Atlantic 2023 season
Hurricane Nigel (2023)
Hurricane Nigel was a Category 2 hurricane at its peak, with maximum sustained winds of 98 mph (85 kt) and a minimum central pressure of 958 mb. It was active from Sep 15, 2023 to Sep 26, 2023.
Storm facts
| Peak status | Hurricane — Category 2 |
|---|---|
| Max sustained winds | 85 kt / 98 mph / 157 km/h |
| Minimum central pressure | 958 mb |
| Active dates | Sep 15, 2023 – Sep 26, 2023 |
| Accumulated cyclone energy (ACE) | 10.5 |
| Documented landfalls | 0 |
Every value on this page is taken directly from the NHC HURDAT2 best-track record for Nigel 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 16, 2023 | Tropical depression | 30 kt (56 km/h) | 16.1N 44.8W |
| Sep 17, 2023 | Tropical storm | 35 kt (65 km/h) | 21.4N 47.6W |
| Sep 18, 2023 | Tropical storm | 60 kt (111 km/h) | 25.3N 50.0W |
| Sep 19, 2023 | Hurricane | 75 kt (139 km/h) | 28.2N 52.4W |
| Sep 20, 2023 | Hurricane | 85 kt (157 km/h) | 32.4N 55.0W |
| Sep 21, 2023 | Hurricane | 80 kt (148 km/h) | 38.3N 51.6W |
| Sep 22, 2023 | Hurricane | 65 kt (120 km/h) | 44.3N 38.7W |
| Sep 23, 2023 | Extratropical | 55 kt (102 km/h) | 50.9N 24.0W |
| Sep 24, 2023 | Extratropical | 50 kt (93 km/h) | 58.3N 25.6W |
| Sep 25, 2023 | Extratropical | 40 kt (74 km/h) | 58.0N 20.9W |
| Sep 26, 2023 | Extratropical | 40 kt (74 km/h) | 61.5N 20.9W |
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Wind speeds above are in knots, the unit NHC uses in HURDAT2. For what a Category 2 wind field actually does, see hurricane categories explained; for why the wind number alone never tells the danger story, see storm surge vs. flooding.