, 2015 | Post-tropical low | 25 kt (46 km/h) | 35.5N 72.2W |
| Jul 14, 2015 | Tropical storm | 45 kt (83 km/h) | 38.4N 65.7W |
| Jul 15, 2015 | Post-tropical low | 35 kt (65 km/h) | 43.5N 58.2W |
Read this like a pro
Wind speeds above are in knots, the unit NHC uses in HURDAT2. For what a Category 1 wind field actually does, see hurricane categories explained; for why the wind number alone never tells the danger story, see storm surge vs. flooding.