Atlantic 2023 season
Hurricane Idalia (2023)
Hurricane Idalia was a Category 4 hurricane at its peak, with maximum sustained winds of 132 mph (115 kt) and a minimum central pressure of 942 mb. It was active from Aug 26, 2023 to Sep 8, 2023 and made 2 documented landfalls.
Storm facts
| Peak status | Hurricane — Category 4 |
|---|---|
| Max sustained winds | 115 kt / 132 mph / 213 km/h |
| Minimum central pressure | 942 mb |
| Active dates | Aug 26, 2023 – Sep 8, 2023 |
| Accumulated cyclone energy (ACE) | 9.5 |
| Documented landfalls | 2 |
Every value on this page is taken directly from the NHC HURDAT2 best-track record for Idalia 2023. 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 27, 2023 | Tropical depression | 30 kt (56 km/h) | 21.1N 86.4W |
| Aug 28, 2023 | Tropical storm | 45 kt (83 km/h) | 19.8N 85.4W |
| Aug 29, 2023 | Tropical storm | 60 kt (111 km/h) | 21.8N 85.1W |
| Aug 30, 2023 | Hurricane | 90 kt (167 km/h) | 26.9N 84.7W |
| Aug 31, 2023 | Tropical storm | 50 kt (93 km/h) | 32.7N 80.9W |
| Sep 1, 2023 | Extratropical | 55 kt (102 km/h) | 33.4N 72.3W |
| Sep 2, 2023 | Extratropical | 50 kt (93 km/h) | 31.9N 65.7W |
| Sep 3, 2023 | Extratropical | 50 kt (93 km/h) | 32.0N 62.2W |
| Sep 4, 2023 | Extratropical | 60 kt (111 km/h) | 36.2N 58.9W |
| Sep 5, 2023 | Extratropical | 50 kt (93 km/h) | 41.1N 58.7W |
| Sep 6, 2023 | Extratropical | 35 kt (65 km/h) | 42.6N 60.5W |
| Sep 7, 2023 | Extratropical | 30 kt (56 km/h) | 42.9N 62.9W |
| Sep 8, 2023 | Extratropical | 30 kt (56 km/h) | 44.3N 59.3W |
Read this like a pro
Wind speeds above are in knots, the unit NHC uses in HURDAT2. For what a Category 4 wind field actually does, see hurricane categories explained; for why the wind number alone never tells the danger story, see storm surge vs. flooding.