The 1991 hurricane season

Every storm track on one map · Atlantic & Pacific · 28 systems

Atlantic storms
8
4 hurricanes · 2 major
Atlantic ACE
36
1991–2020 avg ≈ 123
Strongest
132 mph
Claudette
Landfalling
4
Atlantic storms
Pacific storms
14
10 hurricanes · 5 major
Pacific strongest
144 mph
Kevin

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 1991 season went

The 1991 Atlantic season produced 8 tropical storms, 4 hurricanes and 2 major hurricanes (Cat 3+), with an accumulated cyclone energy (ACE) of 36. The strongest was Hurricane Claudette at 132 mph / 944 mb. 4 storms made landfall.

The 1991 Eastern Pacific season (Eastern and Central Pacific) produced 14 tropical storms, 10 hurricanes and 5 major hurricanes (Cat 3+), with an accumulated cyclone energy (ACE) of 178. The strongest was Hurricane Kevin at 144 mph / 935 mb. 0 storms made landfall.

02 · Timeline

Storm by storm, month by month

MAYJUNJULAUGSEPOCTNOVTropical Storm Andres — May 16–20, 1991Andres TSTropical Storm Blanca — June 14–22, 1991Blanca TSHurricane Carlos — June 16–27, 1991Carlos Cat 3Hurricane Delores — June 22–28, 1991Delores Cat 1Unnamed storm #5 — June 28–30, 1991Unnamed storm #5 TDTropical Storm Ana — June 29 – July 5, 1991Ana TSUnnamed storm #2 — July 5–7, 1991Unnamed storm #2 TDHurricane Enrique — July 15–21, 1991Enrique Cat 1Hurricane Fefa — July 29 – August 8, 1991Fefa Cat 3Hurricane Guillermo — August 4–10, 1991Guillermo Cat 1Tropical Storm Hilda — August 8–14, 1991Hilda TSHurricane Bob — August 16–29, 1991Bob Cat 3Unnamed storm #4 — August 24–26, 1991Unnamed storm #4 TDUnnamed storm #5 — August 28–31, 1991Unnamed storm #5 TDHurricane Claudette — September 4–14, 1991Claudette Cat 4Tropical Storm Danny — September 7–11, 1991Danny TSTropical Storm Erika — September 8–12, 1991Erika TSUnnamed storm #10 — September 12–14, 1991Unnamed storm #10 TDTropical Storm Ignacio — September 16–19, 1991Ignacio TSHurricane Jimena — September 20 – October 2, 1991Jimena Cat 4Hurricane Kevin — September 25 – October 12, 1991Kevin Cat 4Hurricane Linda — October 3–13, 1991Linda Cat 3Hurricane Marty — October 7–18, 1991Marty Cat 1Tropical Storm Fabian — October 15–17, 1991Fabian TSUnnamed storm #10 — October 24–25, 1991Unnamed storm #10 TDHurricane Grace — October 25–29, 1991Grace Cat 2Unnamed hurricane #12 — October 28 – November 2, 1991Unnamed hurricane #12 Cat 1Hurricane Nora — November 7–12, 1991Nora 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 1991

StormDatesPeakPressureLandfallACE
Tropical Storm AnaJun 29 – Jul 5TS 52 mph1000 mb—1.3
Unnamed storm #2Jul 5 – Jul 7TD 35 mph——0.0
Hurricane BobAug 16 – Aug 29Cat 3 115 mph950 mbRhode Island, Maine8.0
Unnamed storm #4Aug 24 – Aug 26TD 35 mph1009 mb—0.0
Unnamed storm #5Aug 28 – Aug 31TD 35 mph——0.0
Hurricane ClaudetteSep 4 – Sep 14Cat 4 132 mph944 mb—14.0
Tropical Storm DannySep 7 – Sep 11TS 52 mph998 mb—2.1
Tropical Storm ErikaSep 8 – Sep 12TS 58 mph997 mbPortugal2.0
Tropical Storm FabianOct 15 – Oct 17TS 46 mph1002 mbIsla de la Juventud, Cuba, Mayabeque, Cuba0.8
Unnamed storm #10Oct 24 – Oct 25TD 29 mph1009 mb—0.0
Hurricane GraceOct 25 – Oct 29Cat 2 104 mph980 mb—5.0
Unnamed hurricane #12Oct 28 – Nov 2Cat 1 75 mph972 mbyes2.5

04 · Pacific

Eastern & Central Pacific storms of 1991

StormDatesPeakPressureLandfallACE
Tropical Storm AndresMay 16 – May 20TS 63 mph994 mb—2.5
Tropical Storm BlancaJun 14 – Jun 22TS 63 mph994 mb—3.5
Hurricane CarlosJun 16 – Jun 27Cat 3 121 mph955 mb—22.1
Hurricane DeloresJun 22 – Jun 28Cat 1 86 mph979 mb—5.5
Unnamed storm #5Jun 28 – Jun 30TD 35 mph——0.0
Hurricane EnriqueJul 15 – Jul 21Cat 1 75 mph987 mb—3.5
Hurricane FefaJul 29 – Aug 8Cat 3 121 mph959 mb—19.6
Hurricane GuillermoAug 4 – Aug 10Cat 1 81 mph983 mb—6.0
Tropical Storm HildaAug 8 – Aug 14TS 63 mph992 mb—3.1
Unnamed storm #10Sep 12 – Sep 14TD 35 mph——0.0
Tropical Storm IgnacioSep 16 – Sep 19TS 63 mph994 mb—1.9
Hurricane JimenaSep 20 – Oct 2Cat 4 132 mph945 mb—33.3
Hurricane KevinSep 25 – Oct 12Cat 4 144 mph935 mb—52.1
Hurricane LindaOct 3 – Oct 13Cat 3 121 mph957 mb—10.3
Hurricane MartyOct 7 – Oct 18Cat 1 81 mph979 mb—7.6
Hurricane NoraNov 7 – Nov 12Cat 2 104 mph970 mb—7.2
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