Storm history › Atlantic › 2012 season
Hurricane Michael (2012)
Michael was a Category 3 hurricane of the 2012 Atlantic season. It was tracked from September 2, 2012 to September 12, 2012, about 10 days, and covered 2,243 miles.
At its peak it had winds of 115 mph (185 km/h) and a lowest pressure of 964 mb.
- Peak wind
- 115 mph
- Lowest pressure
- 964 mb
- Strongest
- Category 3 hurricane
- Landfalls
- None recorded
- Duration
- 10 days
- Track length
- 2,243 mi
- Energy (ACE)
- 16.7
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How it compares
- Peak winds: 282nd highest of 2,017 Atlantic storms on record, tied with Hurricane Bonnie (2022), Hurricane Epsilon (2020), Hurricane Zeta (2020) and 33 more.
- Lowest pressure: 313th lowest of 1,294 Atlantic storms with a recorded pressure, tied with Hurricane Bonnie (2022), Tropical Storm Chantal (2007), Hurricane Danielle (2004) and 4 more.
- Energy: 13% of the 2012 Atlantic season's ACE.