The 1942 hurricane season

Every storm track on one map · Atlantic · 11 systems

Atlantic storms
11
4 hurricanes · 1 major
Atlantic ACE
62
1991–2020 avg ≈ 123
Strongest
115 mph
Unnamed hurricane #3
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 1942 season went

The 1942 Atlantic season produced 11 tropical storms, 4 hurricanes and 1 major hurricanes (Cat 3+), with an accumulated cyclone energy (ACE) of 62. The strongest was Unnamed hurricane #3 at 115 mph / 950 mb. 2 storms made landfall.

02 · Timeline

Storm by storm, month by month

AUGSEPOCTNOVUnnamed storm #1 — August 3–5, 1942Unnamed storm #1 TSUnnamed hurricane #2 — August 17–23, 1942Unnamed hurricane #2 Cat 1Unnamed hurricane #3 — August 23 – September 1, 1942Unnamed hurricane #3 Cat 3Unnamed hurricane #4 — August 25 – September 3, 1942Unnamed hurricane #4 Cat 2Unnamed storm #5 — September 15–23, 1942Unnamed storm #5 TSUnnamed storm #6 — September 18–25, 1942Unnamed storm #6 TSUnnamed storm #7 — September 27–30, 1942Unnamed storm #7 TSUnnamed storm #8 — September 30 – October 5, 1942Unnamed storm #8 TSUnnamed storm #9 — October 10–13, 1942Unnamed storm #9 TSUnnamed storm #10 — October 13–18, 1942Unnamed storm #10 TS1942 Belize Hurricane — November 5–11, 19421942 Belize Hurricane Cat 2

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 1942

StormDatesPeakPressureLandfallACE
Unnamed storm #1Aug 3 – Aug 5TS 58 mph——1.0
Unnamed hurricane #2Aug 17 – Aug 23Cat 1 81 mph—yes6.2
Unnamed hurricane #3Aug 23 – Sep 1Cat 3 115 mph950 mbyes14.8
Unnamed hurricane #4Aug 25 – Sep 3Cat 2 109 mph——15.1
Unnamed storm #5Sep 15 – Sep 23TS 52 mph——5.0
Unnamed storm #6Sep 18 – Sep 25TS 52 mph——2.4
Unnamed storm #7Sep 27 – Sep 30TS 52 mph——1.4
Unnamed storm #8Sep 30 – Oct 5TS 69 mph——3.6
Unnamed storm #9Oct 10 – Oct 13TS 52 mph1000 mb—0.7
Unnamed storm #10Oct 13 – Oct 18TS 52 mph——2.8
1942 Belize HurricaneNov 5 – Nov 11Cat 2 109 mph——9.5
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