The 1927 hurricane season

Every storm track on one map · Atlantic · 8 systems

Atlantic storms
8
4 hurricanes · 1 major
Atlantic ACE
56
1991–2020 avg ≈ 123
Strongest
127 mph
1927 Nova Scotia 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 1927 season went

The 1927 Atlantic season produced 8 tropical storms, 4 hurricanes and 1 major hurricanes (Cat 3+), with an accumulated cyclone energy (ACE) of 56. The strongest was 1927 Nova Scotia Hurricane at 127 mph / 950 mb. 1 storm made landfall.

02 · Timeline

Storm by storm, month by month

AUGSEPOCTNOV1927 Nova Scotia Hurricane — August 18–29, 19271927 Nova Scotia Hurricane Cat 3Unnamed hurricane #2 — September 2–11, 1927Unnamed hurricane #2 Cat 1Unnamed hurricane #3 — September 22–29, 1927Unnamed hurricane #3 Cat 1Unnamed hurricane #4 — September 23 – October 1, 1927Unnamed hurricane #4 Cat 2Unnamed storm #5 — September 30 – October 4, 1927Unnamed storm #5 TSUnnamed storm #6 — October 16–19, 1927Unnamed storm #6 TSUnnamed storm #7 — October 30 – November 3, 1927Unnamed storm #7 TSUnnamed storm #8 — November 19–21, 1927Unnamed storm #8 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 1927

StormDatesPeakPressureLandfallACE
1927 Nova Scotia HurricaneAug 18 – Aug 29Cat 3 127 mph950 mb—21.6
Unnamed hurricane #2Sep 2 – Sep 11Cat 1 92 mph——11.3
Unnamed hurricane #3Sep 22 – Sep 29Cat 1 81 mph——5.1
Unnamed hurricane #4Sep 23 – Oct 1Cat 2 109 mph967 mb—11.7
Unnamed storm #5Sep 30 – Oct 4TS 58 mph—yes1.5
Unnamed storm #6Oct 16 – Oct 19TS 46 mph——1.6
Unnamed storm #7Oct 30 – Nov 3TS 46 mph——2.1
Unnamed storm #8Nov 19 – Nov 21TS 58 mph——1.7
← Previous season1926Next season →1928

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