Hurricane History Map

Dominica storm history

51 storms have passed within 50 km of Dominica from 1854 to 2018, drawn on the map and coloured by intensity.

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Years1842 to 2026
Ocean basin

Choosing a minimum category hides storms with no wind speed in the record. To see which storms have passed near you, search a town or ZIP code, or tap the map.

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)

How to read the lines. Each line is the track of one storm, drawn through its six-hourly positions and coloured by its intensity at each point (the Saffir-Simpson scale), so a line changes colour as the storm strengthens or weakens. Tap a line for its details, or tap anywhere else to see which storms have passed nearby. Weaker storms appear as you zoom in. Hurricanes, typhoons and cyclones are the same kind of storm with different names in different oceans.

Storms near Dominica

The record holds 51 tropical cyclones whose tracks passed within 50 km of Dominica between 1854 and 2018. The busiest month is August, with 26 of them. The strongest, measured where each came closest to the place, reached category 5 strength. 7 of the storms have no wind speed in the record.

  • 51storms within 50 km
  • 6major (category 3 to 5) near here
  • 16at category 1 strength or more

A storm counts once, however many times it came close. The category is the storm's strongest point within 50 km, which can be weaker than its peak elsewhere.

How strong were the storms near Dominica?

Category near hereStormsShare
Tropical depression612%
Tropical storm2243%
Category 1612%
Category 248%
Category 336%
Category 424%
Category 512%
Unknown intensity714%

The agency behind most of the intensity figures here is the NOAA National Hurricane Center (HURDAT2, Atlantic).

Dominica storms over time

Storms by decade
Bar chart of storms by period. The most is 6 in 1880s.1850s1870s1890s1910s1930s1950s1970s1990s

The 2010s only run to 2018, so that bar is for a shorter period. This place's record starts in 1854, and records before the satellite era (about the 1960s) are far less complete.

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PeriodCount
1850s3
1860s4
1870s3
1880s6
1890s4
1900s2
1910s2
1920s1
1930s5
1940s2
1950s3
1960s4
1970s1
1980s3
1990s2
2010s6

Earlier decades hold fewer storms partly because they were harder to see. Before weather satellites (about the 1960s) many storms that stayed at sea went unrecorded, so compare decades with care.

Storms by month
Bar chart of storms by period. The most is 26 in Aug.Jan0Feb0Mar0Apr0May0Jun0Jul4Aug26Sep15Oct5Nov1Dec0
Show the numbers
PeriodCount
Jan0
Feb0
Mar0
Apr0
May0
Jun0
Jul4
Aug26
Sep15
Oct5
Nov1
Dec0

Strongest storms near Dominica

  • Maria (2017)16 September 2017 to 2 October 2017, peak Category 5 (150 kt), 909 hPa
  • David (1979)25 August 1979 to 8 September 1979, Category 4 (130 kt) near here, peak Category 5 (150 kt), 924 hPa
  • Cleo (1964)20 August 1964 to 11 September 1964, peak Category 4 (130 kt), 938 hPa
  • Unnamed storm of September 1883 (North Atlantic)4 September 1883 to 13 September 1883, peak Category 3 (110 kt)
  • Unnamed storm of August 1891 (North Atlantic)16 August 1891 to 25 August 1891, peak Category 3 (110 kt), 961 hPa
  • Unnamed storm of September 1894 (North Atlantic)18 September 1894 to 4 October 1894, peak Category 3 (105 kt), 985 hPa

Most recent storms near Dominica

  • Isaac (2018)7 September 2018 to 15 September 2018, Tropical storm (40 kt) near here, peak Category 1 (65 kt), 995 hPa
  • Maria (2017)16 September 2017 to 2 October 2017, peak Category 5 (150 kt), 909 hPa
  • Danny (2015)17 August 2015 to 24 August 2015, Tropical storm (35 kt) near here, peak Category 3 (110 kt), 960 hPa
  • Bertha (2014)29 July 2014 to 9 August 2014, Tropical storm (45 kt) near here, peak Category 1 (70 kt), 998 hPa
  • Isaac (2012)20 August 2012 to 1 September 2012, Tropical storm (45 kt) near here, peak Category 1 (70 kt), 966 hPa

Many of these storms killed people and destroyed homes. The figures are the official record's, and this page says nothing about their human cost.

Notable storms near Dominica with their own pages

  • Maria (2017)16 September 2017 to 2 October 2017, peak Category 5 (150 kt), 909 hPa
  • David (1979)25 August 1979 to 8 September 1979, peak Category 5 (150 kt), 924 hPa
  • Cleo (1964)20 August 1964 to 11 September 1964, peak Category 4 (130 kt), 938 hPa
  • Betsy (1956)9 August 1956 to 21 August 1956, peak Category 3 (105 kt), 954 hPa
  • Marilyn (1995)12 September 1995 to 1 October 1995, peak Category 3 (100 kt), 950 hPa
  • Charlie (1951)12 August 1951 to 23 August 1951, peak Category 4 (115 kt), 968 hPa
  • Gilbert (1988)8 September 1988 to 20 September 1988, peak Category 5 (160 kt), 888 hPa
  • Isaac (2012)20 August 2012 to 1 September 2012, peak Category 1 (70 kt), 966 hPa
  • Danny (2015)17 August 2015 to 24 August 2015, peak Category 3 (110 kt), 960 hPa
  • Betsy (1965)27 August 1965 to 13 September 1965, peak Category 4 (120 kt), 942 hPa

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