Storm history › Atlantic › 1996 season
Tropical Storm Gustav (1996)
Gustav was a tropical storm of the 1996 Atlantic season. It was tracked from August 26, 1996 to September 2, 1996, about 7 days, and covered 1,946 miles.
At its peak it had winds of 45 mph (75 km/h) and a lowest pressure of 1005 mb.
- Peak wind
- 45 mph
- Lowest pressure
- 1005 mb
- Strongest
- Tropical storm
- Landfalls
- None recorded
- Duration
- 7 days
- Track length
- 1,946 mi
- Energy (ACE)
- 2.4
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How it compares
- Peak winds: 1612th highest of 2,017 Atlantic storms on record, tied with Tropical Storm Arthur (2026), Tropical Storm Cristobal (2026), Tropical Storm Hanna (2026) and 50 more.
- Lowest pressure: 1133rd lowest of 1,294 Atlantic storms with a recorded pressure, tied with Tropical Storm Chris (2024), Tropical Storm Sean (2023), Tropical Storm Peter (2021) and 21 more.
- Energy: 1% of the 1996 Atlantic season's ACE.