Hurricane History Map

1951 North Atlantic season

12 storms formed in the North Atlantic basin in 1951, from 2 January 1951 to 12 December 1951.

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Years1951
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 1951 season in numbers

The record holds 12 storms for the 1951 North Atlantic season, of which 10 had names.12 reached tropical storm strength (34 knots or more), 8 reached hurricane strength (category 1 or more) and 3 were major (category 3 or more).

  • 12storms
  • 12tropical storm strength or more
  • 8hurricane strength or more
  • 3major (category 3 to 5)
  • 126accumulated 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 1951

  • Easy (1951)1 September 1951 to 14 September 1951, peak Category 4 (130 kt), 937 hPa
  • Charlie (1951)12 August 1951 to 23 August 1951, peak Category 4 (115 kt), 968 hPa
  • Fox (1951)2 September 1951 to 11 September 1951, peak Category 3 (100 kt)
  • How (1951)29 September 1951 to 11 October 1951, peak Category 2 (85 kt), 972 hPa
  • Able (1951)16 May 1951 to 24 May 1951, peak Category 1 (80 kt), 973 hPa

All 12 storms of 1951

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

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