The 2003 hurricane season

Every storm track on one map · Atlantic & Pacific · 38 systems

Atlantic storms
16
7 hurricanes · 3 major
Atlantic ACE
176
1991–2020 avg ≈ 123
Strongest
167 mph
Isabel
Landfalling
10
Atlantic storms
Pacific storms
16
7 hurricanes · 0 major
Pacific strongest
104 mph
Nora

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 2003 season went

The 2003 Atlantic season produced 16 tropical storms, 7 hurricanes and 3 major hurricanes (Cat 3+), with an accumulated cyclone energy (ACE) of 176. The strongest was Hurricane Isabel at 167 mph / 915 mb. 10 storms made landfall.

The 2003 Eastern Pacific season (Eastern and Central Pacific) produced 16 tropical storms, 7 hurricanes and 0 major hurricanes (Cat 3+), with an accumulated cyclone energy (ACE) of 57. The strongest was Hurricane Nora at 104 mph / 969 mb. 5 storms made landfall.

02 · Timeline

Storm by storm, month by month

APRMAYJUNJULAUGSEPOCTNOVDECTropical Storm Ana — April 18–27, 2003Ana TSTropical Storm Andres — May 19–26, 2003Andres TSUnnamed storm #2 — June 11–11, 2003Unnamed storm #2 TDTropical Storm Blanca — June 17–24, 2003Blanca TSTropical Storm Carlos — June 26–28, 2003Carlos TSTropical Storm Bill — June 28 – July 3, 2003Bill TSTropical Storm Dolores — July 6–8, 2003Dolores TSHurricane Claudette — July 7–17, 2003Claudette Cat 1Tropical Storm Enrique — July 10–16, 2003Enrique TSHurricane Danny — July 16–27, 2003Danny Cat 1Tropical Storm Felicia — July 17–24, 2003Felicia TSUnnamed storm #6 — July 19–21, 2003Unnamed storm #6 TDUnnamed storm #7 — July 25–27, 2003Unnamed storm #7 TDTropical Storm Guillermo — August 7–13, 2003Guillermo TSTropical Storm Hilda — August 9–13, 2003Hilda TSUnnamed storm #1 — August 11–17, 2003Unnamed storm #1 TDHurricane Erika — August 14–17, 2003Erika Cat 1Unnamed storm #9 — August 21–22, 2003Unnamed storm #9 TDHurricane Ignacio — August 22–27, 2003Ignacio Cat 2Hurricane Fabian — August 27 – September 9, 2003Fabian Cat 4Hurricane Jimena — August 28 – September 5, 2003Jimena Cat 2Tropical Storm Grace — August 30 – September 2, 2003Grace TSTropical Storm Kevin — September 3–10, 2003Kevin TSTropical Storm Henri — September 3–8, 2003Henri TSHurricane Isabel — September 6–20, 2003Isabel Cat 5Unnamed storm #14 — September 8–10, 2003Unnamed storm #14 TDHurricane Linda — September 13–23, 2003Linda Cat 1Hurricane Marty — September 18–26, 2003Marty Cat 2Hurricane Juan — September 24–29, 2003Juan Cat 2Hurricane Kate — September 25 – October 10, 2003Kate Cat 3Tropical Storm Larry — September 27 – October 7, 2003Larry TSHurricane Nora — October 1–9, 2003Nora Cat 2Hurricane Olaf — October 3–8, 2003Olaf Cat 1Tropical Storm Mindy — October 10–14, 2003Mindy TSTropical Storm Nicholas — October 13 – November 1, 2003Nicholas TSHurricane Patricia — October 20–26, 2003Patricia Cat 1Tropical Storm Odette — December 4–9, 2003Odette TSTropical Storm Peter — December 7–11, 2003Peter 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 2003

StormDatesPeakPressureLandfallACE
Tropical Storm AnaApr 18 – Apr 27TS 58 mph994 mb—3.2
Unnamed storm #2Jun 11 – Jun 11TD 35 mph1008 mb—0.0
Tropical Storm BillJun 28 – Jul 3TS 58 mph997 mbLouisiana1.4
Hurricane ClaudetteJul 7 – Jul 17Cat 1 92 mph979 mbTexas, Quintana Roo, Mexico9.2
Hurricane DannyJul 16 – Jul 27Cat 1 75 mph1000 mb—4.6
Unnamed storm #6Jul 19 – Jul 21TD 35 mph1010 mb—0.0
Unnamed storm #7Jul 25 – Jul 27TD 35 mph1016 mbyes0.0
Hurricane Erika · 2 deathsAug 14 – Aug 17Cat 1 75 mph986 mbTamaulipas, Mexico2.1
Unnamed storm #9Aug 21 – Aug 22TD 35 mph1007 mb—0.0
Hurricane FabianAug 27 – Sep 9Cat 4 144 mph939 mb—43.2
Tropical Storm GraceAug 30 – Sep 2TS 40 mph1007 mbTexas0.5
Tropical Storm HenriSep 3 – Sep 8TS 58 mph997 mbFlorida0.5
Hurricane IsabelSep 6 – Sep 20Cat 5 167 mph915 mbNorth Carolina63.3
Unnamed storm #14Sep 8 – Sep 10TD 35 mph1007 mb—0.0
Hurricane JuanSep 24 – Sep 29Cat 2 104 mph969 mbNova Scotia, Canada9.4
Hurricane KateSep 25 – Oct 10Cat 3 127 mph952 mb—21.9
Tropical Storm LarrySep 27 – Oct 7TS 63 mph993 mbTabasco, Mexico4.1
Tropical Storm MindyOct 10 – Oct 14TS 46 mph1002 mb—0.8
Tropical Storm NicholasOct 13 – Nov 1TS 69 mph990 mb—7.2
Tropical Storm OdetteDec 4 – Dec 9TS 63 mph993 mbDominican Republic2.8
Tropical Storm PeterDec 7 – Dec 11TS 69 mph990 mb—2.1

04 · Pacific

Eastern & Central Pacific storms of 2003

StormDatesPeakPressureLandfallACE
Tropical Storm AndresMay 19 – May 26TS 58 mph997 mb—4.1
Tropical Storm BlancaJun 17 – Jun 24TS 58 mph997 mb—2.2
Tropical Storm CarlosJun 26 – Jun 28TS 63 mph996 mbOaxaca, Mexico0.8
Tropical Storm DoloresJul 6 – Jul 8TS 40 mph1005 mb—0.2
Tropical Storm EnriqueJul 10 – Jul 16TS 63 mph993 mb—2.1
Tropical Storm FeliciaJul 17 – Jul 24TS 52 mph1000 mb—1.2
Tropical Storm GuillermoAug 7 – Aug 13TS 58 mph997 mb—2.7
Tropical Storm HildaAug 9 – Aug 13TS 40 mph1004 mb—0.9
Unnamed storm #1Aug 11 – Aug 17TD 35 mph1009 mb—0.0
Hurricane IgnacioAug 22 – Aug 27Cat 2 104 mph970 mbBaja California Sur, Mexico6.7
Hurricane JimenaAug 28 – Sep 5Cat 2 104 mph970 mb—9.3
Tropical Storm KevinSep 3 – Sep 10TS 40 mph1000 mb—0.1
Hurricane LindaSep 13 – Sep 23Cat 1 75 mph987 mb—2.8
Hurricane MartySep 18 – Sep 26Cat 2 98 mph970 mbBaja California Sur, Mexico6.1
Hurricane NoraOct 1 – Oct 9Cat 2 104 mph969 mbSinaloa, Mexico8.8
Hurricane OlafOct 3 – Oct 8Cat 1 75 mph987 mbJalisco, Mexico4.0
Hurricane PatriciaOct 20 – Oct 26Cat 1 81 mph984 mb—4.5
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