The 1903 hurricane season

Every storm track on one map · Atlantic · 10 systems

Atlantic storms
10
7 hurricanes · 1 major
Atlantic ACE
102
1991–2020 avg ≈ 123
Strongest
121 mph
1903 Jamaica Hurricane
Landfalling
2
Atlantic storms

TD TS Cat 1 2 3 4 5 · hover a track to highlight it, click to open the storm’s own page with an animated replay.

01 · Summary

How the 1903 season went

The 1903 Atlantic season produced 10 tropical storms, 7 hurricanes and 1 major hurricanes (Cat 3+), with an accumulated cyclone energy (ACE) of 102. The strongest was 1903 Jamaica Hurricane at 121 mph / 958 mb. 2 storms made landfall.

02 · Timeline

Storm by storm, month by month

JULAUGSEPOCTNOVUnnamed hurricane #1 — July 21–26, 1903Unnamed hurricane #1 Cat 11903 Jamaica Hurricane — August 6–16, 19031903 Jamaica Hurricane Cat 31903 Florida Hurricane — September 9–16, 19031903 Florida Hurricane Cat 11903 New Jersey Hurricane — September 12–17, 19031903 New Jersey Hurricane Cat 2Unnamed storm #5 — September 19–26, 1903Unnamed storm #5 TSUnnamed hurricane #6 — September 26–30, 1903Unnamed hurricane #6 Cat 2Unnamed hurricane #7 — October 1–10, 1903Unnamed hurricane #7 Cat 2Unnamed storm #8 — October 5–10, 1903Unnamed storm #8 TSUnnamed storm #9 — October 21–27, 1903Unnamed storm #9 TSUnnamed hurricane #10 — November 17–25, 1903Unnamed hurricane #10 Cat 1

Each bar is one storm’s life, colored by its strength at that moment (faded = post-tropical). Click a bar to open the storm.

03 · Atlantic

Atlantic storms of 1903

StormDatesPeakPressureLandfallACE
Unnamed hurricane #1Jul 21 – Jul 26Cat 1 81 mph——5.9
1903 Jamaica HurricaneAug 6 – Aug 16Cat 3 121 mph958 mb—28.9
1903 Florida HurricaneSep 9 – Sep 16Cat 1 92 mph976 mbFlorida9.9
1903 New Jersey HurricaneSep 12 – Sep 17Cat 2 98 mph990 mbNew Jersey9.3
Unnamed storm #5Sep 19 – Sep 26TS 58 mph——2.9
Unnamed hurricane #6Sep 26 – Sep 30Cat 2 109 mph——8.4
Unnamed hurricane #7Oct 1 – Oct 10Cat 2 98 mph——18.1
Unnamed storm #8Oct 5 – Oct 10TS 69 mph——5.2
Unnamed storm #9Oct 21 – Oct 27TS 58 mph——1.0
Unnamed hurricane #10Nov 17 – Nov 25Cat 1 81 mph——12.5
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