Hurricane History Map

1975 North Atlantic season

25 storms formed in the North Atlantic basin in 1975, from 4 January 1975 to 13 December 1975.

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Years1975
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 1975 season in numbers

The record holds 25 storms for the 1975 North Atlantic season, of which 8 had names.12 reached tropical storm strength (34 knots or more), 7 reached hurricane strength (category 1 or more) and 4 were major (category 3 or more).

  • 25storms
  • 12tropical storm strength or more
  • 7hurricane strength or more
  • 4major (category 3 to 5)
  • 85accumulated 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 1975

  • Gladys (1975)22 September 1975 to 4 October 1975, peak Category 4 (130 kt), 939 hPa
  • Eloise (1975)13 September 1975 to 24 September 1975, peak Category 3 (110 kt), 950 hPa
  • Caroline (1975)24 August 1975 to 2 September 1975, peak Category 3 (100 kt), 963 hPa
  • Doris (1975)28 August 1975 to 5 September 1975, peak Category 3 (100 kt), 945 hPa
  • Faye (1975)18 September 1975 to 29 September 1975, peak Category 1 (80 kt), 977 hPa

All 25 storms of 1975

StormPeak
Unnamed storm Tropical storm
Unnamed storm Tropical depression
Amy Category 1
Unnamed storm Tropical depression
Blanche Category 1
Unnamed storm Tropical storm
Unnamed storm Tropical depression
Caroline Category 3
Doris Category 3
Unnamed storm Tropical depression
Unnamed storm Tropical depression
Unnamed storm Tropical depression
Unnamed storm Tropical depression
Unnamed storm Tropical depression
Eloise Category 3
Faye Category 1
Gladys Category 4
Unnamed storm Tropical depression
Unnamed storm Tropical depression
Unnamed storm Tropical depression
Hallie Tropical storm
Unnamed storm Tropical depression
Unnamed storm Tropical storm
Unnamed storm Tropical depression
Unnamed storm Tropical storm

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