The 1933 hurricane season

Every storm track on one map · Atlantic · 20 systems

Atlantic storms
20
12 hurricanes · 6 major
Atlantic ACE
259
1991–2020 avg ≈ 123
Strongest
161 mph
1933 Tampico Hurricane
Landfalling
5
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 1933 season went

The 1933 Atlantic season produced 20 tropical storms, 12 hurricanes and 6 major hurricanes (Cat 3+), with an accumulated cyclone energy (ACE) of 259. The strongest was 1933 Tampico Hurricane at 161 mph / 929 mb. 5 storms made landfall.

02 · Timeline

Storm by storm, month by month

MAYJUNJULAUGSEPOCTNOVUnnamed storm #1 — May 14–19, 1933Unnamed storm #1 TS1933 Trinidad Hurricane — June 24 – July 7, 19331933 Trinidad Hurricane Cat 21933 Texas tropical Storm — July 14–27, 19331933 Texas tropical Storm TS1933 Florida–Mexico Hurricane — July 24–27, 19331933 Florida–Mexico Hurricane TSUnnamed hurricane #5 — July 24 – August 5, 1933Unnamed hurricane #5 Cat 11933 Chesapeake–Potomac Hurricane — August 13–28, 19331933 Chesapeake–Potomac Hurricane Cat 4Unnamed storm #7 — August 14–21, 1933Unnamed storm #7 TS1933 Cuba–Brownsville Hurricane — August 22 – September 5, 19331933 Cuba–Brownsville Hurricane Cat 5Unnamed storm #9 — August 23–31, 1933Unnamed storm #9 TSUnnamed storm #10 — August 26–30, 1933Unnamed storm #10 TS1933 Treasure Coast Hurricane — August 31 – September 7, 19331933 Treasure Coast Hurricane Cat 41933 Outer Banks Hurricane — September 8–22, 19331933 Outer Banks Hurricane Cat 4Unnamed hurricane #13 — September 10–16, 1933Unnamed hurricane #13 Cat 21933 Tampico Hurricane — September 16–25, 19331933 Tampico Hurricane Cat 5Unnamed hurricane #15 — September 24–28, 1933Unnamed hurricane #15 Cat 11933 Cuba–Bahamas Hurricane — October 1–4, 19331933 Cuba–Bahamas Hurricane TSUnnamed hurricane #17 — October 1–9, 1933Unnamed hurricane #17 Cat 3Unnamed hurricane #18 — October 25 – November 7, 1933Unnamed hurricane #18 Cat 1Unnamed hurricane #19 — October 26–30, 1933Unnamed hurricane #19 Cat 1Unnamed storm #20 — November 15–17, 1933Unnamed storm #20 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 1933

StormDatesPeakPressureLandfallACE
Unnamed storm #1May 14 – May 19TS 52 mph1001 mb—3.1
1933 Trinidad HurricaneJun 24 – Jul 7Cat 2 109 mph——29.1
1933 Texas tropical StormJul 14 – Jul 27TS 52 mph—Texas3.0
1933 Florida–Mexico HurricaneJul 24 – Jul 27TS 58 mph——1.5
Unnamed hurricane #5Jul 24 – Aug 5Cat 1 92 mph975 mbyes17.9
1933 Chesapeake–Potomac HurricaneAug 13 – Aug 28Cat 4 138 mph948 mbNorth Carolina33.7
Unnamed storm #7Aug 14 – Aug 21TS 46 mph——2.0
1933 Cuba–Brownsville HurricaneAug 22 – Sep 5Cat 5 161 mph940 mbTexas40.2
Unnamed storm #9Aug 23 – Aug 31TS 63 mph——3.4
Unnamed storm #10Aug 26 – Aug 30TS 40 mph——0.5
1933 Treasure Coast HurricaneAug 31 – Sep 7Cat 4 138 mph945 mbFlorida17.9
1933 Outer Banks HurricaneSep 8 – Sep 22Cat 4 138 mph952 mb—35.7
Unnamed hurricane #13Sep 10 – Sep 16Cat 2 109 mph960 mb—6.7
1933 Tampico HurricaneSep 16 – Sep 25Cat 5 161 mph929 mb—25.9
Unnamed hurricane #15Sep 24 – Sep 28Cat 1 75 mph——3.8
1933 Cuba–Bahamas HurricaneOct 1 – Oct 4TS 46 mph——1.1
Unnamed hurricane #17Oct 1 – Oct 9Cat 3 127 mph971 mb—17.9
Unnamed hurricane #18Oct 25 – Nov 7Cat 1 92 mph982 mb—11.2
Unnamed hurricane #19Oct 26 – Oct 30Cat 1 81 mph——2.9
Unnamed storm #20Nov 15 – Nov 17TS 58 mph——1.1
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