The 1944 hurricane season

Every storm track on one map · Atlantic · 14 systems

Atlantic storms
14
8 hurricanes · 3 major
Atlantic ACE
107
1991–2020 avg ≈ 123
Strongest
161 mph
Unnamed hurricane #7
Landfalling
4
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 1944 season went

The 1944 Atlantic season produced 14 tropical storms, 8 hurricanes and 3 major hurricanes (Cat 3+), with an accumulated cyclone energy (ACE) of 107. The strongest was Unnamed hurricane #7 at 161 mph / 918 mb. 4 storms made landfall.

02 · Timeline

Storm by storm, month by month

JULAUGSEPOCTNOVUnnamed hurricane #1 — July 13–20, 1944Unnamed hurricane #1 Cat 1Unnamed storm #2 — July 24–27, 1944Unnamed storm #2 TSUnnamed hurricane #3 — July 30 – August 4, 1944Unnamed hurricane #3 Cat 11944 Jamaica Hurricane — August 16–24, 19441944 Jamaica Hurricane Cat 3Unnamed storm #5 — August 18–23, 1944Unnamed storm #5 TS1944 Great Atlantic Hurricane — September 9–11, 19441944 Great Atlantic Hurricane TSUnnamed hurricane #7 — September 9–16, 1944Unnamed hurricane #7 Cat 5Unnamed hurricane #8 — September 19–22, 1944Unnamed hurricane #8 Cat 1Unnamed hurricane #9 — September 21–28, 1944Unnamed hurricane #9 Cat 2Unnamed storm #10 — September 30 – October 3, 1944Unnamed storm #10 TSUnnamed storm #11 — September 30 – October 3, 1944Unnamed storm #11 TSUnnamed hurricane #12 — October 11–15, 1944Unnamed hurricane #12 Cat 11944 Cuba–Florida Hurricane — October 12–24, 19441944 Cuba–Florida Hurricane Cat 4Unnamed storm #14 — November 1–3, 1944Unnamed storm #14 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 1944

StormDatesPeakPressureLandfallACE
Unnamed hurricane #1Jul 13 – Jul 20Cat 1 81 mph——6.8
Unnamed storm #2Jul 24 – Jul 27TS 63 mph——3.1
Unnamed hurricane #3Jul 30 – Aug 4Cat 1 81 mph985 mbyes4.5
1944 Jamaica HurricaneAug 16 – Aug 24Cat 3 121 mph973 mb—18.8
Unnamed storm #5Aug 18 – Aug 23TS 58 mph——2.8
1944 Great Atlantic HurricaneSep 9 – Sep 11TS 63 mph992 mbLouisiana, Mississippi1.4
Unnamed hurricane #7Sep 9 – Sep 16Cat 5 161 mph918 mbyes25.0
Unnamed hurricane #8Sep 19 – Sep 22Cat 1 81 mph——4.6
Unnamed hurricane #9Sep 21 – Sep 28Cat 2 98 mph——7.0
Unnamed storm #10Sep 30 – Oct 3TS 52 mph——1.7
Unnamed storm #11Sep 30 – Oct 3TS 46 mph——1.8
Unnamed hurricane #12Oct 11 – Oct 15Cat 1 81 mph——4.8
1944 Cuba–Florida HurricaneOct 12 – Oct 24Cat 4 144 mph937 mbFlorida22.2
Unnamed storm #14Nov 1 – Nov 3TS 69 mph——2.2
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