The 1931 hurricane season

Every storm track on one map · Atlantic · 13 systems

Atlantic storms
13
3 hurricanes · 1 major
Atlantic ACE
48
1991–2020 avg ≈ 123
Strongest
132 mph
1931 Belize Hurricane
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 1931 season went

The 1931 Atlantic season produced 13 tropical storms, 3 hurricanes and 1 major hurricanes (Cat 3+), with an accumulated cyclone energy (ACE) of 48. The strongest was 1931 Belize Hurricane at 132 mph. 2 storms made landfall.

02 · Timeline

Storm by storm, month by month

JUNJULAUGSEPOCTNOVUnnamed storm #1 — June 24–28, 1931Unnamed storm #1 TSUnnamed storm #2 — July 11–17, 1931Unnamed storm #2 TSUnnamed storm #3 — August 10–19, 1931Unnamed storm #3 TSUnnamed storm #4 — August 16–21, 1931Unnamed storm #4 TSUnnamed storm #5 — September 1–4, 1931Unnamed storm #5 TS1931 Belize Hurricane — September 6–13, 19311931 Belize Hurricane Cat 4Unnamed hurricane #7 — September 8–16, 1931Unnamed hurricane #7 Cat 2Unnamed hurricane #8 — September 23–29, 1931Unnamed hurricane #8 Cat 1Unnamed storm #9 — October 13–16, 1931Unnamed storm #9 TSUnnamed storm #10 — October 18–22, 1931Unnamed storm #10 TSUnnamed storm #11 — November 1–5, 1931Unnamed storm #11 TSUnnamed storm #12 — November 11–16, 1931Unnamed storm #12 TSUnnamed storm #13 — November 22–25, 1931Unnamed storm #13 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 1931

StormDatesPeakPressureLandfallACE
Unnamed storm #1Jun 24 – Jun 28TS 52 mph—yes2.2
Unnamed storm #2Jul 11 – Jul 17TS 69 mph1000 mbyes2.5
Unnamed storm #3Aug 10 – Aug 19TS 58 mph——6.1
Unnamed storm #4Aug 16 – Aug 21TS 40 mph——0.5
Unnamed storm #5Sep 1 – Sep 4TS 46 mph——0.5
1931 Belize Hurricane · 2,500 deathsSep 6 – Sep 13Cat 4 132 mph——10.4
Unnamed hurricane #7Sep 8 – Sep 16Cat 2 98 mph987 mb—11.3
Unnamed hurricane #8Sep 23 – Sep 29Cat 1 75 mph——5.0
Unnamed storm #9Oct 13 – Oct 16TS 46 mph——0.7
Unnamed storm #10Oct 18 – Oct 22TS 63 mph——1.4
Unnamed storm #11Nov 1 – Nov 5TS 58 mph——2.6
Unnamed storm #12Nov 11 – Nov 16TS 52 mph——1.9
Unnamed storm #13Nov 22 – Nov 25TS 63 mph——2.7
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