The 1938 hurricane season

Every storm track on one map · Atlantic · 9 systems

Atlantic storms
9
4 hurricanes · 2 major
Atlantic ACE
78
1991–2020 avg ≈ 123
Strongest
161 mph
Unnamed hurricane #6
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 1938 season went

The 1938 Atlantic season produced 9 tropical storms, 4 hurricanes and 2 major hurricanes (Cat 3+), with an accumulated cyclone energy (ACE) of 78. The strongest was Unnamed hurricane #6 at 161 mph / 940 mb. 3 storms made landfall.

02 · Timeline

Storm by storm, month by month

JANFEBMARAPRMAYJUNJULAUGSEPOCTNOV1938 January Hurricane — January 1–6, 19381938 January Hurricane Cat 1Unnamed storm #2 — August 8–9, 1938Unnamed storm #2 TSUnnamed hurricane #3 — August 10–15, 1938Unnamed hurricane #3 Cat 2Unnamed hurricane #4 — August 23–29, 1938Unnamed hurricane #4 Cat 31938 New England Hurricane — September 9–14, 19381938 New England Hurricane TSUnnamed hurricane #6 — September 9–23, 1938Unnamed hurricane #6 Cat 5Unnamed storm #7 — October 10–17, 1938Unnamed storm #7 TSUnnamed storm #8 — October 16–21, 1938Unnamed storm #8 TSUnnamed storm #9 — November 7–10, 1938Unnamed storm #9 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 1938

StormDatesPeakPressureLandfallACE
1938 January HurricaneJan 1 – Jan 6Cat 1 81 mph——4.2
Unnamed storm #2Aug 8 – Aug 9TS 69 mph——1.7
Unnamed hurricane #3Aug 10 – Aug 15Cat 2 98 mph—yes9.8
Unnamed hurricane #4Aug 23 – Aug 29Cat 3 121 mph979 mb—12.3
1938 New England HurricaneSep 9 – Sep 14TS 40 mph——0.5
Unnamed hurricane #6Sep 9 – Sep 23Cat 5 161 mph940 mbyes41.0
Unnamed storm #7Oct 10 – Oct 17TS 58 mph996 mbyes4.4
Unnamed storm #8Oct 16 – Oct 21TS 40 mph1004 mb—0.9
Unnamed storm #9Nov 7 – Nov 10TS 69 mph——2.8
← Previous season1937Next season →1939

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