Storm history › Atlantic › 1938 season
Unnamed tropical storm 8, 1938 Atlantic
This storm was a tropical storm of the 1938 Atlantic season. It was tracked from October 16, 1938 to October 21, 1938, about 5 days, and covered 1,383 miles.
At its peak it had winds of 40 mph (65 km/h) and a lowest pressure of 1004 mb.
Its closest pass to a major city was 136 miles from Miami, United States.
- Peak wind
- 40 mph
- Lowest pressure
- 1004 mb
- Strongest
- Tropical storm
- Landfalls
- None recorded
- Duration
- 5 days
- Track length
- 1,383 mi
- Energy (ACE)
- 0.9
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Closest pass to major cities
| City | Closest pass |
|---|---|
| Miami, United States | 136 mi (219 km) |
How it compares
- Peak winds: 1727th highest of 2,017 Atlantic storms on record, tied with Tropical Storm Dolly (2026), Tropical Storm Andrea (2025), Tropical Storm Arlene (2023) and 31 more.
- Lowest pressure: 1084th lowest of 1,294 Atlantic storms with a recorded pressure, tied with Tropical Storm Gordon (2024), Tropical Storm Cindy (2023), Tropical Storm Ana (2021) and 19 more.
- Energy: 1% of the 1938 Atlantic season's ACE.