Atlantic 2022 season
Hurricane Ian (2022)
Hurricane Ian was a Category 5 hurricane at its peak, with maximum sustained winds of 161 mph (140 kt) and a minimum central pressure of 937 mb. It was active from Sep 22, 2022 to Oct 1, 2022 and made 5 documented landfalls.
Storm facts
| Peak status | Hurricane — Category 5 |
|---|---|
| Max sustained winds | 140 kt / 161 mph / 259 km/h |
| Minimum central pressure | 937 mb |
| Active dates | Sep 22, 2022 – Oct 1, 2022 |
| Accumulated cyclone energy (ACE) | 23.6 |
| Documented landfalls | 5 |
Every value on this page is taken directly from the NHC HURDAT2 best-track record for Ian 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 23, 2022 | Post-tropical low | 30 kt (56 km/h) | 12.9N 67.2W |
| Sep 24, 2022 | Tropical storm | 35 kt (65 km/h) | 14.7N 71.7W |
| Sep 25, 2022 | Tropical storm | 40 kt (74 km/h) | 14.6N 77.2W |
| Sep 26, 2022 | Tropical storm | 50 kt (93 km/h) | 16.8N 80.9W |
| Sep 27, 2022 | Hurricane | 85 kt (157 km/h) | 20.8N 83.3W |
| Sep 28, 2022 | Hurricane | 105 kt (194 km/h) | 24.4N 83.0W |
| Sep 29, 2022 | Hurricane | 100 kt (185 km/h) | 27.2N 81.7W |
| Sep 30, 2022 | Hurricane | 70 kt (130 km/h) | 29.6N 79.4W |
| Oct 1, 2022 | Extratropical | 50 kt (93 km/h) | 34.4N 79.3W |
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.