The 2004 hurricane season

Every storm track on one map · Atlantic & Pacific · 33 systems

Atlantic storms
15
9 hurricanes · 6 major
Atlantic ACE
228
1991–2020 avg ≈ 123
Strongest
167 mph
Ivan
Landfalling
8
Atlantic storms
Pacific storms
12
6 hurricanes · 3 major
Pacific strongest
150 mph
Javier

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 2004 season went

The 2004 Atlantic season produced 15 tropical storms, 9 hurricanes and 6 major hurricanes (Cat 3+), with an accumulated cyclone energy (ACE) of 228. The strongest was Hurricane Ivan at 167 mph / 910 mb. 8 storms made landfall.

The 2004 Eastern Pacific season (Eastern and Central Pacific) produced 12 tropical storms, 6 hurricanes and 3 major hurricanes (Cat 3+), with an accumulated cyclone energy (ACE) of 71. The strongest was Hurricane Javier at 150 mph / 930 mb. 2 storms made landfall.

02 · Timeline

Storm by storm, month by month

MAYJUNJULAUGSEPOCTNOVDECTropical Storm Agatha — May 22–26, 2004Agatha TSUnnamed storm #2 — July 2–5, 2004Unnamed storm #2 TDUnnamed storm #1 — July 4–6, 2004Unnamed storm #1 TDTropical Storm Blas — July 12–19, 2004Blas TSHurricane Celia — July 19–26, 2004Celia Cat 1Hurricane Darby — July 26 – August 1, 2004Darby Cat 3Hurricane Alex — July 31 – August 6, 2004Alex Cat 3Unnamed storm #6 — August 1–2, 2004Unnamed storm #6 TDTropical Storm Bonnie — August 3–14, 2004Bonnie TSHurricane Charley — August 9–15, 2004Charley Cat 4Hurricane Danielle — August 13–24, 2004Danielle Cat 2Tropical Storm Earl — August 13–15, 2004Earl TSTropical Storm Estelle — August 19–25, 2004Estelle TSHurricane Frank — August 23–27, 2004Frank Cat 1Unnamed storm #9 — August 23–28, 2004Unnamed storm #9 TDHurricane Frances — August 25 – September 10, 2004Frances Cat 4Tropical Storm Georgette — August 26 – September 3, 2004Georgette TSHurricane Gaston — August 27 – September 3, 2004Gaston Cat 1Tropical Storm Hermine — August 27–31, 2004Hermine TSHurricane Howard — August 30 – September 10, 2004Howard Cat 4Hurricane Ivan — September 2–24, 2004Ivan Cat 5Unnamed storm #10 — September 7–10, 2004Unnamed storm #10 TDHurricane Isis — September 8–21, 2004Isis Cat 1Hurricane Javier — September 10–20, 2004Javier Cat 4Hurricane Jeanne — September 13–29, 2004Jeanne Cat 3Hurricane Karl — September 16–28, 2004Karl Cat 4Hurricane Lisa — September 19 – October 3, 2004Lisa Cat 1Tropical Storm Kay — October 4–7, 2004Kay TSTropical Storm Matthew — October 8–11, 2004Matthew TSSubtropical Storm Nicole — October 10–11, 2004Nicole TSTropical Storm Lester — October 11–13, 2004Lester TSUnnamed storm #16 — October 25–26, 2004Unnamed storm #16 TDTropical Storm Otto — November 26 – December 5, 2004Otto 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 2004

StormDatesPeakPressureLandfallACE
Hurricane AlexJul 31 – Aug 6Cat 3 121 mph957 mb—11.4
Tropical Storm BonnieAug 3 – Aug 14TS 63 mph1001 mbFlorida2.6
Hurricane CharleyAug 9 – Aug 15Cat 4 150 mph941 mbFlorida, Artemisa, Cuba, South Carolina10.6
Hurricane DanielleAug 13 – Aug 24Cat 2 109 mph964 mb—12.1
Tropical Storm EarlAug 13 – Aug 15TS 52 mph1009 mb—0.8
Hurricane FrancesAug 25 – Sep 10Cat 4 144 mph935 mbBahamas, Florida46.9
Hurricane GastonAug 27 – Sep 3Cat 1 75 mph985 mbSouth Carolina2.7
Tropical Storm HermineAug 27 – Aug 31TS 58 mph1002 mbMassachusetts1.3
Hurricane IvanSep 2 – Sep 24Cat 5 167 mph910 mbAlabama, Texas70.4
Unnamed storm #10Sep 7 – Sep 10TD 35 mph1009 mb—0.0
Hurricane JeanneSep 13 – Sep 29Cat 3 121 mph950 mbFlorida, Bahamas, Dominican Republic24.2
Hurricane KarlSep 16 – Sep 28Cat 4 144 mph938 mb—28.4
Hurricane LisaSep 19 – Oct 3Cat 1 75 mph987 mb—12.2
Tropical Storm MatthewOct 8 – Oct 11TS 46 mph997 mbLouisiana1.0
Subtropical Storm NicoleOct 10 – Oct 11TS 52 mph986 mb—1.2
Tropical Storm OttoNov 26 – Dec 5TS 52 mph995 mb—1.9

04 · Pacific

Eastern & Central Pacific storms of 2004

StormDatesPeakPressureLandfallACE
Tropical Storm AgathaMay 22 – May 26TS 58 mph997 mb—1.1
Unnamed storm #2Jul 2 – Jul 5TD 35 mph1007 mb—0.0
Unnamed storm #1Jul 4 – Jul 6TD 29 mph1007 mb—0.0
Tropical Storm BlasJul 12 – Jul 19TS 63 mph991 mb—1.6
Hurricane CeliaJul 19 – Jul 26Cat 1 86 mph981 mb—5.1
Hurricane DarbyJul 26 – Aug 1Cat 3 121 mph957 mb—9.0
Unnamed storm #6Aug 1 – Aug 2TD 29 mph1008 mb—0.0
Tropical Storm EstelleAug 19 – Aug 25TS 69 mph989 mb—2.6
Hurricane FrankAug 23 – Aug 27Cat 1 86 mph979 mb—3.7
Unnamed storm #9Aug 23 – Aug 28TD 35 mph1005 mb—0.0
Tropical Storm GeorgetteAug 26 – Sep 3TS 63 mph995 mb—2.9
Hurricane HowardAug 30 – Sep 10Cat 4 138 mph943 mb—12.5
Hurricane IsisSep 8 – Sep 21Cat 1 75 mph987 mb—4.9
Hurricane JavierSep 10 – Sep 20Cat 4 150 mph930 mbBaja California Sur, Mexico27.0
Tropical Storm KayOct 4 – Oct 7TS 46 mph1004 mb—0.3
Tropical Storm LesterOct 11 – Oct 13TS 52 mph1000 mb—0.5
Unnamed storm #16Oct 25 – Oct 26TD 35 mph1004 mbyes0.0
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