Atlantic 2017 season
Hurricane Maria (2017)
Hurricane Maria was a Category 5 hurricane at its peak, with maximum sustained winds of 173 mph (150 kt) and a minimum central pressure of 908 mb. It was active from Sep 16, 2017 to Oct 2, 2017 and made 2 documented landfalls.
Storm facts
| Peak status | Hurricane — Category 5 |
|---|---|
| Max sustained winds | 150 kt / 173 mph / 278 km/h |
| Minimum central pressure | 908 mb |
| Active dates | Sep 16, 2017 – Oct 2, 2017 |
| Accumulated cyclone energy (ACE) | 51 |
| Documented landfalls | 2 |
Every value on this page is taken directly from the NHC HURDAT2 best-track record for Maria 2017. 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 17, 2017 | Tropical storm | 45 kt (83 km/h) | 12.4N 53.1W |
| Sep 18, 2017 | Hurricane | 75 kt (139 km/h) | 14.0N 58.0W |
| Sep 19, 2017 | Hurricane | 145 kt (269 km/h) | 15.3N 61.1W |
| Sep 20, 2017 | Hurricane | 150 kt (278 km/h) | 17.0N 64.3W |
| Sep 21, 2017 | Hurricane | 95 kt (176 km/h) | 19.0N 67.6W |
| Sep 22, 2017 | Hurricane | 110 kt (204 km/h) | 20.8N 70.0W |
| Sep 23, 2017 | Hurricane | 105 kt (194 km/h) | 23.7N 71.6W |
| Sep 24, 2017 | Hurricane | 100 kt (185 km/h) | 26.6N 72.4W |
| Sep 25, 2017 | Hurricane | 85 kt (157 km/h) | 29.7N 72.9W |
| Sep 26, 2017 | Hurricane | 70 kt (130 km/h) | 32.0N 73.1W |
| Sep 27, 2017 | Hurricane | 65 kt (120 km/h) | 34.4N 73.0W |
| Sep 28, 2017 | Hurricane | 65 kt (120 km/h) | 36.6N 72.2W |
| Sep 29, 2017 | Tropical storm | 55 kt (102 km/h) | 36.9N 66.8W |
| Sep 30, 2017 | Tropical storm | 50 kt (93 km/h) | 38.1N 55.6W |
| Oct 1, 2017 | Extratropical | 45 kt (83 km/h) | 42.2N 42.6W |
| Oct 2, 2017 | Extratropical | 40 kt (74 km/h) | 47.5N 26.5W |
Read this like a pro
Wind speeds above are in knots, the unit NHC uses in HURDAT2. For what a Category 5 wind field actually does, see hurricane categories explained; for why the wind number alone never tells the danger story, see storm surge vs. flooding.