The 1971 hurricane season

Every storm track on one map · Atlantic & Pacific · 35 systems

Atlantic storms
14
6 hurricanes · 3 major
Atlantic ACE
113
1991–2020 avg ≈ 123
Strongest
150 mph
Edith
Landfalling
8
Atlantic storms
Pacific storms
18
12 hurricanes · 6 major
Pacific strongest
138 mph
Denise

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 1971 season went

The 1971 Atlantic season produced 14 tropical storms, 6 hurricanes and 3 major hurricanes (Cat 3+), with an accumulated cyclone energy (ACE) of 113. The strongest was Hurricane Edith at 150 mph / 943 mb. 8 storms made landfall.

The 1971 Eastern Pacific season (Eastern and Central Pacific) produced 18 tropical storms, 12 hurricanes and 6 major hurricanes (Cat 3+), with an accumulated cyclone energy (ACE) of 145. The strongest was Hurricane Denise at 138 mph / 951 mb. 1 storm made landfall.

02 · Timeline

Storm by storm, month by month

MAYJUNJULAUGSEPOCTNOVHurricane Agatha — May 21–25, 1971Agatha Cat 2Hurricane Bridget — June 14–20, 1971Bridget Cat 2Hurricane Carlotta — July 2–8, 1971Carlotta Cat 1Hurricane Denise — July 2–14, 1971Denise Cat 4Tropical Storm Arlene — July 4–7, 1971Arlene TSTropical Storm Eleanor — July 7–11, 1971Eleanor TSUnnamed storm #3 — July 10–11, 1971Unnamed storm #3 TDHurricane Francesca — July 18–23, 1971Francesca Cat 3Tropical Storm Georgette — July 20–27, 1971Georgette TSHurricane Hilary — July 26 – August 7, 1971Hilary Cat 2Hurricane Ilsa — July 31 – August 8, 1971Ilsa Cat 3Unnamed hurricane #4 — August 3–11, 1971Unnamed hurricane #4 Cat 1Tropical Storm Jewel — August 6–11, 1971Jewel TSTropical Storm Katrina — August 8–13, 1971Katrina TSHurricane Beth — August 10–19, 1971Beth Cat 1Unnamed storm #7 — August 13–19, 1971Unnamed storm #7 TSTropical Storm Chloe — August 18–24, 1971Chloe TSTropical Storm Doria — August 23–29, 1971Doria TSHurricane Lily — August 28 – September 1, 1971Lily Cat 1Hurricane Monica — August 29 – September 5, 1971Monica Cat 3Hurricane Nanette — September 3–9, 1971Nanette Cat 2Hurricane Fern — September 3–13, 1971Fern Cat 1Unnamed storm #12 — September 5–7, 1971Unnamed storm #12 TDHurricane Edith — September 5–18, 1971Edith Cat 4Hurricane Ginger — September 6 – October 6, 1971Ginger Cat 3Tropical Storm Heidi — September 11–15, 1971Heidi TSHurricane Irene — September 11 – October 1, 1971Irene Cat 3Hurricane Olivia — September 11 – October 1, 1971Olivia Cat 3Tropical Storm Janice — September 21–24, 1971Janice TSUnnamed storm #20 — October 6–10, 1971Unnamed storm #20 TDHurricane Priscilla — October 6–13, 1971Priscilla Cat 3Subtropical Storm Kristy — October 18–21, 1971Kristy TSTropical Storm Ramona — October 28–31, 1971Ramona TSTropical Storm Laura — November 12–22, 1971Laura TSTropical Storm Sharon — November 25–29, 1971Sharon 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 1971

StormDatesPeakPressureLandfallACE
Tropical Storm ArleneJul 4 – Jul 7TS 58 mph1000 mb—2.4
Unnamed storm #3Jul 10 – Jul 11TD 29 mph1010 mb—0.0
Unnamed hurricane #4Aug 3 – Aug 11Cat 1 86 mph998 mb—1.4
Hurricane BethAug 10 – Aug 19Cat 1 86 mph977 mbNova Scotia, Canada4.8
Unnamed storm #7Aug 13 – Aug 19TS 46 mph1002 mbyes0.4
Tropical Storm ChloeAug 18 – Aug 24TS 58 mph1002 mb—1.6
Tropical Storm DoriaAug 23 – Aug 29TS 69 mph987 mbNorth Carolina, Virginia2.6
Hurricane FernSep 3 – Sep 13Cat 1 86 mph978 mbTexas6.0
Unnamed storm #12Sep 5 – Sep 7TD 35 mph——0.0
Hurricane EdithSep 5 – Sep 18Cat 4 150 mph943 mbHonduras, Louisiana, Belize16.9
Hurricane GingerSep 6 – Oct 6Cat 3 115 mph959 mbNorth Carolina37.4
Tropical Storm HeidiSep 11 – Sep 15TS 58 mph995 mbMaine2.5
Hurricane IreneSep 11 – Oct 1Cat 3 127 mph948 mbNicaragua26.0
Tropical Storm JaniceSep 21 – Sep 24TS 52 mph1005 mb—1.5
Unnamed storm #20Oct 6 – Oct 10TD 35 mph——0.0
Subtropical Storm KristyOct 18 – Oct 21TS 69 mph992 mb—1.5
Tropical Storm LauraNov 12 – Nov 22TS 69 mph994 mb—7.9

04 · Pacific

Eastern & Central Pacific storms of 1971

StormDatesPeakPressureLandfallACE
Hurricane AgathaMay 21 – May 25Cat 2 98 mph972 mb—6.1
Hurricane BridgetJun 14 – Jun 20Cat 2 98 mph——4.3
Hurricane CarlottaJul 2 – Jul 8Cat 1 86 mph980 mb—4.8
Hurricane DeniseJul 2 – Jul 14Cat 4 138 mph951 mb—22.5
Tropical Storm EleanorJul 7 – Jul 11TS 58 mph1009 mb—2.5
Hurricane FrancescaJul 18 – Jul 23Cat 3 115 mph991 mb—7.5
Tropical Storm GeorgetteJul 20 – Jul 27TS 58 mph991 mb—3.6
Hurricane HilaryJul 26 – Aug 7Cat 2 98 mph964 mb—18.2
Hurricane IlsaJul 31 – Aug 8Cat 3 115 mph978 mb—10.8
Tropical Storm JewelAug 6 – Aug 11TS 69 mph——2.5
Tropical Storm KatrinaAug 8 – Aug 13TS 63 mph——3.5
Hurricane LilyAug 28 – Sep 1Cat 1 86 mph——2.8
Hurricane MonicaAug 29 – Sep 5Cat 3 115 mph1005 mb—8.8
Hurricane NanetteSep 3 – Sep 9Cat 2 98 mph990 mb—6.9
Hurricane OliviaSep 11 – Oct 1Cat 3 127 mph948 mbNicaragua26.0
Hurricane PriscillaOct 6 – Oct 13Cat 3 127 mph951 mb—13.1
Tropical Storm RamonaOct 28 – Oct 31TS 58 mph——1.2
Tropical Storm SharonNov 25 – Nov 29TS 40 mph1009 mb—0.4
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