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Gaston — 2004

Peak intensity: Cat 1 (75 mph). Active August 27–September 03, 2004 (8 days). Made 1 landfall.

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  1. By the numbers
  2. Storm summary
  3. Track and observations
  4. Location-specific summary

By the numbers

Peak winds
75 mph
Cat 1
Min pressure
985 mb
at peak intensity
Observations
28
6-hourly fixes
ACE
2.7
accumulated cyclone energy

Storm summary

A plain-language narrative summary for this storm is on the way. In the meantime, the key statistics above and the full observation log below come directly from HURDAT2, NOAA's official Atlantic hurricane database. Where the National Hurricane Center has published a Tropical Cyclone Report, a link to the official PDF will appear here.

Track and observations

The complete observation log below lists all 28 fixes from HURDAT2 — position, status, wind, and pressure at each interval over the storm's lifetime.

Show first 12 observations
Time Status Lat / Lon Winds Pressure
2004-08-27 12:00Z TD 31.8, -78.1 29 mph 1015 mb
2004-08-27 18:00Z TD 31.6, -78.0 29 mph 1014 mb
2004-08-28 00:00Z TD 31.4, -78.0 34 mph 1011 mb
2004-08-28 06:00Z TS 31.3, -78.2 40 mph 1005 mb
2004-08-28 12:00Z TS 31.3, -78.5 52 mph 1000 mb
2004-08-28 18:00Z TS 31.3, -78.8 57 mph 997 mb
2004-08-29 00:00Z TS 31.5, -79.1 63 mph 994 mb
2004-08-29 06:00Z TS 32.1, -79.4 69 mph 991 mb
2004-08-29 12:00Z HU 32.8, -79.5 75 mph 986 mb
2004-08-29 14:00Z HUlandfall 33.0, -79.6 75 mph 985 mb
2004-08-29 18:00Z TS 33.5, -79.6 52 mph 992 mb
2004-08-30 00:00Z TD 34.2, -79.4 34 mph 995 mb
Source: HURDAT2 — NOAA Atlantic Hurricane Database, public domain. Storm ID: AL072004