Atlantic 2016 season
Hurricane Earl (2016)
Hurricane Earl was a Category 1 hurricane at its peak, with maximum sustained winds of 86 mph (75 kt) and a minimum central pressure of 979 mb. It was active from Aug 2, 2016 to Aug 6, 2016 and made 3 documented landfalls.
Storm facts
| Peak status | Hurricane — Category 1 |
|---|---|
| Max sustained winds | 75 kt / 86 mph / 139 km/h |
| Minimum central pressure | 979 mb |
| Active dates | Aug 2, 2016 – Aug 6, 2016 |
| Accumulated cyclone energy (ACE) | 5.4 |
| Documented landfalls | 3 |
Every value on this page is taken directly from the NHC HURDAT2 best-track record for Earl 2016. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 3, 2016 | Tropical storm | 55 kt (102 km/h) | 16.4N 82.2W |
| Aug 4, 2016 | Hurricane | 70 kt (130 km/h) | 17.3N 86.9W |
| Aug 5, 2016 | Tropical storm | 35 kt (65 km/h) | 18.0N 91.2W |
| Aug 6, 2016 | Tropical storm | 50 kt (93 km/h) | 18.9N 95.6W |
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.