Hurricane History Map

1948 North Atlantic season

10 storms formed in the North Atlantic basin in 1948, from 22 May 1948 to 11 November 1948.

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Years1948
Ocean basin

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Key
  • Tropical depression Winds below 34 knots (39 mph)
  • Tropical storm 34 to 63 knots (39 to 73 mph)
  • Category 1 64 to 82 knots (74 to 95 mph)
  • Category 2 83 to 95 knots (96 to 110 mph)
  • Category 3 96 to 112 knots (111 to 129 mph), major
  • Category 4 113 to 136 knots (130 to 156 mph), major
  • Category 5 137 knots (157 mph) or more, major
  • Unknown intensity No wind speed in the record
  • Post-tropical Storm has become post-tropical (dashed line)

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The 1948 season in numbers

The record holds 10 storms for the 1948 North Atlantic season, of which 0 had names.10 reached tropical storm strength (34 knots or more), 6 reached hurricane strength (category 1 or more) and 4 were major (category 3 or more).

  • 10storms
  • 10tropical storm strength or more
  • 6hurricane strength or more
  • 4major (category 3 to 5)
  • 95accumulated cyclone energy

Accumulated cyclone energy adds up the squared wind speed of every position of 34 knots or more, divided by 10,000. It is approximate here because the winds are 1-minute equivalents, and it is mostly useful for comparing seasons of one basin.

Strongest storms of 1948

  • Unnamed storm of September 1948 (North Atlantic)4 September 1948 to 17 September 1948, peak Category 4 (115 kt)
  • Unnamed storm of September 1948 (North Atlantic)18 September 1948 to 26 September 1948, peak Category 4 (115 kt), 940 hPa
  • Unnamed storm of October 1948 (North Atlantic)3 October 1948 to 16 October 1948, peak Category 3 (110 kt), 971 hPa
  • Unnamed storm of August 1948 (North Atlantic)26 August 1948 to 5 September 1948, peak Category 3 (105 kt)
  • Unnamed storm of September 1948 (North Atlantic)1 September 1948 to 6 September 1948, peak Category 1 (70 kt), 983 hPa

All 10 storms of 1948

StormPeak
Unnamed storm Tropical storm
Unnamed storm Tropical storm
Unnamed storm Category 3
Unnamed storm Tropical storm
Unnamed storm Category 1
Unnamed storm Category 4
Unnamed storm Tropical storm
Unnamed storm Category 4
Unnamed storm Category 3
Unnamed storm Category 1

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Other basins in 1948

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