Hurricane History Map

1957 North Atlantic season

8 storms formed in the North Atlantic basin in 1957, from 8 June 1957 to 27 October 1957.

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Years1957
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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 1957 season in numbers

The record holds 8 storms for the 1957 North Atlantic season, of which 6 had names.8 reached tropical storm strength (34 knots or more), 3 reached hurricane strength (category 1 or more) and 2 were major (category 3 or more).

  • 8storms
  • 8tropical storm strength or more
  • 3hurricane strength or more
  • 2major (category 3 to 5)
  • 79accumulated 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 1957

  • Carrie (1957)2 September 1957 to 25 September 1957, peak Category 4 (120 kt), 945 hPa
  • Audrey (1957)24 June 1957 to 29 June 1957, peak Category 3 (110 kt), 946 hPa
  • Frieda (1957)20 September 1957 to 27 September 1957, peak Category 1 (75 kt), 975 hPa
  • Unnamed storm of June 1957 (North Atlantic)8 June 1957 to 15 June 1957, peak Tropical storm (55 kt), 1,000 hPa
  • Bertha (1957)8 August 1957 to 11 August 1957, peak Tropical storm (55 kt), 998 hPa

All 8 storms of 1957

StormPeak
Unnamed storm Tropical storm
Audrey Category 3
Bertha Tropical storm
Carrie Category 4
Debbie Tropical storm
Esther Tropical storm
Frieda Category 1
Unnamed storm Tropical storm

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