The 2021 hurricane season

Every storm track on one map · Atlantic & Pacific · 40 systems

Atlantic storms
21
7 hurricanes · 4 major
Atlantic ACE
147
1991–2020 avg ≈ 123
Strongest
155 mph
Sam
Landfalling
10
Atlantic storms
Pacific storms
19
8 hurricanes · 2 major
Pacific strongest
144 mph
Felicia

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 2021 season went

The 2021 Atlantic season produced 21 tropical storms, 7 hurricanes and 4 major hurricanes (Cat 3+), with an accumulated cyclone energy (ACE) of 147. The strongest was Hurricane Sam at 155 mph / 927 mb. 10 storms made landfall.

The 2021 Eastern Pacific season (Eastern and Central Pacific) produced 19 tropical storms, 8 hurricanes and 2 major hurricanes (Cat 3+), with an accumulated cyclone energy (ACE) of 94. The strongest was Hurricane Felicia at 144 mph / 945 mb. 5 storms made landfall.

02 · Timeline

Storm by storm, month by month

MAYJUNJULAUGSEPOCTNOVTropical Storm Andres — May 8–12, 2021Andres TSTropical Storm Ana — May 20–24, 2021Ana TSTropical Storm Blanca — May 30 – June 5, 2021Blanca TSTropical Storm Carlos — June 12–17, 2021Carlos TSTropical Storm Bill — June 13–16, 2021Bill TSTropical Storm Claudette — June 17–23, 2021Claudette TSTropical Storm Dolores — June 17–20, 2021Dolores TSHurricane Enrique — June 25–30, 2021Enrique Cat 1Tropical Storm Danny — June 27–29, 2021Danny TSHurricane Elsa — June 30 – July 10, 2021Elsa Cat 1Hurricane Felicia — July 14–22, 2021Felicia Cat 4Tropical Storm Guillermo — July 17–21, 2021Guillermo TSTropical Storm Jimena — July 26 – August 7, 2021Jimena TSHurricane Hilda — July 30 – August 7, 2021Hilda Cat 1Tropical Storm Ignacio — July 31 – August 4, 2021Ignacio TSTropical Storm Kevin — August 6–15, 2021Kevin TSHurricane Linda — August 9–24, 2021Linda Cat 4Tropical Storm Fred — August 9–20, 2021Fred TSHurricane Grace — August 13–21, 2021Grace Cat 3Hurricane Henri — August 15–24, 2021Henri Cat 1Tropical Storm Marty — August 23–27, 2021Marty TSHurricane Nora — August 24–30, 2021Nora Cat 1Hurricane Ida — August 26 – September 4, 2021Ida Cat 4Tropical Storm Kate — August 27 – September 1, 2021Kate TSTropical Storm Julian — August 28–31, 2021Julian TSHurricane Larry — August 31 – September 11, 2021Larry Cat 3Hurricane Olaf — September 6–12, 2021Olaf Cat 2Tropical Storm Mindy — September 8–10, 2021Mindy TSHurricane Nicholas — September 12–17, 2021Nicholas Cat 1Tropical Storm Odette — September 16–26, 2021Odette TSTropical Storm Peter — September 19–22, 2021Peter TSTropical Storm Rose — September 19–24, 2021Rose TSHurricane Sam — September 22 – October 7, 2021Sam Cat 4Subtropical Storm Teresa — September 24–26, 2021Teresa TSTropical Storm Victor — September 29 – October 4, 2021Victor TSHurricane Pamela — October 10–13, 2021Pamela Cat 1Hurricane Rick — October 22–25, 2021Rick Cat 2Tropical Storm Wanda — October 25 – November 8, 2021Wanda TSTropical Storm Terry — November 2–10, 2021Terry TSTropical Storm Sandra — November 7–10, 2021Sandra 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 2021

StormDatesPeakPressureLandfallACE
Tropical Storm AnaMay 20 – May 24TS 58 mph1004 mb—0.8
Tropical Storm BillJun 13 – Jun 16TS 63 mph992 mb—1.0
Tropical Storm ClaudetteJun 17 – Jun 23TS 46 mph1003 mbLouisiana1.1
Tropical Storm DannyJun 27 – Jun 29TS 46 mph1009 mbSouth Carolina0.4
Hurricane ElsaJun 30 – Jul 10Cat 1 86 mph991 mbMatanzas Province, Cuba, Florida, New York9.9
Tropical Storm FredAug 9 – Aug 20TS 63 mph991 mbFlorida, Dominican Republic2.4
Hurricane GraceAug 13 – Aug 21Cat 3 121 mph967 mbVeracruz, Mexico, Quintana Roo, Mexico, Jamaica9.7
Hurricane HenriAug 15 – Aug 24Cat 1 75 mph986 mbRhode Island7.8
Hurricane IdaAug 26 – Sep 4Cat 4 150 mph929 mbLouisiana, Isla de la Juventud, Cuba, Pinar del Río, Cuba10.6
Tropical Storm KateAug 27 – Sep 1TS 46 mph1004 mb—0.6
Tropical Storm JulianAug 28 – Aug 31TS 58 mph993 mb—1.1
Hurricane LarryAug 31 – Sep 11Cat 3 127 mph953 mbNewfoundland and Labrador, Canada31.9
Tropical Storm MindySep 8 – Sep 10TS 58 mph1000 mbFlorida0.4
Hurricane NicholasSep 12 – Sep 17Cat 1 75 mph988 mbTexas2.8
Tropical Storm OdetteSep 16 – Sep 26TS 63 mph989 mb—0.4
Tropical Storm PeterSep 19 – Sep 22TS 52 mph1005 mb—1.8
Tropical Storm RoseSep 19 – Sep 24TS 58 mph1004 mb—1.4
Hurricane SamSep 22 – Oct 7Cat 4 155 mph927 mb—54.0
Subtropical Storm TeresaSep 24 – Sep 26TS 46 mph1008 mb—0.6
Tropical Storm VictorSep 29 – Oct 4TS 63 mph997 mb—2.4
Tropical Storm WandaOct 25 – Nov 8TS 69 mph973 mb—5.7

04 · Pacific

Eastern & Central Pacific storms of 2021

StormDatesPeakPressureLandfallACE
Tropical Storm AndresMay 8 – May 12TS 40 mph1005 mb—0.6
Tropical Storm BlancaMay 30 – Jun 5TS 58 mph998 mb—1.7
Tropical Storm CarlosJun 12 – Jun 17TS 52 mph1003 mb—1.3
Tropical Storm DoloresJun 17 – Jun 20TS 69 mph989 mbMichoacán, Mexico1.3
Hurricane EnriqueJun 25 – Jun 30Cat 1 92 mph972 mb—7.7
Hurricane FeliciaJul 14 – Jul 22Cat 4 144 mph945 mb—21.4
Tropical Storm GuillermoJul 17 – Jul 21TS 58 mph999 mb—1.6
Tropical Storm JimenaJul 26 – Aug 7TS 40 mph1004 mb—0.6
Hurricane HildaJul 30 – Aug 7Cat 1 86 mph985 mb—8.3
Tropical Storm IgnacioJul 31 – Aug 4TS 40 mph1004 mb—0.4
Tropical Storm KevinAug 6 – Aug 15TS 63 mph994 mb—3.2
Hurricane LindaAug 9 – Aug 24Cat 4 132 mph953 mb—25.4
Tropical Storm MartyAug 23 – Aug 27TS 46 mph1002 mb—0.7
Hurricane NoraAug 24 – Aug 30Cat 1 86 mph976 mbJalisco, Mexico, Sinaloa, Mexico4.6
Hurricane OlafSep 6 – Sep 12Cat 2 104 mph975 mbBaja California Sur, Mexico3.7
Hurricane PamelaOct 10 – Oct 13Cat 1 75 mph987 mbSinaloa, Mexico4.2
Hurricane RickOct 22 – Oct 25Cat 2 104 mph977 mbMichoacán, Mexico6.7
Tropical Storm TerryNov 2 – Nov 10TS 40 mph1006 mb—0.5
Tropical Storm SandraNov 7 – Nov 10TS 40 mph1005 mb—0.6
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