The 1917 hurricane season

Every storm track on one map · Atlantic · 4 systems

Atlantic storms
4
2 hurricanes · 2 major
Atlantic ACE
61
1991–2020 avg ≈ 123
Strongest
150 mph
1917 Nueva Gerona Hurricane
Landfalling
1
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 1917 season went

The 1917 Atlantic season produced 4 tropical storms, 2 hurricanes and 2 major hurricanes (Cat 3+), with an accumulated cyclone energy (ACE) of 61. The strongest was 1917 Nueva Gerona Hurricane at 150 mph / 928 mb. 1 storm made landfall.

02 · Timeline

Storm by storm, month by month

JULAUGSEPUnnamed storm #1 — July 6–14, 1917Unnamed storm #1 TSUnnamed storm #2 — August 6–11, 1917Unnamed storm #2 TSUnnamed hurricane #3 — August 30 – September 7, 1917Unnamed hurricane #3 Cat 31917 Nueva Gerona Hurricane — September 20–30, 19171917 Nueva Gerona 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 1917

StormDatesPeakPressureLandfallACE
Unnamed storm #1Jul 6 – Jul 14TS 52 mph——1.5
Unnamed storm #2Aug 6 – Aug 11TS 69 mph——3.8
Unnamed hurricane #3Aug 30 – Sep 7Cat 3 121 mph——20.4
1917 Nueva Gerona HurricaneSep 20 – Sep 30Cat 4 150 mph928 mbFlorida35.0
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