The 1950 hurricane season

Every storm track on one map · Atlantic & Pacific · 23 systems

Atlantic storms
16
11 hurricanes · 6 major
Atlantic ACE
211
1991–2020 avg ≈ 123
Strongest
144 mph
Dog
Landfalling
6
Atlantic storms
Pacific storms
7
6 hurricanes · 0 major
Pacific strongest
86 mph
Unnamed hurricane #1

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 1950 season went

The 1950 Atlantic season produced 16 tropical storms, 11 hurricanes and 6 major hurricanes (Cat 3+), with an accumulated cyclone energy (ACE) of 211. The strongest was Hurricane Dog at 144 mph / 953 mb. 6 storms made landfall.

The 1950 Eastern Pacific season (Eastern and Central Pacific) produced 7 tropical storms, 6 hurricanes and 0 major hurricanes (Cat 3+), with an accumulated cyclone energy (ACE) of 54. The strongest was Unnamed hurricane #1 at 86 mph. 0 storms made landfall.

02 · Timeline

Storm by storm, month by month

JUNJULAUGSEPOCTNOVUnnamed hurricane #1 — June 14–19, 1950Unnamed hurricane #1 Cat 1Unnamed hurricane #2 — July 3–6, 1950Unnamed hurricane #2 Cat 1Unnamed hurricane #3 — July 9–12, 1950Unnamed hurricane #3 Cat 1Hurricane Able — August 12–24, 1950Able Cat 3Hurricane Hiki — August 12–21, 1950Hiki Cat 1Unnamed storm #4 — August 12–13, 1950Unnamed storm #4 TSHurricane Baker — August 18 – September 1, 1950Baker Cat 2Hurricane Charlie — August 21 – September 5, 1950Charlie Cat 2Unnamed hurricane #5 — August 26–30, 1950Unnamed hurricane #5 Cat 1Hurricane Dog — August 30 – September 18, 1950Dog Cat 4Hurricane Easy — September 1–9, 1950Easy Cat 3Hurricane Fox — September 8–17, 1950Fox Cat 4Hurricane George — September 27 – October 7, 1950George Cat 2Tropical Storm How — October 1–4, 1950How TSUnnamed hurricane #6 — October 1–3, 1950Unnamed hurricane #6 Cat 1Hurricane Item — October 8–11, 1950Item Cat 2Hurricane Jig — October 11–18, 1950Jig Cat 3Hurricane King — October 13–20, 1950King Cat 4Unnamed storm #12 — October 17–24, 1950Unnamed storm #12 TSHurricane Love — October 18–22, 1950Love Cat 1Tropical Storm Mike — October 25–28, 1950Mike TSUnnamed storm #15 — October 27–29, 1950Unnamed storm #15 TSUnnamed storm #16 — November 10–12, 1950Unnamed storm #16 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 1950

StormDatesPeakPressureLandfallACE
Hurricane AbleAug 12 – Aug 24Cat 3 127 mph953 mbNova Scotia, Canada26.1
Hurricane BakerAug 18 – Sep 1Cat 2 104 mph979 mbAlabama, Antigua and Barbuda16.1
Hurricane CharlieAug 21 – Sep 5Cat 2 109 mph974 mb—25.0
Hurricane DogAug 30 – Sep 18Cat 4 144 mph953 mb—47.5
Hurricane EasySep 1 – Sep 9Cat 3 121 mph960 mbFlorida, Mayabeque, Cuba, Isla de la Juventud, Cuba13.3
Hurricane FoxSep 8 – Sep 17Cat 4 138 mph946 mb—26.6
Hurricane GeorgeSep 27 – Oct 7Cat 2 109 mph960 mb—13.6
Tropical Storm HowOct 1 – Oct 4TS 46 mph——1.6
Hurricane ItemOct 8 – Oct 11Cat 2 104 mph980 mbVeracruz, Mexico5.9
Hurricane JigOct 11 – Oct 18Cat 3 115 mph——9.6
Hurricane KingOct 13 – Oct 20Cat 4 132 mph955 mbFlorida, Camagüey, Cuba9.7
Unnamed storm #12Oct 17 – Oct 24TS 69 mph——6.5
Hurricane LoveOct 18 – Oct 22Cat 1 81 mph987 mbFlorida5.7
Tropical Storm MikeOct 25 – Oct 28TS 46 mph——0.8
Unnamed storm #15Oct 27 – Oct 29TS 52 mph——1.2
Unnamed storm #16Nov 10 – Nov 12TS 69 mph——2.0

04 · Pacific

Eastern & Central Pacific storms of 1950

StormDatesPeakPressureLandfallACE
Unnamed hurricane #1Jun 14 – Jun 19Cat 1 86 mph——11.8
Unnamed hurricane #2Jul 3 – Jul 6Cat 1 86 mph——7.3
Unnamed hurricane #3Jul 9 – Jul 12Cat 1 86 mph——7.3
Hurricane HikiAug 12 – Aug 21Cat 1 86 mph——12.1
Unnamed storm #4Aug 12 – Aug 13TS 52 mph——0.4
Unnamed hurricane #5Aug 26 – Aug 30Cat 1 86 mph——9.6
Unnamed hurricane #6Oct 1 – Oct 3Cat 1 86 mph——5.1
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