Atlantic 2024 season
Hurricane Leslie (2024)
Hurricane Leslie was a Category 2 hurricane at its peak, with maximum sustained winds of 104 mph (90 kt) and a minimum central pressure of 970 mb. It was active from Oct 1, 2024 to Oct 12, 2024.
Storm facts
| Peak status | Hurricane — Category 2 |
|---|---|
| Max sustained winds | 90 kt / 104 mph / 167 km/h |
| Minimum central pressure | 970 mb |
| Active dates | Oct 1, 2024 – Oct 12, 2024 |
| Accumulated cyclone energy (ACE) | 16.1 |
| Documented landfalls | 0 |
Every value on this page is taken directly from the NHC HURDAT2 best-track record for Leslie 2024. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2024 | Post-tropical low | 25 kt (46 km/h) | 10.2N 24.4W |
| Oct 2, 2024 | Post-tropical low | 30 kt (56 km/h) | 10.7N 26.7W |
| Oct 3, 2024 | Tropical storm | 35 kt (65 km/h) | 10.4N 29.8W |
| Oct 4, 2024 | Tropical storm | 50 kt (93 km/h) | 9.8N 31.7W |
| Oct 5, 2024 | Hurricane | 65 kt (120 km/h) | 10.3N 33.9W |
| Oct 6, 2024 | Hurricane | 75 kt (139 km/h) | 11.8N 36.4W |
| Oct 7, 2024 | Hurricane | 80 kt (148 km/h) | 14.5N 39.1W |
| Oct 8, 2024 | Tropical storm | 60 kt (111 km/h) | 17.6N 43.0W |
| Oct 9, 2024 | Hurricane | 70 kt (130 km/h) | 20.3N 46.8W |
| Oct 10, 2024 | Hurricane | 90 kt (167 km/h) | 22.3N 49.0W |
| Oct 11, 2024 | Tropical storm | 55 kt (102 km/h) | 24.1N 51.1W |
| Oct 12, 2024 | Tropical storm | 45 kt (83 km/h) | 28.4N 48.8W |
Read this like a pro
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.