Hurricane History Map

1953 North Atlantic season

14 storms formed in the North Atlantic basin in 1953, from 25 May 1953 to 9 December 1953.

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Years1953
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 1953 season in numbers

The record holds 14 storms for the 1953 North Atlantic season, of which 8 had names.14 reached tropical storm strength (34 knots or more), 7 reached hurricane strength (category 1 or more) and 3 were major (category 3 or more).

  • 14storms
  • 14tropical storm strength or more
  • 7hurricane strength or more
  • 3major (category 3 to 5)
  • 99accumulated 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 1953

  • Carol (1953)28 August 1953 to 9 September 1953, peak Category 5 (140 kt), 929 hPa
  • Edna (1953)15 September 1953 to 21 September 1953, peak Category 3 (100 kt), 962 hPa
  • Florence (1953)23 September 1953 to 27 September 1953, peak Category 3 (100 kt), 968 hPa
  • Barbara (1953)11 August 1953 to 16 August 1953, peak Category 1 (80 kt), 973 hPa
  • Hazel (1953)7 October 1953 to 16 October 1953, peak Category 1 (75 kt), 1,002 hPa

All 14 storms of 1953

StormPeak
Alice Tropical storm
Unnamed storm Tropical storm
Barbara Category 1
Carol Category 5
Unnamed storm Tropical storm
Dolly Category 1
Edna Category 3
Unnamed storm Tropical storm
Florence Category 3
Gail Category 1
Unnamed storm Tropical storm
Hazel Category 1
Unnamed storm Tropical storm
Unnamed storm Tropical storm

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