Atlantic 2022 season
Hurricane Julia (2022)
Hurricane Julia was a Category 1 hurricane at its peak, with maximum sustained winds of 86 mph (75 kt) and a minimum central pressure of 982 mb. It was active from Oct 6, 2022 to Oct 10, 2022 and made 4 documented landfalls.
Storm facts
| Peak status | Hurricane — Category 1 |
|---|---|
| Max sustained winds | 75 kt / 86 mph / 139 km/h |
| Minimum central pressure | 982 mb |
| Active dates | Oct 6, 2022 – Oct 10, 2022 |
| Accumulated cyclone energy (ACE) | 4 |
| Documented landfalls | 4 |
Every value on this page is taken directly from the NHC HURDAT2 best-track record for Julia 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 7, 2022 | Tropical depression | 30 kt (56 km/h) | 11.9N 69.2W |
| Oct 8, 2022 | Tropical storm | 45 kt (83 km/h) | 12.8N 75.5W |
| Oct 9, 2022 | Hurricane | 65 kt (120 km/h) | 12.5N 82.0W |
| Oct 10, 2022 | Tropical storm | 40 kt (74 km/h) | 12.6N 87.6W |
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.