Michael: 2018 North Atlantic

Michael reached 140 kt (259 km/h, 161 mph) (C5) in the 2018 North Atlantic season, from 2018-10-06 to 2018-10-15, with track, wind and pressure and 12.5 ACE.

Data as of 2026-10-17. Last revised 17 October 2026 (2026-10-17).

Key Facts

Michael was a category 5 at its peak in the 2018 North Atlantic season.
Peak maximum sustained wind was 140 kt (259 km/h, 161 mph), reached on 10 October 2018, and the lowest pressure was 919 hPa.
The track runs from 6 October 2018 to 15 October 2018 with 74 six hourly positions.
Michael accumulated 12.5 ACE.
1 landfall is recorded, the first on 10 October 2018.

Track

6 October 2018 to 15 October 2018

Michael formed on 6 October 2018 and its track is coloured by category at each six hourly step, peaking as a category 5. Made with Natural Earth and IBTrACS. Ringed points mark landfalls or the latest advisory position.

Wind

Knots, six hourly

Maximum sustained wind in knots every six hours, from 25 kt (46 km/h, 29 mph) at the start to a peak of 140 kt (259 km/h, 161 mph).

Maximum sustained wind of Michael
Time (UTC)	Wind (kt)
2018-10-06T18:00:00Z	25 kt
2018-10-06T21:00:00Z	25 kt
2018-10-07T00:00:00Z	25 kt
2018-10-07T03:00:00Z	28 kt
2018-10-07T06:00:00Z	30 kt
2018-10-07T09:00:00Z	33 kt
2018-10-07T12:00:00Z	35 kt
2018-10-07T15:00:00Z	40 kt
2018-10-07T18:00:00Z	45 kt
2018-10-07T21:00:00Z	48 kt
2018-10-08T00:00:00Z	50 kt
2018-10-08T03:00:00Z	55 kt
2018-10-08T06:00:00Z	60 kt
2018-10-08T09:00:00Z	63 kt
2018-10-08T12:00:00Z	65 kt
2018-10-08T15:00:00Z	70 kt
2018-10-08T18:00:00Z	75 kt
2018-10-08T21:00:00Z	80 kt
2018-10-09T00:00:00Z	85 kt
2018-10-09T03:00:00Z	85 kt
2018-10-09T06:00:00Z	85 kt
2018-10-09T09:00:00Z	88 kt
2018-10-09T12:00:00Z	90 kt
2018-10-09T15:00:00Z	95 kt
2018-10-09T18:00:00Z	100 kt
2018-10-09T21:00:00Z	105 kt
2018-10-10T00:00:00Z	110 kt
2018-10-10T03:00:00Z	115 kt
2018-10-10T06:00:00Z	120 kt
2018-10-10T09:00:00Z	123 kt
2018-10-10T12:00:00Z	125 kt
2018-10-10T15:00:00Z	133 kt
2018-10-10T17:30:00Z	140 kt
2018-10-10T18:00:00Z	135 kt
2018-10-10T21:00:00Z	108 kt
2018-10-11T00:00:00Z	80 kt
2018-10-11T03:00:00Z	65 kt
2018-10-11T06:00:00Z	50 kt
2018-10-11T09:00:00Z	48 kt
2018-10-11T12:00:00Z	45 kt
2018-10-11T15:00:00Z	45 kt
2018-10-11T18:00:00Z	45 kt
2018-10-11T21:00:00Z	48 kt
2018-10-12T00:00:00Z	50 kt
2018-10-12T03:00:00Z	55 kt
2018-10-12T06:00:00Z	60 kt
2018-10-12T09:00:00Z	60 kt
2018-10-12T12:00:00Z	60 kt
2018-10-12T15:00:00Z	60 kt
2018-10-12T18:00:00Z	60 kt
2018-10-12T21:00:00Z	63 kt
2018-10-13T00:00:00Z	65 kt
2018-10-13T03:00:00Z	65 kt
2018-10-13T06:00:00Z	65 kt
2018-10-13T09:00:00Z	65 kt
2018-10-13T12:00:00Z	65 kt
2018-10-13T15:00:00Z	65 kt
2018-10-13T18:00:00Z	65 kt
2018-10-13T21:00:00Z	65 kt
2018-10-14T00:00:00Z	65 kt
2018-10-14T03:00:00Z	65 kt
2018-10-14T06:00:00Z	65 kt
2018-10-14T09:00:00Z	63 kt
2018-10-14T12:00:00Z	60 kt
2018-10-14T15:00:00Z	58 kt
2018-10-14T18:00:00Z	55 kt
2018-10-14T21:00:00Z	55 kt
2018-10-15T00:00:00Z	55 kt
2018-10-15T03:00:00Z	53 kt
2018-10-15T06:00:00Z	50 kt
2018-10-15T09:00:00Z	43 kt
2018-10-15T12:00:00Z	35 kt
2018-10-15T15:00:00Z	35 kt
2018-10-15T18:00:00Z	35 kt

Pressure

hPa, six hourly

Central pressure in hectopascals every six hours, falling to 919 hPa at the lowest.

Central pressure of Michael
Time (UTC)	Pressure (hPa)
2018-10-06T18:00:00Z	1006 hPa
2018-10-06T21:00:00Z	1005 hPa
2018-10-07T00:00:00Z	1004 hPa
2018-10-07T03:00:00Z	1004 hPa
2018-10-07T06:00:00Z	1004 hPa
2018-10-07T09:00:00Z	1004 hPa
2018-10-07T12:00:00Z	1003 hPa
2018-10-07T15:00:00Z	1001 hPa
2018-10-07T18:00:00Z	999 hPa
2018-10-07T21:00:00Z	998 hPa
2018-10-08T00:00:00Z	996 hPa
2018-10-08T03:00:00Z	990 hPa
2018-10-08T06:00:00Z	984 hPa
2018-10-08T09:00:00Z	983 hPa
2018-10-08T12:00:00Z	982 hPa
2018-10-08T15:00:00Z	980 hPa
2018-10-08T18:00:00Z	977 hPa
2018-10-08T21:00:00Z	974 hPa
2018-10-09T00:00:00Z	971 hPa
2018-10-09T03:00:00Z	972 hPa
2018-10-09T06:00:00Z	973 hPa
2018-10-09T09:00:00Z	971 hPa
2018-10-09T12:00:00Z	968 hPa
2018-10-09T15:00:00Z	965 hPa
2018-10-09T18:00:00Z	961 hPa
2018-10-09T21:00:00Z	957 hPa
2018-10-10T00:00:00Z	952 hPa
2018-10-10T03:00:00Z	949 hPa
2018-10-10T06:00:00Z	945 hPa
2018-10-10T09:00:00Z	940 hPa
2018-10-10T12:00:00Z	934 hPa
2018-10-10T15:00:00Z	926 hPa
2018-10-10T17:30:00Z	919 hPa
2018-10-10T18:00:00Z	920 hPa
2018-10-10T21:00:00Z	939 hPa
2018-10-11T00:00:00Z	957 hPa
2018-10-11T03:00:00Z	968 hPa
2018-10-11T06:00:00Z	979 hPa
2018-10-11T09:00:00Z	983 hPa
2018-10-11T12:00:00Z	987 hPa
2018-10-11T15:00:00Z	989 hPa
2018-10-11T18:00:00Z	991 hPa
2018-10-11T21:00:00Z	990 hPa
2018-10-12T00:00:00Z	988 hPa
2018-10-12T03:00:00Z	986 hPa
2018-10-12T06:00:00Z	983 hPa
2018-10-12T09:00:00Z	982 hPa
2018-10-12T12:00:00Z	980 hPa
2018-10-12T15:00:00Z	979 hPa
2018-10-12T18:00:00Z	977 hPa
2018-10-12T21:00:00Z	976 hPa
2018-10-13T00:00:00Z	975 hPa
2018-10-13T03:00:00Z	975 hPa
2018-10-13T06:00:00Z	975 hPa
2018-10-13T09:00:00Z	975 hPa
2018-10-13T12:00:00Z	975 hPa
2018-10-13T15:00:00Z	975 hPa
2018-10-13T18:00:00Z	975 hPa
2018-10-13T21:00:00Z	975 hPa
2018-10-14T00:00:00Z	975 hPa
2018-10-14T03:00:00Z	975 hPa
2018-10-14T06:00:00Z	975 hPa
2018-10-14T09:00:00Z	975 hPa
2018-10-14T12:00:00Z	975 hPa
2018-10-14T15:00:00Z	977 hPa
2018-10-14T18:00:00Z	978 hPa
2018-10-14T21:00:00Z	980 hPa
2018-10-15T00:00:00Z	982 hPa
2018-10-15T03:00:00Z	986 hPa
2018-10-15T06:00:00Z	989 hPa
2018-10-15T09:00:00Z	993 hPa
2018-10-15T12:00:00Z	996 hPa
2018-10-15T15:00:00Z	999 hPa
2018-10-15T18:00:00Z	1001 hPa

ACE Compared With the 2018 Season

Accumulated cyclone energy of named storms in 2018
Hector (Eastern North Pacific)	50.6 ACE
Lane (Eastern North Pacific)	42.7 ACE
Florence (North Atlantic)	39.7 ACE
Norman (Eastern North Pacific)	36.8 ACE
Sergio (Eastern North Pacific)	35.7 ACE
Mangkhut (Western North Pacific)	29.8 ACE
Yutu (Western North Pacific)	28.7 ACE
Gita (South Pacific)	27.2 ACE
Trami (Western North Pacific)	25.5 ACE
Olivia (Eastern North Pacific)	25.0 ACE
Cebile (South-West Indian)	25.0 ACE
Walaka (Eastern North Pacific)	24.8 ACE
Marcus (South-West Indian)	23.2 ACE
Jebi (Western North Pacific)	22.8 ACE
Maria (Western North Pacific)	22.1 ACE
Leslie (North Atlantic)	21.3 ACE
Kong-Rey (Western North Pacific)	18.1 ACE
Rosa (Eastern North Pacific)	17.0 ACE
Soulik (Western North Pacific)	16.6 ACE
Willa (Eastern North Pacific)	15.7 ACE
Helene (North Atlantic)	15.7 ACE
Michael (this storm)	12.5 ACE
Bud (Eastern North Pacific)	12.4 ACE
Shanshan (Western North Pacific)	11.4 ACE
Jelawat (Western North Pacific)	11.4 ACE
Aletta (Eastern North Pacific)	11.2 ACE
Miriam (Eastern North Pacific)	10.6 ACE
Cimaron (Western North Pacific)	9.9 ACE
Fabio (Eastern North Pacific)	9.9 ACE
Jongdari (Western North Pacific)	9.3 ACE
Man-Yi (Western North Pacific)	9.2 ACE
Hola (South Pacific)	9.0 ACE
Oscar (North Atlantic)	9.0 ACE
John (Eastern North Pacific)	8.5 ACE
Mekunu (North Indian)	8.5 ACE
Berguitta (South-West Indian)	8.3 ACE
Luban (North Indian)	7.9 ACE
Chris (North Atlantic)	7.4 ACE
Isaac (North Atlantic)	6.8 ACE
Dumazile (South-West Indian)	6.4 ACE
Prapiroon (Western North Pacific)	5.8 ACE
Irving (South-West Indian)	5.7 ACE
Ava (South-West Indian)	5.1 ACE
Keni (South Pacific)	5.0 ACE
Beryl (North Atlantic)	4.8 ACE
Nora (South Pacific)	4.7 ACE
Eliakim (South-West Indian)	4.5 ACE
Gaja (North Indian)	4.4 ACE
Kristy (Eastern North Pacific)	4.3 ACE
Kelvin (South-West Indian)	4.3 ACE
Titli (North Indian)	3.8 ACE
Ampil (Western North Pacific)	3.6 ACE
Iris (South Pacific)	3.5 ACE
Maliksi (Western North Pacific)	3.5 ACE
Usagi (Western North Pacific)	3.4 ACE
Leepi (Western North Pacific)	3.3 ACE
Kirk (North Atlantic)	3.2 ACE
Pabuk (Western North Pacific)	3.1 ACE
Flamboyan (South-West Indian)	3.0 ACE
Wukong (Western North Pacific)	2.9 ACE
Xavier (Eastern North Pacific)	2.8 ACE
Nadine (North Atlantic)	2.7 ACE
Bebinca (Western North Pacific)	2.7 ACE
Yagi (Western North Pacific)	2.6 ACE
Dahlia (South-West Indian)	2.4 ACE
Joyce (North Atlantic)	2.4 ACE
Gordon (North Atlantic)	2.3 ACE
Son-Tinh (Western North Pacific)	2.3 ACE
Vicente (Eastern North Pacific)	2.2 ACE
Fakir (South-West Indian)	2.1 ACE
Fehi (South Pacific)	1.9 ACE
Ileana (Eastern North Pacific)	1.9 ACE
Ewiniar (Western North Pacific)	1.9 ACE
Barijat (Western North Pacific)	1.8 ACE
Alberto (North Atlantic)	1.8 ACE
Rumbia (Western North Pacific)	1.7 ACE
Sagar (North Indian)	1.7 ACE
Phethai (North Indian)	1.7 ACE
Josie (South Pacific)	1.7 ACE
Cempaka (South-West Indian)	1.6 ACE
Linda (South Pacific)	1.6 ACE
Debby (North Atlantic)	1.5 ACE
Carlotta (Eastern North Pacific)	1.5 ACE
Emilia (Eastern North Pacific)	1.5 ACE
Ernesto (North Atlantic)	1.5 ACE
Joyce (South-West Indian)	1.4 ACE
Tara (Eastern North Pacific)	1.3 ACE
Paul (Eastern North Pacific)	1.2 ACE
Sanba (Western North Pacific)	1.1 ACE
Daniel (Eastern North Pacific)	0.7 ACE
Hilda (South-West Indian)	0.7 ACE
Gilma (Eastern North Pacific)	0.5 ACE
Bolaven (Western North Pacific)	0.5 ACE
Gaemi (Western North Pacific)	0.5 ACE
Toraji (Western North Pacific)	0.4 ACE
Daye (North Indian)	0.1 ACE

ACE is the sum of the squares of six hourly wind speeds, in units of 10,000 knots squared, counted while winds are at or above 34 knots.

Landfalls

Landfalls of Michael 2018
Date	Place	Position	Wind
2018-10-10	Open coast, place not named in the data	30.0, -85.5	140 kt (259 km/h, 161 mph)

Which Agency's Numbers

Wind and pressure from hurdat_atl,usa as carried in NOAA IBTrACS. Agencies average winds over different periods.

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Sources: Source: International Best Track Archive for Climate Stewardship (IBTrACS) v04r01, NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, doi:10.25921/82ty-9e16. Some agency values come from third parties such as JMA, IMD and BoM. (NOAA NCEI terms (citation requested)) Made with Natural Earth. Public domain map data. Borders are Natural Earth's de facto depiction. Data as of 2026-10-17. Storm records are best tracks and can be revised by the agencies.