Hurricane Gustav (2008)
Aug 25, 12:00 AM UTC – Sep 5, 12:00 PM UTC (11.5 days)
- Peak
- Hurricane, Category 4
- Max sustained wind
- 155 mph (135 kt)
- Lowest pressure
- 941 mb
- Landfalls
- 6
Track
- Hurricane
- Tropical Storm
- Tropical Depression
- Other
- Large white-ringed dots: landfall
Landfalls
- Aug 26, 6:00 PM UTC · 18.1°N 72.8°W · Hurricane · 80 mph · 992 mb
- Aug 28, 6:00 PM UTC · 18.0°N 76.2°W · Tropical Storm · 70 mph · 984 mb
- Aug 29, 2:00 AM UTC · 17.9°N 77.2°W · Tropical Storm · 70 mph · 987 mb
- Aug 30, 6:00 PM UTC · 21.6°N 82.5°W · Hurricane · 145 mph · 943 mb
- Aug 30, 10:00 PM UTC · 22.4°N 83.1°W · Hurricane · 155 mph · 941 mb
- Sep 1, 3:00 PM UTC · 29.2°N 90.7°W · Hurricane · 105 mph · 954 mb
Every track point (50)
| UTC | Status | Position | Wind kt | mb | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008-08-25 00:00 | TD | 13.5°N 67.4°W | 25 | 1008 | |
| 2008-08-25 06:00 | TD | 14.4°N 68.5°W | 30 | 1005 | |
| 2008-08-25 12:00 | TS | 15.1°N 69.6°W | 35 | 1002 | |
| 2008-08-25 18:00 | TS | 15.8°N 70.5°W | 50 | 996 | |
| 2008-08-26 00:00 | TS | 16.4°N 71.2°W | 60 | 991 | |
| 2008-08-26 06:00 | HU | 16.9°N 71.7°W | 75 | 986 | |
| 2008-08-26 12:00 | HU | 17.5°N 72.1°W | 80 | 981 | |
| 2008-08-26 18:00 | HU | 18.1°N 72.8°W | 70 | 992 | Landfall |
| 2008-08-27 00:00 | TS | 18.4°N 73.1°W | 50 | 995 | |
| 2008-08-27 06:00 | TS | 18.6°N 73.4°W | 45 | 999 | |
| 2008-08-27 12:00 | TS | 18.7°N 73.7°W | 45 | 998 | |
| 2008-08-27 18:00 | TS | 18.9°N 74.0°W | 45 | 999 | |
| 2008-08-28 00:00 | TS | 18.8°N 75.1°W | 40 | 999 | |
| 2008-08-28 06:00 | TS | 18.1°N 75.4°W | 45 | 995 | |
| 2008-08-28 12:00 | TS | 17.9°N 75.7°W | 60 | 984 | |
| 2008-08-28 18:00 | TS | 18.0°N 76.2°W | 60 | 984 | Landfall |
| 2008-08-29 00:00 | TS | 17.8°N 77.0°W | 60 | 987 | |
| 2008-08-29 02:00 | TS | 17.9°N 77.2°W | 60 | 987 | Landfall |
| 2008-08-29 06:00 | TS | 18.0°N 77.7°W | 55 | 990 | |
| 2008-08-29 12:00 | TS | 18.3°N 78.4°W | 50 | 989 | |
| 2008-08-29 18:00 | HU | 18.8°N 79.2°W | 65 | 984 | |
| 2008-08-30 00:00 | HU | 19.2°N 80.0°W | 75 | 975 | |
| 2008-08-30 06:00 | HU | 19.7°N 80.8°W | 85 | 968 | |
| 2008-08-30 12:00 | HU | 20.7°N 81.6°W | 110 | 955 | |
| 2008-08-30 18:00 | HU | 21.6°N 82.5°W | 125 | 943 | Landfall |
| 2008-08-30 22:00 | HU | 22.4°N 83.1°W | 135 | 941 | Landfall |
| 2008-08-31 00:00 | HU | 22.7°N 83.5°W | 120 | 950 | |
| 2008-08-31 06:00 | HU | 23.6°N 84.4°W | 105 | 960 | |
| 2008-08-31 12:00 | HU | 24.8°N 85.5°W | 100 | 961 | |
| 2008-08-31 18:00 | HU | 25.9°N 86.7°W | 95 | 960 | |
| 2008-09-01 00:00 | HU | 26.9°N 87.7°W | 95 | 953 | |
| 2008-09-01 06:00 | HU | 27.9°N 89.0°W | 95 | 954 | |
| 2008-09-01 12:00 | HU | 28.8°N 90.3°W | 95 | 955 | |
| 2008-09-01 15:00 | HU | 29.2°N 90.7°W | 90 | 954 | Landfall |
| 2008-09-01 18:00 | HU | 29.8°N 91.4°W | 85 | 958 | |
| 2008-09-02 00:00 | TS | 30.7°N 92.3°W | 60 | 971 | |
| 2008-09-02 06:00 | TS | 31.4°N 93.1°W | 40 | 981 | |
| 2008-09-02 12:00 | TD | 32.1°N 93.5°W | 30 | 989 | |
| 2008-09-02 18:00 | TD | 32.7°N 93.9°W | 20 | 993 | |
| 2008-09-03 00:00 | TD | 33.2°N 93.9°W | 20 | 995 | |
| 2008-09-03 06:00 | TD | 33.7°N 94.3°W | 20 | 997 | |
| 2008-09-03 12:00 | TD | 33.8°N 94.4°W | 20 | 997 | |
| 2008-09-03 18:00 | TD | 34.0°N 94.4°W | 20 | 998 | |
| 2008-09-04 00:00 | TD | 34.3°N 94.1°W | 15 | 998 | |
| 2008-09-04 06:00 | TD | 34.8°N 93.4°W | 15 | 999 | |
| 2008-09-04 12:00 | EX | 36.2°N 92.3°W | 15 | 1000 | |
| 2008-09-04 18:00 | EX | 38.5°N 90.7°W | 20 | 1000 | |
| 2008-09-05 00:00 | EX | 40.2°N 88.7°W | 20 | 1002 | |
| 2008-09-05 06:00 | EX | 42.2°N 86.5°W | 20 | 1002 | |
| 2008-09-05 12:00 | EX | 43.7°N 83.8°W | 20 | 1004 |
From the National Hurricane Center's best-track archive (HURDAT2), its post-season reanalysis; values can differ from the advisories issued at the time. Source: hurdat2-1851-2025-092326.txt, hurdat2-nepac-1949-2025-092926.txt.