Hurricane History Map

1950 North Atlantic season

16 storms formed in the North Atlantic basin in 1950, from 12 August 1950 to 12 November 1950.

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Years1950
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 1950 season in numbers

The record holds 16 storms for the 1950 North Atlantic season, of which 13 had names.16 reached tropical storm strength (34 knots or more), 11 reached hurricane strength (category 1 or more) and 6 were major (category 3 or more).

  • 16storms
  • 16tropical storm strength or more
  • 11hurricane strength or more
  • 6major (category 3 to 5)
  • 211accumulated 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 1950

  • Dog (1950)30 August 1950 to 18 September 1950, peak Category 4 (125 kt), 953 hPa
  • Fox (1950)8 September 1950 to 17 September 1950, peak Category 4 (120 kt), 946 hPa
  • King (1950)13 October 1950 to 20 October 1950, peak Category 4 (115 kt), 955 hPa
  • Able (1950)12 August 1950 to 24 August 1950, peak Category 3 (110 kt), 953 hPa
  • Easy (1950)1 September 1950 to 9 September 1950, peak Category 3 (105 kt), 960 hPa

All 16 storms of 1950

StormPeak
Able Category 3
Baker Category 2
Charlie Category 2
Dog Category 4
Easy Category 3
Fox Category 4
George Category 2
How Tropical storm
Item Category 2
Jig Category 3
King Category 4
Unnamed storm Tropical storm
Love Category 1
Mike Tropical storm
Unnamed storm Tropical storm
Unnamed storm Tropical storm

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Other basins in 1950

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