The 2008 hurricane season

Every storm track on one map · Atlantic & Pacific · 36 systems

Atlantic storms
16
9 hurricanes · 5 major
Atlantic ACE
147
1991–2020 avg ≈ 123
Strongest
155 mph
Gustav
Landfalling
11
Atlantic storms
Pacific storms
17
7 hurricanes · 2 major
Pacific strongest
132 mph
Norbert

TD TS Cat 1 2 3 4 5 · hover a track to highlight it, click to open the storm’s own page with an animated replay.

01 · Summary

How the 2008 season went

The 2008 Atlantic season produced 16 tropical storms, 9 hurricanes and 5 major hurricanes (Cat 3+), with an accumulated cyclone energy (ACE) of 147. The strongest was Hurricane Gustav at 155 mph / 941 mb. 11 storms made landfall.

The 2008 Eastern Pacific season (Eastern and Central Pacific) produced 17 tropical storms, 7 hurricanes and 2 major hurricanes (Cat 3+), with an accumulated cyclone energy (ACE) of 84. The strongest was Hurricane Norbert at 132 mph / 945 mb. 4 storms made landfall.

02 · Timeline

Storm by storm, month by month

MAYJUNJULAUGSEPOCTNOVTropical Storm Alma — May 29–30, 2008Alma TSTropical Storm Arthur — May 31 – June 2, 2008Arthur TSHurricane Boris — June 27 – July 6, 2008Boris Cat 1Tropical Storm Cristina — June 27 – July 3, 2008Cristina TSTropical Storm Douglas — July 1–6, 2008Douglas TSHurricane Bertha — July 3–21, 2008Bertha Cat 3Tropical Depression Five — July 5–7, 2008Five TDHurricane Elida — July 11–21, 2008Elida Cat 2Hurricane Fausto — July 16–24, 2008Fausto Cat 1Tropical Storm Cristobal — July 19–23, 2008Cristobal TSHurricane Dolly — July 20–27, 2008Dolly Cat 2Hurricane Genevieve — July 21–31, 2008Genevieve Cat 1Tropical Storm Edouard — August 3–6, 2008Edouard TSTropical Storm Kika — August 4–16, 2008Kika TSHurricane Hernan — August 6–16, 2008Hernan Cat 3Tropical Storm Iselle — August 13–23, 2008Iselle TSTropical Storm Fay — August 15–28, 2008Fay TSTropical Storm Julio — August 23–27, 2008Julio TSHurricane Gustav — August 25 – September 5, 2008Gustav Cat 4Hurricane Hanna — August 28 – September 8, 2008Hanna Cat 1Hurricane Ike — September 1–15, 2008Ike Cat 4Tropical Storm Josephine — September 2–10, 2008Josephine TSTropical Storm Karina — September 2–3, 2008Karina TSTropical Storm Lowell — September 6–11, 2008Lowell TSHurricane Kyle — September 25–30, 2008Kyle Cat 1Hurricane Laura — September 26 – October 4, 2008Laura Cat 1Hurricane Marie — October 1–19, 2008Marie Cat 1Hurricane Norbert — October 4–12, 2008Norbert Cat 4Tropical Storm Marco — October 6–7, 2008Marco TSTropical Storm Odile — October 8–13, 2008Odile TSTropical Storm Nana — October 12–15, 2008Nana TSHurricane Omar — October 13–21, 2008Omar Cat 4Tropical Depression Sixteen — October 14–16, 2008Sixteen TDTropical Depression Seventeen — October 23–27, 2008Seventeen TDTropical Storm Polo — November 2–5, 2008Polo TSHurricane Paloma — November 5–14, 2008Paloma Cat 4

Each bar is one storm’s life, colored by its strength at that moment (faded = post-tropical). Click a bar to open the storm.

03 · Atlantic

Atlantic storms of 2008

StormDatesPeakPressureLandfallACE
Tropical Storm ArthurMay 31 – Jun 2TS 46 mph1004 mbBelize0.8
Hurricane BerthaJul 3 – Jul 21Cat 3 127 mph952 mb—28.4
Tropical Storm CristobalJul 19 – Jul 23TS 63 mph998 mb—3.7
Hurricane DollyJul 20 – Jul 27Cat 2 98 mph963 mbTexas, Quintana Roo, Mexico6.2
Tropical Storm EdouardAug 3 – Aug 6TS 63 mph996 mbTexas1.7
Tropical Storm FayAug 15 – Aug 28TS 69 mph986 mbFlorida, Granma Province, Cuba, Cienfuegos Province, Cuba7.7
Hurricane GustavAug 25 – Sep 5Cat 4 155 mph941 mbPinar del Río, Cuba, Isla de la Juventud, Cuba, Louisiana18.2
Hurricane HannaAug 28 – Sep 8Cat 1 86 mph977 mbTurks and Caicos Islands, South Carolina10.4
Hurricane Ike · 195 deathsSep 1 – Sep 15Cat 4 144 mph935 mbHolguín Province, Cuba, Texas, Artemisa, Cuba39.2
Tropical Storm JosephineSep 2 – Sep 10TS 63 mph994 mb—3.1
Hurricane KyleSep 25 – Sep 30Cat 1 86 mph984 mbNova Scotia, Canada5.4
Hurricane LauraSep 26 – Oct 4Cat 1 81 mph990 mb—2.2
Tropical Storm MarcoOct 6 – Oct 7TS 63 mph998 mbVeracruz, Mexico1.3
Tropical Storm NanaOct 12 – Oct 15TS 40 mph1004 mb—0.5
Hurricane OmarOct 13 – Oct 21Cat 4 132 mph958 mb—9.0
Tropical Depression SixteenOct 14 – Oct 16TD 29 mph1004 mbHonduras0.0
Hurricane Paloma · 19 deathsNov 5 – Nov 14Cat 4 144 mph944 mbCamagüey, Cuba9.2

04 · Pacific

Eastern & Central Pacific storms of 2008

StormDatesPeakPressureLandfallACE
Tropical Storm AlmaMay 29 – May 30TS 63 mph994 mbNicaragua0.8
Hurricane BorisJun 27 – Jul 6Cat 1 81 mph985 mb—7.7
Tropical Storm CristinaJun 27 – Jul 3TS 52 mph999 mb—1.4
Tropical Storm DouglasJul 1 – Jul 6TS 40 mph1003 mb—0.6
Tropical Depression FiveJul 5 – Jul 7TD 35 mph1005 mb—0.0
Hurricane ElidaJul 11 – Jul 21Cat 2 104 mph970 mb—11.5
Hurricane FaustoJul 16 – Jul 24Cat 1 92 mph977 mb—10.1
Hurricane GenevieveJul 21 – Jul 31Cat 1 75 mph987 mb—5.7
Tropical Storm KikaAug 4 – Aug 16TS 40 mph1007 mb—1.6
Hurricane HernanAug 6 – Aug 16Cat 3 121 mph956 mb—12.1
Tropical Storm IselleAug 13 – Aug 23TS 52 mph999 mb—1.4
Tropical Storm JulioAug 23 – Aug 27TS 52 mph998 mbBaja California Sur, Mexico1.4
Tropical Storm KarinaSep 2 – Sep 3TS 40 mph1000 mb—0.2
Tropical Storm LowellSep 6 – Sep 11TS 52 mph998 mbBaja California Sur, Mexico2.2
Hurricane MarieOct 1 – Oct 19Cat 1 81 mph984 mb—5.0
Hurricane NorbertOct 4 – Oct 12Cat 4 132 mph945 mbBaja California Sur, Mexico, Sonora, Mexico18.4
Tropical Storm OdileOct 8 – Oct 13TS 58 mph997 mb—2.6
Tropical Depression SeventeenOct 23 – Oct 27TD 35 mph1008 mb—0.0
Tropical Storm PoloNov 2 – Nov 5TS 46 mph1003 mb—1.1
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