The 1929 hurricane season

Every storm track on one map · Atlantic · 5 systems

Atlantic storms
5
3 hurricanes · 1 major
Atlantic ACE
48
1991–2020 avg ≈ 123
Strongest
155 mph
Unnamed hurricane #2
Landfalling
2
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 1929 season went

The 1929 Atlantic season produced 5 tropical storms, 3 hurricanes and 1 major hurricanes (Cat 3+), with an accumulated cyclone energy (ACE) of 48. The strongest was Unnamed hurricane #2 at 155 mph / 924 mb. 2 storms made landfall.

02 · Timeline

Storm by storm, month by month

JUNJULAUGSEPOCTUnnamed hurricane #1 — June 27–30, 1929Unnamed hurricane #1 Cat 1Unnamed hurricane #2 — September 19 – October 5, 1929Unnamed hurricane #2 Cat 4Unnamed storm #3 — September 25–29, 1929Unnamed storm #3 TSUnnamed storm #4 — October 15–20, 1929Unnamed storm #4 TSUnnamed hurricane #5 — October 19–23, 1929Unnamed 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 1929

StormDatesPeakPressureLandfallACE
Unnamed hurricane #1Jun 27 – Jun 30Cat 1 92 mph982 mbyes4.2
Unnamed hurricane #2Sep 19 – Oct 5Cat 4 155 mph924 mbyes32.9
Unnamed storm #3Sep 25 – Sep 29TS 58 mph1005 mb—1.5
Unnamed storm #4Oct 15 – Oct 20TS 69 mph——6.7
Unnamed hurricane #5Oct 19 – Oct 23Cat 1 81 mph——2.8
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