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2008 Atlantic hurricane season
The 2008 Atlantic season has 17 storms in the best-track record; 16 reached tropical-storm strength and 8 became hurricanes, 5 of them major. Its accumulated cyclone energy of 144.5 is the 27th-highest of the 175 seasons in the Atlantic record since 1851. For major hurricanes it is tied for the ninth-busiest season. Gustav was the strongest, peaking at 155 mph as a Category 4 hurricane. Landfall records exist for 11 of its storms, in Belize, Cuba, the Dominican Republic, Florida, Haiti, Honduras, Jamaica, Louisiana, Nova Scotia, Quintana Roo, South Carolina, Texas, the Bahamas, the Turks and Caicos Islands and Veracruz. The first record is dated May 31, the last November 9.
Storm by storm
Formation peaked in August, September and October, with 4 storms each. Bertha lasted longest, 17.0 days as a tropical or subtropical system. Ike contributed the most energy, 27% of the season's ACE. Strongest landfall of each storm: Arthur reached Belize as a tropical storm on May 31; Dolly reached Texas as a Category 1 hurricane on July 23; Edouard reached Texas as a tropical storm on August 5; Fay reached Florida as a tropical storm on August 21; Gustav reached Cuba as a Category 4 hurricane on August 30; Hanna reached the Turks and Caicos Islands as a Category 1 hurricane on September 2; Ike reached Cuba as a Category 4 hurricane on September 8; Kyle reached Nova Scotia as a Category 1 hurricane on September 29; and others in the table below.
| Storm | Dates | Peak | Strength | Lowest | Landfalls |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arthur | May 31 – Jun 1 | 45 mph | Tropical storm | 1004 mb | Belize |
| Bertha | Jul 3–20 | 125 mph | Category 3 | 952 mb | – |
| Cristobal | Jul 19–23 | 65 mph | Tropical storm | 998 mb | – |
| Dolly | Jul 20–25 | 100 mph | Category 2 | 963 mb | Quintana Roo, Texas |
| Edouard | Aug 3–6 | 65 mph | Tropical storm | 996 mb | Texas |
| Fay | Aug 15–27 | 70 mph | Tropical storm | 986 mb | Dominican Republic, Haiti, Cuba, Florida |
| Gustav | Aug 25 – Sep 4 | 155 mph | Category 4 | 941 mb | Haiti, Jamaica, Cuba, Louisiana |
| Hanna | Aug 28 – Sep 7 | 85 mph | Category 1 | 977 mb | Turks and Caicos Islands, South Carolina |
| Ike | Sep 1–14 | 145 mph | Category 4 | 935 mb | Bahamas, Cuba, Texas |
| Josephine | Sep 2–6 | 65 mph | Tropical storm | 994 mb | – |
| Kyle | Sep 25–29 | 85 mph | Category 1 | 984 mb | Nova Scotia |
| Laura | Sep 29 – Oct 1 | 60 mph | Tropical storm | 994 mb | – |
| Marco | Oct 6–7 | 65 mph | Tropical storm | 998 mb | Veracruz |
| Nana | Oct 12–14 | 40 mph | Tropical storm | 1004 mb | – |
| Omar | Oct 13–18 | 130 mph | Category 4 | 958 mb | – |
| Sixteen | Oct 14–15 | 30 mph | Depression | 1004 mb | Honduras |
| Paloma | Nov 5–9 | 145 mph | Category 4 | 944 mb | Cuba |
Against other Atlantic seasons
Accumulated cyclone energy of every season; the red bar is 2008.