Atlantic 2023 season
Tropical Storm Philippe (2023)
Tropical Storm Philippe never reached hurricane strength — it peaked at 58 mph sustained winds and was active from Sep 23, 2023 to Oct 6, 2023, with 1 documented landfall.
Storm facts
| Peak status | Tropical storm |
|---|---|
| Max sustained winds | 50 kt / 58 mph / 93 km/h |
| Minimum central pressure | 998 mb |
| Active dates | Sep 23, 2023 – Oct 6, 2023 |
| Accumulated cyclone energy (ACE) | 9.8 |
| Documented landfalls | 1 |
Every value on this page is taken directly from the NHC HURDAT2 best-track record for Philippe 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 24, 2023 | Tropical storm | 40 kt (74 km/h) | 15.8N 39.8W |
| Sep 25, 2023 | Tropical storm | 45 kt (83 km/h) | 16.9N 42.9W |
| Sep 26, 2023 | Tropical storm | 45 kt (83 km/h) | 17.4N 47.3W |
| Sep 27, 2023 | Tropical storm | 40 kt (74 km/h) | 17.2N 51.6W |
| Sep 28, 2023 | Tropical storm | 40 kt (74 km/h) | 18.1N 54.3W |
| Sep 29, 2023 | Tropical storm | 40 kt (74 km/h) | 18.5N 54.9W |
| Sep 30, 2023 | Tropical storm | 45 kt (83 km/h) | 17.6N 55.7W |
| Oct 1, 2023 | Tropical storm | 50 kt (93 km/h) | 16.1N 56.7W |
| Oct 2, 2023 | Tropical storm | 45 kt (83 km/h) | 16.5N 59.0W |
| Oct 3, 2023 | Tropical storm | 45 kt (83 km/h) | 17.6N 61.9W |
| Oct 4, 2023 | Tropical storm | 40 kt (74 km/h) | 19.5N 65.2W |
| Oct 5, 2023 | Tropical storm | 35 kt (65 km/h) | 23.1N 66.0W |
| Oct 6, 2023 | Tropical storm | 45 kt (83 km/h) | 27.6N 66.0W |
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.