Atlantic 2018 season
Hurricane Chris (2018)
Hurricane Chris was a Category 2 hurricane at its peak, with maximum sustained winds of 104 mph (90 kt) and a minimum central pressure of 969 mb. It was active from Jul 5, 2018 to Jul 17, 2018.
Storm facts
| Peak status | Hurricane — Category 2 |
|---|---|
| Max sustained winds | 90 kt / 104 mph / 167 km/h |
| Minimum central pressure | 969 mb |
| Active dates | Jul 5, 2018 – Jul 17, 2018 |
| Accumulated cyclone energy (ACE) | 7.4 |
| Documented landfalls | 0 |
Every value on this page is taken directly from the NHC HURDAT2 best-track record for Chris 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)
| Date | Status | Max winds | Position |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 6, 2018 | Post-tropical low | 25 kt (46 km/h) | 30.9N 71.7W |
| Jul 7, 2018 | Tropical depression | 25 kt (46 km/h) | 32.2N 74.2W |
| Jul 8, 2018 | Tropical depression | 30 kt (56 km/h) | 32.9N 75.3W |
| Jul 9, 2018 | Tropical storm | 45 kt (83 km/h) | 32.6N 74.6W |
| Jul 10, 2018 | Tropical storm | 60 kt (111 km/h) | 32.2N 74.3W |
| Jul 11, 2018 | Hurricane | 90 kt (167 km/h) | 33.9N 71.9W |
| Jul 12, 2018 | Hurricane | 75 kt (139 km/h) | 38.5N 64.3W |
| Jul 13, 2018 | Extratropical | 45 kt (83 km/h) | 48.0N 53.4W |
| Jul 14, 2018 | Extratropical | 40 kt (74 km/h) | 53.5N 33.5W |
| Jul 15, 2018 | Extratropical | 45 kt (83 km/h) | 60.5N 21.0W |
| Jul 16, 2018 | Extratropical | 25 kt (46 km/h) | 61.0N 18.5W |
| Jul 17, 2018 | Extratropical | 20 kt (37 km/h) | 63.1N 12.0W |
Read this like a pro
Wind speeds above are in knots, the unit NHC uses in HURDAT2. For what a Category 2 wind field actually does, see hurricane categories explained; for why the wind number alone never tells the danger story, see storm surge vs. flooding.