The 1979 hurricane season
Every storm track on one map · Atlantic & Pacific · 30 systems
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 1979 season went
The 1979 Atlantic season produced 9 tropical storms, 6 hurricanes and 2 major hurricanes (Cat 3+), with an accumulated cyclone energy (ACE) of 93. The strongest was Hurricane David at 173 mph / 924 mb. 0 storms made landfall.
The 1979 Eastern Pacific season (Eastern and Central Pacific) produced 10 tropical storms, 6 hurricanes and 4 major hurricanes (Cat 3+), with an accumulated cyclone energy (ACE) of 57. The strongest was Hurricane Ignacio at 144 mph / 938 mb. 0 storms made landfall.
02 · Timeline
Storm by storm, month by month
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 1979
| Storm | Dates | Peak | Pressure | Landfall | ACE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unnamed storm #1 | Jun 11 – Jun 16 | TD 35 mph | — | — | 0.0 |
| Tropical Storm Ana | Jun 19 – Jun 24 | TS 58 mph | 1005 mb | — | 0.8 |
| Unnamed storm #3 | Jul 8 – Jul 13 | TD 29 mph | — | — | 0.0 |
| Hurricane Bob | Jul 9 – Jul 16 | Cat 1 75 mph | 986 mb | — | 2.1 |
| Unnamed storm #5 | Jul 10 – Jul 13 | TD 35 mph | — | — | 0.0 |
| Tropical Storm Claudette | Jul 15 – Jul 29 | TS 52 mph | 997 mb | — | 1.6 |
| Unnamed storm #7 | Jul 23 – Jul 26 | TD 35 mph | — | — | 0.0 |
| Unnamed storm #8 | Jul 31 – Aug 6 | TD 35 mph | — | — | 0.0 |
| Hurricane David | Aug 25 – Sep 8 | Cat 5 173 mph | 924 mb | — | 44.0 |
| Unnamed storm #10 | Aug 25 – Aug 28 | TD 35 mph | — | — | 0.0 |
| Hurricane Frederic | Aug 29 – Sep 15 | Cat 4 132 mph | 943 mb | — | 20.7 |
| Tropical Storm Elena | Aug 30 – Sep 2 | TS 40 mph | 1004 mb | — | 1.0 |
| Unnamed storm #13 | Sep 1 – Sep 6 | TD 35 mph | — | — | 0.0 |
| Hurricane Gloria | Sep 4 – Sep 15 | Cat 2 98 mph | 975 mb | — | 17.4 |
| Hurricane Henri | Sep 15 – Sep 24 | Cat 1 86 mph | 983 mb | — | 3.7 |
| Unnamed storm #16 | Sep 16 – Sep 21 | TD 35 mph | — | — | 0.0 |
| Unnamed storm #17 | Oct 12 – Oct 20 | TD 35 mph | — | — | 0.0 |
| Unnamed hurricane #18 | Oct 23 – Oct 25 | Cat 1 75 mph | 980 mb | — | 1.6 |
| Unnamed storm #19 | Oct 24 – Oct 29 | TD 35 mph | — | — | 0.0 |
| Unnamed storm #20 | Nov 7 – Nov 10 | TD 35 mph | — | — | 0.0 |
04 · Pacific
Eastern & Central Pacific storms of 1979
| Storm | Dates | Peak | Pressure | Landfall | ACE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hurricane Andres | May 31 – Jun 4 | Cat 2 98 mph | — | — | 3.6 |
| Tropical Storm Blanca | Jun 21 – Jun 25 | TS 52 mph | — | — | 2.2 |
| Tropical Storm Carlos | Jul 14 – Jul 16 | TS 52 mph | — | — | 0.7 |
| Hurricane Dolores | Jul 17 – Jul 23 | Cat 3 121 mph | — | — | 10.7 |
| Hurricane Enrique | Aug 17 – Aug 24 | Cat 4 144 mph | — | — | 14.2 |
| Hurricane Fefa | Aug 21 – Aug 25 | Cat 3 115 mph | — | — | 7.3 |
| Hurricane Guillermo | Sep 8 – Sep 13 | Cat 1 75 mph | — | — | 3.4 |
| Tropical Storm Hilda | Oct 4 – Oct 6 | TS 46 mph | — | — | 0.4 |
| Hurricane Ignacio | Oct 23 – Oct 30 | Cat 4 144 mph | 938 mb | — | 13.1 |
| Tropical Storm Jimena | Nov 15 – Nov 18 | TS 63 mph | — | — | 1.8 |
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