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Ivan — 2004

Peak intensity: Cat 5 (167 mph). Active September 02–September 24, 2004 (23 days). Made 2 landfalls.

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

By the numbers

Peak winds
167 mph
Cat 5
Min pressure
910 mb
at peak intensity
Observations
94
6-hourly fixes
ACE
70.4
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 94 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
2004-09-02 18:00Z TD 9.7, -27.6 29 mph 1009 mb
2004-09-03 00:00Z TD 9.7, -28.7 34 mph 1007 mb
2004-09-03 06:00Z TS 9.7, -30.3 40 mph 1005 mb
2004-09-03 12:00Z TS 9.5, -32.1 46 mph 1003 mb
2004-09-03 18:00Z TS 9.3, -33.6 52 mph 1000 mb
2004-09-04 00:00Z TS 9.1, -35.0 52 mph 999 mb
2004-09-04 06:00Z TS 8.9, -36.5 57 mph 997 mb
2004-09-04 12:00Z TS 8.9, -38.2 57 mph 997 mb
2004-09-04 18:00Z TS 9.0, -39.9 63 mph 994 mb
2004-09-05 00:00Z TS 9.3, -41.4 69 mph 991 mb
2004-09-05 06:00Z HU 9.5, -43.4 75 mph 987 mb
2004-09-05 12:00Z HU 9.8, -45.1 98 mph 977 mb
Source: HURDAT2 — NOAA Atlantic Hurricane Database, public domain. Storm ID: AL092004