Atlantic 2022 season
Tropical Storm Gaston (2022)
Tropical Storm Gaston never reached hurricane strength — it peaked at 63 mph sustained winds and was active from Sep 19, 2022 to Sep 27, 2022.
Storm facts
| Peak status | Tropical storm |
|---|---|
| Max sustained winds | 55 kt / 63 mph / 102 km/h |
| Minimum central pressure | 994 mb |
| Active dates | Sep 19, 2022 – Sep 27, 2022 |
| Accumulated cyclone energy (ACE) | 5.1 |
| Documented landfalls | 0 |
Every value on this page is taken directly from the NHC HURDAT2 best-track record for Gaston 2022. 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 20, 2022 | Post-tropical low | 25 kt (46 km/h) | 30.4N 45.8W |
| Sep 21, 2022 | Tropical storm | 45 kt (83 km/h) | 35.5N 44.1W |
| Sep 22, 2022 | Tropical storm | 55 kt (102 km/h) | 39.4N 38.6W |
| Sep 23, 2022 | Tropical storm | 55 kt (102 km/h) | 41.1N 31.5W |
| Sep 24, 2022 | Tropical storm | 45 kt (83 km/h) | 39.1N 29.2W |
| Sep 25, 2022 | Tropical storm | 45 kt (83 km/h) | 38.4N 32.7W |
| Sep 26, 2022 | Post-tropical low | 35 kt (65 km/h) | 38.8N 37.7W |
| Sep 27, 2022 | Post-tropical low | 30 kt (56 km/h) | 38.0N 41.5W |
Read this like a pro
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.