Atlantic 2023 season
Tropical Storm Rina (2023)
Tropical Storm Rina never reached hurricane strength — it peaked at 52 mph sustained winds and was active from Sep 28, 2023 to Oct 2, 2023.
Storm facts
| Peak status | Tropical storm |
|---|---|
| Max sustained winds | 45 kt / 52 mph / 83 km/h |
| Minimum central pressure | 999 mb |
| Active dates | Sep 28, 2023 – Oct 2, 2023 |
| Accumulated cyclone energy (ACE) | 2.2 |
| Documented landfalls | 0 |
Every value on this page is taken directly from the NHC HURDAT2 best-track record for Rina 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 29, 2023 | Tropical storm | 40 kt (74 km/h) | 18.2N 46.2W |
| Sep 30, 2023 | Tropical storm | 45 kt (83 km/h) | 20.2N 48.4W |
| Oct 1, 2023 | Tropical storm | 35 kt (65 km/h) | 23.0N 52.2W |
| Oct 2, 2023 | Post-tropical low | 30 kt (56 km/h) | 26.7N 55.6W |
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.