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Joaquin — 2015

Peak intensity: Cat 4 (155 mph). Active September 26–October 15, 2015 (20 days). Made 3 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
155 mph
Cat 4
Min pressure
931 mb
at peak intensity
Observations
76
6-hourly fixes
ACE
29.2
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 76 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
2015-09-26 18:00Z LO 26.8, -68.7 23 mph 1011 mb
2015-09-27 00:00Z LO 26.9, -68.6 23 mph 1011 mb
2015-09-27 06:00Z LO 27.0, -68.5 23 mph 1010 mb
2015-09-27 12:00Z LO 27.1, -68.6 29 mph 1009 mb
2015-09-27 18:00Z LO 27.2, -68.8 34 mph 1007 mb
2015-09-28 00:00Z TD 27.4, -69.0 34 mph 1007 mb
2015-09-28 06:00Z TD 27.6, -69.3 34 mph 1007 mb
2015-09-28 12:00Z TD 27.7, -69.7 34 mph 1006 mb
2015-09-28 18:00Z TD 27.4, -70.0 34 mph 1003 mb
2015-09-29 00:00Z TS 26.9, -70.1 40 mph 1002 mb
2015-09-29 06:00Z TS 26.5, -70.3 40 mph 1002 mb
2015-09-29 12:00Z TS 26.2, -70.5 52 mph 999 mb
Source: HURDAT2 — NOAA Atlantic Hurricane Database, public domain. Storm ID: AL112015