Storm history › Atlantic › 1982 season
Tropical Storm Ernesto (1982)
Ernesto was a tropical storm of the 1982 Atlantic season. It was tracked from September 30, 1982 to October 3, 1982, about 3 days, and covered 929 miles.
At its peak it had winds of 70 mph (110 km/h) and a lowest pressure of 997 mb.
- Peak wind
- 70 mph
- Lowest pressure
- 997 mb
- Strongest
- Tropical storm
- Landfalls
- None recorded
- Duration
- 3 days
- Track length
- 929 mi
- Energy (ACE)
- 1.6
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How it compares
- Peak winds: 998th highest of 2,017 Atlantic storms on record, tied with Tropical Storm Fay (2026), Tropical Storm Bret (2023), Tropical Storm Ophelia (2023) and 58 more.
- Lowest pressure: 846th lowest of 1,294 Atlantic storms with a recorded pressure, tied with Tropical Storm Sara (2024), Tropical Storm Karl (2022), Tropical Storm Victor (2021) and 16 more.
- Energy: 5% of the 1982 Atlantic season's ACE.