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This is the page for calculating the Accumulated cyclone energy for the 2024 Atlantic hurricane season. If any storms of a season happen to cross years, the storm's ACE counts for the previous year.[1]

The ACE is calculated by summing the squares of the estimated maximum sustained velocity of every active tropical storm (wind speed 35 knots or higher), at six-hour intervals. The numbers are divided by 10,000 to make them more manageable. The unit of ACE is 104 kt2, and for use as an index the unit is assumed. Thus,

where vmax is estimated sustained wind speed in knots.

Operational (Advisories)[edit]

01L.Alberto[edit]

Adv. Date Time Maximum Sustained Winds (kt) ACE (104 kt2)
1 17 June 4 pm CDT 35 Potential
2 17 June 10 pm CDT 35 Potential
3 18 June 4 am CDT 35 Potential
4 18 June 10 am CDT 35 Potential
5 18 June 4 pm CDT 35 Potential
6 18 June 10 pm CDT 35 Potential
7 19 June 4 am CDT 35 Potential
8 19 June 10 am CDT 35 0.1225
9 19 June 4 pm CDT 35 0.1225
10 19 June 10 pm CDT 45 0.2025
11 20 June 4 am CDT 45 0.2025
12 20 June 10 am CDT 30 0
13 20 June 4 pm CDT 25 0
Total       0.65

02L.Beryl[edit]

Adv. Date Time Maximum Sustained Winds (kt) ACE (104 kt2)
1 28 June 5 pm AST 30 0
2 28 June 11 pm AST 35 0.1225
3 29 June 5 am AST 45 0.2025
4 29 June 11 am AST 55 0.3025
5 29 June 5 pm AST 65 0.4225
6 29 June 11 pm AST 75 0.5625
7 30 June 5 am AST 85 0.7225
8 30 June 11 am AST 105 1.1025
9 30 June 5 pm AST 115 1.3225
10 30 June 11 pm AST 115 1.3225
11 1 July 5 am AST 105 1.1025
12 1 July 11 am AST 120 1.4400
13 1 July 5 pm AST 130 1.6900
14 1 July 11 pm AST 140 1.9600
15 2 July 5 am AST 145 2.1025
16 2 July 11 am AST 140 1.9600
17 2 July 5 pm EDT 135 1.8225
18 2 July 11 pm EDT 130 1.6900
19 3 July 5 am EDT 125 1.5625
20 3 July 11 am EDT 125 1.5625
21 3 July 5 pm EDT 120 1.4400
22 3 July 11 pm EDT 115 1.3225
23 4 July 5 am EDT 105 1.1025
24 4 July 11 am EDT 100 1.0000
25 4 July 5 pm EDT 95 0.9025
26 4 July 10 pm CDT 100 1.0000
27 5 July 4 am CDT 95 0.9025
28 5 July 10 am CDT 75 0.5625
29 5 July 4 pm CDT 55 0.3025
30 5 July 10 pm CDT 50 0.2500
31 6 July 4 am CDT 50 0.2500
32 6 July 10 am CDT 50 0.2500
33 6 July 4 pm CDT 50 0.2500
34 6 July 10 pm CDT 50 0.2500
35 7 July 4 am CDT 50 0.2500
36 7 July 10 am CDT 55 0.3025
37 7 July 4 pm CDT 55 0.3025
38 7 July 10 pm CDT 60 0.3600
39 8 July 4 am CDT 70 0.4900
40 8 July 10 am CDT 60 0.3600
41 8 July 4 pm CDT 40 0.1600
Total       34.985

03L.Chris[edit]

Adv. Date Time Maximum Sustained Winds (kt) ACE (104 kt2)
1 30 June 4 pm CDT 30 0
2 30 June 10 pm CDT 35 0.1225
3 1 July 4 am CDT 35 0.1225
4 1 July 10 am CDT 30 Remnants
Total       0.245

Totals[edit]

StormTypeACE (104 kt2)
01L (Alberto) Operational 0.6500
02L (Beryl) Operational 34.9850
03L (Chris) Operational 0.2450
Total35.88
  1. ^ Stacy R. Stewart (January 6, 2006). Tropical Storm Zeta Discussion Number 30 (Report). National Hurricane Center. Retrieved May 17, 2020.