The 1920 hurricane season

Every storm track on one map · Atlantic · 5 systems

Atlantic storms
5
4 hurricanes · 0 major
Atlantic ACE
30
1991–2020 avg ≈ 123
Strongest
109 mph
Unnamed hurricane #1
Landfalling
3
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 1920 season went

The 1920 Atlantic season produced 5 tropical storms, 4 hurricanes and 0 major hurricanes (Cat 3+), with an accumulated cyclone energy (ACE) of 30. The strongest was Unnamed hurricane #1 at 109 mph. 3 storms made landfall.

02 · Timeline

Storm by storm, month by month

SEPUnnamed hurricane #1 — September 7–16, 1920Unnamed hurricane #1 Cat 21920 Louisiana Hurricane — September 16–23, 19201920 Louisiana Hurricane Cat 2Unnamed hurricane #3 — September 19–24, 1920Unnamed hurricane #3 Cat 1Unnamed storm #4 — September 23–27, 1920Unnamed storm #4 TSUnnamed hurricane #5 — September 25–30, 1920Unnamed hurricane #5 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 1920

StormDatesPeakPressureLandfallACE
Unnamed hurricane #1Sep 7 – Sep 16Cat 2 109 mph——16.4
1920 Louisiana HurricaneSep 16 – Sep 23Cat 2 98 mph975 mbLouisiana4.3
Unnamed hurricane #3Sep 19 – Sep 24Cat 1 86 mph—yes3.5
Unnamed storm #4Sep 23 – Sep 27TS 46 mph——2.1
Unnamed hurricane #5Sep 25 – Sep 30Cat 1 86 mph—yes3.5
← Previous season1919Next season →1921

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