Atlantic 2023 season
Tropical Storm Katia (2023)
Tropical Storm Katia never reached hurricane strength — it peaked at 58 mph sustained winds and was active from Aug 30, 2023 to Sep 15, 2023.
Storm facts
| Peak status | Tropical storm |
|---|---|
| Max sustained winds | 50 kt / 58 mph / 93 km/h |
| Minimum central pressure | 998 mb |
| Active dates | Aug 30, 2023 – Sep 15, 2023 |
| Accumulated cyclone energy (ACE) | 1.3 |
| Documented landfalls | 0 |
Every value on this page is taken directly from the NHC HURDAT2 best-track record for Katia 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 30, 2023 | Post-tropical low | 25 kt (46 km/h) | 14.9N 21.3W |
| Aug 31, 2023 | Post-tropical low | 25 kt (46 km/h) | 15.8N 24.8W |
| Sep 1, 2023 | Tropical depression | 30 kt (56 km/h) | 17.7N 27.6W |
| Sep 2, 2023 | Tropical storm | 35 kt (65 km/h) | 21.1N 28.5W |
| Sep 3, 2023 | Tropical storm | 45 kt (83 km/h) | 25.3N 30.9W |
| Sep 4, 2023 | Tropical depression | 30 kt (56 km/h) | 27.1N 33.3W |
| Sep 5, 2023 | Post-tropical low | 25 kt (46 km/h) | 28.0N 34.5W |
| Sep 6, 2023 | Post-tropical low | 25 kt (46 km/h) | 28.0N 33.7W |
| Sep 7, 2023 | Post-tropical low | 30 kt (56 km/h) | 26.0N 31.8W |
| Sep 8, 2023 | Post-tropical low | 25 kt (46 km/h) | 23.2N 34.8W |
| Sep 9, 2023 | Post-tropical low | 25 kt (46 km/h) | 19.6N 40.9W |
| Sep 10, 2023 | Post-tropical low | 20 kt (37 km/h) | 16.0N 44.5W |
| Sep 11, 2023 | Post-tropical low | 20 kt (37 km/h) | 14.6N 47.4W |
| Sep 12, 2023 | Post-tropical low | 20 kt (37 km/h) | 14.4N 48.3W |
| Sep 13, 2023 | Post-tropical low | 15 kt (28 km/h) | 14.9N 48.0W |
| Sep 14, 2023 | Post-tropical low | 15 kt (28 km/h) | 14.7N 47.8W |
| Sep 15, 2023 | Post-tropical low | 15 kt (28 km/h) | 13.0N 49.2W |
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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.