Atlantic 2023 season
Hurricane Lee (2023)
Hurricane Lee was a Category 5 hurricane at its peak, with maximum sustained winds of 167 mph (145 kt) and a minimum central pressure of 926 mb. It was active from Sep 5, 2023 to Sep 18, 2023 and made 1 documented landfall.
Storm facts
| Peak status | Hurricane — Category 5 |
|---|---|
| Max sustained winds | 145 kt / 167 mph / 269 km/h |
| Minimum central pressure | 926 mb |
| Active dates | Sep 5, 2023 – Sep 18, 2023 |
| Accumulated cyclone energy (ACE) | 36.7 |
| Documented landfalls | 1 |
Every value on this page is taken directly from the NHC HURDAT2 best-track record for Lee 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 6, 2023 | Tropical storm | 45 kt (83 km/h) | 13.2N 42.5W |
| Sep 7, 2023 | Hurricane | 70 kt (130 km/h) | 15.1N 47.1W |
| Sep 8, 2023 | Hurricane | 135 kt (250 km/h) | 17.0N 51.8W |
| Sep 9, 2023 | Hurricane | 105 kt (194 km/h) | 19.0N 56.0W |
| Sep 10, 2023 | Hurricane | 85 kt (157 km/h) | 20.8N 59.5W |
| Sep 11, 2023 | Hurricane | 105 kt (194 km/h) | 22.3N 61.9W |
| Sep 12, 2023 | Hurricane | 100 kt (185 km/h) | 23.7N 64.5W |
| Sep 13, 2023 | Hurricane | 100 kt (185 km/h) | 24.9N 66.6W |
| Sep 14, 2023 | Hurricane | 90 kt (167 km/h) | 27.6N 67.8W |
| Sep 15, 2023 | Hurricane | 75 kt (139 km/h) | 32.1N 67.8W |
| Sep 16, 2023 | Hurricane | 75 kt (139 km/h) | 38.7N 65.9W |
| Sep 17, 2023 | Extratropical | 55 kt (102 km/h) | 44.7N 66.2W |
| Sep 18, 2023 | Extratropical | 35 kt (65 km/h) | 50.7N 57.9W |
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.