Atlantic 2021 season
Tropical Storm Kate (2021)
Tropical Storm Kate never reached hurricane strength — it peaked at 46 mph sustained winds and was active from Aug 27, 2021 to Sep 1, 2021.
Storm facts
| Peak status | Tropical storm |
|---|---|
| Max sustained winds | 40 kt / 46 mph / 74 km/h |
| Minimum central pressure | 1004 mb |
| Active dates | Aug 27, 2021 – Sep 1, 2021 |
| Accumulated cyclone energy (ACE) | 0.7 |
| Documented landfalls | 0 |
Every value on this page is taken directly from the NHC HURDAT2 best-track record for Kate 2021. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 28, 2021 | Post-tropical low | 25 kt (46 km/h) | 13.5N 49.5W |
| Aug 29, 2021 | Tropical depression | 30 kt (56 km/h) | 16.2N 49.9W |
| Aug 30, 2021 | Tropical depression | 30 kt (56 km/h) | 19.8N 50.5W |
| Aug 31, 2021 | Tropical storm | 35 kt (65 km/h) | 22.6N 50.9W |
| Sep 1, 2021 | Tropical depression | 30 kt (56 km/h) | 24.6N 51.2W |
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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.