The 1915 hurricane season

Every storm track on one map · Atlantic · 6 systems

Atlantic storms
6
5 hurricanes · 3 major
Atlantic ACE
130
1991–2020 avg ≈ 123
Strongest
144 mph
1915 New Orleans Hurricane
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 1915 season went

The 1915 Atlantic season produced 6 tropical storms, 5 hurricanes and 3 major hurricanes (Cat 3+), with an accumulated cyclone energy (ACE) of 130. The strongest was 1915 New Orleans Hurricane at 144 mph / 931 mb. 4 storms made landfall.

02 · Timeline

Storm by storm, month by month

JULAUGSEPOCTUnnamed hurricane #1 — July 31 – August 5, 1915Unnamed hurricane #1 Cat 11915 Galveston Hurricane — August 5–23, 19151915 Galveston Hurricane Cat 4Unnamed hurricane #3 — August 27 – September 11, 1915Unnamed hurricane #3 Cat 3Unnamed hurricane #4 — August 31 – September 6, 1915Unnamed hurricane #4 Cat 2Unnamed storm #5 — September 19–23, 1915Unnamed storm #5 TS1915 New Orleans Hurricane — September 21 – October 1, 19151915 New Orleans Hurricane Cat 4

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 1915

StormDatesPeakPressureLandfallACE
Unnamed hurricane #1Jul 31 – Aug 5Cat 1 75 mph990 mbyes3.9
1915 Galveston HurricaneAug 5 – Aug 23Cat 4 144 mph940 mbTexas36.9
Unnamed hurricane #3Aug 27 – Sep 11Cat 3 121 mph——41.3
Unnamed hurricane #4Aug 31 – Sep 6Cat 2 98 mph982 mbyes7.9
Unnamed storm #5Sep 19 – Sep 23TS 58 mph——2.3
1915 New Orleans HurricaneSep 21 – Oct 1Cat 4 144 mph931 mbLouisiana37.7
← Previous season1914Next season →1916

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