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Hurricane Juan 2003

Category 2 hurricane · Atlantic · September 24 to September 29, 2003

Juan's 100 mph landfall in Nova Scotia on September 29, 2003 ranks tied for the second-strongest of the 16 storms with a landfall record there. With a peak of 105 mph, it ranked the fourth-strongest of the 21 storms of the 2003 season. It produced 5% of the season's accumulated cyclone energy. The name Juan is on the National Hurricane Center's list of retired Atlantic hurricane names.

Track of Juan (2003) from the best-track record, coloured by strength30°N40°N50°N80°W70°W60°W50°WMonctonNova Scotia, 100 mphPeak 105 mphFirst recordDepressionTropical stormCategory 1Category 200 and 12 UTCLandfall

Strength over time

Maximum sustained wind of Juan (2003) over time, in mphTSCat 1Cat 2Cat 3Cat 404080120Sep 25Sep 26Sep 27Sep 28Sep 29mph
  1. First record (tropical depression) 315 miles south-southeast of Hamilton, Bermuda
  2. Tropical storm 315 miles south-southeast of Hamilton, Bermuda
  3. Hurricane 165 miles east of Hamilton, Bermuda
  4. Peak 240 miles north-northeast of Hamilton, Bermuda; lowest pressure 969 mb
  5. Landfall Nova Scotia
  6. Last record (tropical storm) 210 miles west-northwest of Corner Brook, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada

Against every Atlantic storm since 1851

Peak sustained wind105 mph · tied 399th of 1,98830 mph190 mph
Lowest central pressure969 mb · tied 349th of 1,277882 mb1016 mb
Accumulated cyclone energy9.4 · 557th of 1,7520.173.6
Days as a tropical or subtropical cyclone5.0 days · tied 880th of 1,9880.0 days31.8 days

In the 2003 season

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Storm 15 of 21 in 2003, hurricane 6 of 7; it formed after Storm 14 of 2003 and before Kate. See the season.

Places the center passed

The center came within 50 miles of 3 towns or cities of 10,000 people or more while the system was tropical. Distances are to the interpolated track line, not the storm's edge.

PlaceClosestWind thenDate
Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada10 mi90 mphSeptember 29
Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island, Canada27 mi75 mphSeptember 29
Moncton, New Brunswick, Canada47 mi75 mphSeptember 29

Every storm within 50 miles of Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada

Similar landfalls in Nova Scotia

Storms whose strongest landfall record in Nova Scotia came closest to Juan's 100 mph:

  • Fiona (2022)100 mph, September 24, 2022
  • Gustav (2002)90 mph, September 12, 2002
  • Ginny (1963)105 mph, October 29, 1963
  • Carol (1953)85 mph, September 7, 1953

All 16 storms with a landfall record in Nova Scotia

Also peaked at 105 mph

Of 115 storms from other Atlantic seasons, the nearest in time:

  • Humberto (2001)970 mb, no landfall record
  • Irene (2005)970 mb, no landfall record
  • Dennis (1999)962 mb, landfall in Bahamas
  • Danielle (1998)960 mb, no landfall record