Atlantic 2016 season
Tropical Storm Julia (2016)
Tropical Storm Julia never reached hurricane strength — it peaked at 52 mph sustained winds and was active from Sep 13, 2016 to Sep 21, 2016, with 1 documented landfall.
Storm facts
| Peak status | Tropical storm |
|---|---|
| Max sustained winds | 45 kt / 52 mph / 83 km/h |
| Minimum central pressure | 1007 mb |
| Active dates | Sep 13, 2016 – Sep 21, 2016 |
| Accumulated cyclone energy (ACE) | 2.3 |
| Documented landfalls | 1 |
Every value on this page is taken directly from the NHC HURDAT2 best-track record for Julia 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 14, 2016 | Tropical storm | 45 kt (83 km/h) | 29.8N 81.5W |
| Sep 15, 2016 | Tropical storm | 40 kt (74 km/h) | 31.9N 80.1W |
| Sep 16, 2016 | Tropical storm | 40 kt (74 km/h) | 31.5N 77.2W |
| Sep 17, 2016 | Tropical depression | 30 kt (56 km/h) | 30.4N 76.0W |
| Sep 18, 2016 | Tropical depression | 30 kt (56 km/h) | 30.7N 76.4W |
| Sep 19, 2016 | Post-tropical low | 30 kt (56 km/h) | 32.2N 78.3W |
| Sep 20, 2016 | Extratropical | 30 kt (56 km/h) | 33.6N 76.5W |
| Sep 21, 2016 | Extratropical | 25 kt (46 km/h) | 35.6N 76.9W |
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.