2008 Atlantic hurricane season
The 2008 Atlantic season had 16 storms of tropical-storm strength or more, 8 of them hurricanes and 5 major (Category 3 or stronger).
The first storm was tracked from May 31, 2008 and the last ended on November 14, 2008. The strongest by wind was Hurricane Gustav (2008), at 155 mph (250 km/h). The season's accumulated cyclone energy (ACE) was 145.7.
- Storms
- 16
- Hurricanes
- 8
- Major
- 5
- Category 5
- 0
- ACE
- 145.7
DepressionTropical stormCat 1Cat 2Cat 3Cat 4Cat 5
Storms
| Storm | Dates | Peak |
|---|---|---|
| Tropical Storm Arthur | May 31 – Jun 2 | 45 mph |
| Hurricane Bertha | Jul 3 – Jul 21 | 125 mph |
| Tropical Storm Cristobal | Jul 19 – Jul 23 | 65 mph |
| Hurricane Dolly | Jul 20 – Jul 27 | 100 mph |
| Tropical Storm Edouard | Aug 3 – Aug 6 | 65 mph |
| Tropical Storm Fay | Aug 15 – Aug 28 | 70 mph |
| Hurricane Gustav | Aug 25 – Sep 5 | 155 mph |
| Hurricane Hanna | Aug 28 – Sep 8 | 85 mph |
| Hurricane Ike | Sep 1 – Sep 15 | 145 mph |
| Tropical Storm Josephine | Sep 2 – Sep 10 | 65 mph |
| Hurricane Kyle | Sep 25 – Sep 30 | 85 mph |
| Tropical Storm Laura | Sep 26 – Oct 4 | 80 mph |
| Tropical Storm Marco | Oct 6 – Oct 7 | 65 mph |
| Tropical Storm Nana | Oct 12 – Oct 15 | 40 mph |
| Hurricane Omar | Oct 13 – Oct 21 | 130 mph |
| Unnamed tropical depression 16, 2008 Atlantic | Oct 14 – Oct 16 | 30 mph |
| Hurricane Paloma | Nov 5 – Nov 14 | 145 mph |