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Atlantic 2016 season

Hurricane Nicole (2016)

Hurricane Nicole was a Category 4 hurricane at its peak, with maximum sustained winds of 138 mph (120 kt) and a minimum central pressure of 950 mb. It was active from Oct 4, 2016 to Oct 19, 2016.

Compiled by HurriTrack Editorial Data: Source: NOAA National Hurricane Center

Storm facts

Peak statusHurricane — Category 4
Max sustained winds120 kt / 138 mph / 222 km/h
Minimum central pressure950 mb
Active datesOct 4, 2016 – Oct 19, 2016
Accumulated cyclone energy (ACE)27
Documented landfalls0

Every value on this page is taken directly from the NHC HURDAT2 best-track record for Nicole 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)

DateStatusMax windsPosition
Oct 5, 2016Tropical storm45 kt (83 km/h)24.1N 61.2W
Oct 6, 2016Tropical storm50 kt (93 km/h)25.7N 63.9W
Oct 7, 2016Hurricane90 kt (167 km/h)27.5N 65.2W
Oct 8, 2016Tropical storm50 kt (93 km/h)26.6N 65.4W
Oct 9, 2016Tropical storm45 kt (83 km/h)24.6N 65.6W
Oct 10, 2016Tropical storm50 kt (93 km/h)24.3N 65.2W
Oct 11, 2016Tropical storm50 kt (93 km/h)26.5N 65.5W
Oct 12, 2016Hurricane75 kt (139 km/h)27.4N 66.6W
Oct 13, 2016Hurricane115 kt (213 km/h)29.6N 66.5W
Oct 14, 2016Hurricane85 kt (157 km/h)34.0N 62.1W
Oct 15, 2016Hurricane65 kt (120 km/h)37.2N 54.2W
Oct 16, 2016Hurricane75 kt (139 km/h)39.3N 48.7W
Oct 17, 2016Hurricane65 kt (120 km/h)40.1N 45.8W
Oct 18, 2016Tropical storm60 kt (111 km/h)43.5N 41.9W
Oct 19, 2016Extratropical50 kt (93 km/h)55.1N 38.0W

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Wind speeds above are in knots, the unit NHC uses in HURDAT2. For what a Category 4 wind field actually does, see hurricane categories explained; for why the wind number alone never tells the danger story, see storm surge vs. flooding.