The 1908 hurricane season

Every storm track on one map · Atlantic · 10 systems

Atlantic storms
10
6 hurricanes · 1 major
Atlantic ACE
95
1991–2020 avg ≈ 123
Strongest
121 mph
Unnamed hurricane #6
Landfalling
4
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 1908 season went

The 1908 Atlantic season produced 10 tropical storms, 6 hurricanes and 1 major hurricanes (Cat 3+), with an accumulated cyclone energy (ACE) of 95. The strongest was Unnamed hurricane #6 at 121 mph. 4 storms made landfall.

02 · Timeline

Storm by storm, month by month

MARAPRMAYJUNJULAUGSEPOCT1908 March Hurricane — March 6–9, 19081908 March Hurricane Cat 2Unnamed hurricane #2 — May 24–31, 1908Unnamed hurricane #2 Cat 1Unnamed hurricane #3 — July 24 – August 3, 1908Unnamed hurricane #3 Cat 1Unnamed storm #4 — July 29 – August 3, 1908Unnamed storm #4 TSUnnamed storm #5 — August 30 – September 2, 1908Unnamed storm #5 TSUnnamed hurricane #6 — September 7–19, 1908Unnamed hurricane #6 Cat 3Unnamed storm #7 — September 16–18, 1908Unnamed storm #7 TSUnnamed hurricane #8 — September 21 – October 7, 1908Unnamed hurricane #8 Cat 2Unnamed hurricane #9 — October 14–19, 1908Unnamed hurricane #9 Cat 2Unnamed storm #10 — October 19–23, 1908Unnamed storm #10 TS

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 1908

StormDatesPeakPressureLandfallACE
1908 March HurricaneMar 6 – Mar 9Cat 2 98 mph——5.8
Unnamed hurricane #2May 24 – May 31Cat 1 75 mph989 mbyes6.0
Unnamed hurricane #3Jul 24 – Aug 3Cat 1 81 mph—yes10.1
Unnamed storm #4Jul 29 – Aug 3TS 58 mph—yes2.8
Unnamed storm #5Aug 30 – Sep 2TS 52 mph—yes2.1
Unnamed hurricane #6Sep 7 – Sep 19Cat 3 121 mph——28.0
Unnamed storm #7Sep 16 – Sep 18TS 69 mph——2.1
Unnamed hurricane #8Sep 21 – Oct 7Cat 2 109 mph——30.3
Unnamed hurricane #9Oct 14 – Oct 19Cat 2 104 mph——6.6
Unnamed storm #10Oct 19 – Oct 23TS 40 mph——1.3
← Previous season1907Next season →1909

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