Storm history › Atlantic › 2016 season
Hurricane Gaston (2016)
Gaston was a Category 3 hurricane of the 2016 Atlantic season. It was tracked from August 21, 2016 to September 3, 2016, about 13 days, and covered 4,668 miles.
At its peak it had winds of 120 mph (195 km/h) and a lowest pressure of 955 mb.
- Peak wind
- 120 mph
- Lowest pressure
- 955 mb
- Strongest
- Category 3 hurricane
- Landfalls
- None recorded
- Duration
- 13 days
- Track length
- 4,668 mi
- Energy (ACE)
- 24.7
DepressionTropical stormCat 1Cat 2Cat 3Cat 4Cat 5
How it compares
- Peak winds: 221st highest of 2,017 Atlantic storms on record, tied with Hurricane Isaias (2026), Hurricane Rafael (2024), Hurricane Grace (2021) and 21 more.
- Lowest pressure: 221st lowest of 1,294 Atlantic storms with a recorded pressure, tied with Hurricane Edouard (2014), Hurricane Gordon (2006), Hurricane Helene (2006) and 2 more.
- Energy: 17% of the 2016 Atlantic season's ACE.