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Atlantic 2018 season

Hurricane Beryl (2018)

Hurricane Beryl was a Category 1 hurricane at its peak, with maximum sustained winds of 81 mph (70 kt) and a minimum central pressure of 991 mb. It was active from Jul 4, 2018 to Jul 17, 2018.

Storm facts

Peak statusHurricane — Category 1
Max sustained winds70 kt / 81 mph / 130 km/h
Minimum central pressure991 mb
Active datesJul 4, 2018 – Jul 17, 2018
Accumulated cyclone energy (ACE)4.1
Documented landfalls0

Every value on this page is taken directly from the NHC HURDAT2 best-track record for Beryl 2018. 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
Jul 5, 2018Tropical storm35 kt (65 km/h)10.1N 38.0W
Jul 6, 2018Tropical storm55 kt (102 km/h)10.3N 43.4W
Jul 7, 2018Hurricane65 kt (120 km/h)10.7N 48.3W
Jul 8, 2018Tropical storm45 kt (83 km/h)12.9N 53.6W
Jul 9, 2018Disturbance35 kt (65 km/h)15.5N 61.3W
Jul 10, 2018Disturbance35 kt (65 km/h)17.6N 68.9W
Jul 11, 2018Disturbance25 kt (46 km/h)21.3N 73.0W
Jul 12, 2018Disturbance25 kt (46 km/h)26.7N 73.6W
Jul 13, 2018Disturbance25 kt (46 km/h)31.9N 70.7W
Jul 14, 2018Post-tropical low25 kt (46 km/h)34.5N 68.0W
Jul 15, 2018Subtropical storm35 kt (65 km/h)37.8N 65.5W
Jul 16, 2018Post-tropical low35 kt (65 km/h)38.3N 63.1W
Jul 17, 2018Post-tropical low30 kt (56 km/h)43.0N 57.1W

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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.