Hurricane History Map

1954 North Atlantic season

16 storms formed in the North Atlantic basin in 1954, from 28 May 1954 to 6 January 1955.

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Years1954
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 1954 season in numbers

The record holds 16 storms for the 1954 North Atlantic season, of which 9 had names.16 reached tropical storm strength (34 knots or more), 7 reached hurricane strength (category 1 or more) and 3 were major (category 3 or more).

  • 16storms
  • 16tropical storm strength or more
  • 7hurricane strength or more
  • 3major (category 3 to 5)
  • 111accumulated 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 1954

  • Hazel (1954)5 October 1954 to 18 October 1954, peak Category 4 (115 kt), 938 hPa
  • Edna (1954)5 September 1954 to 14 September 1954, peak Category 3 (110 kt), 943 hPa
  • Carol (1954)25 August 1954 to 1 September 1954, peak Category 3 (100 kt), 955 hPa
  • Alice (1954)24 June 1954 to 27 June 1954, peak Category 2 (95 kt)
  • Unnamed storm of September 1954 (North Atlantic)25 September 1954 to 7 October 1954, peak Category 2 (85 kt)

All 16 storms of 1954

StormPeak
Unnamed storm Tropical storm
Unnamed storm Tropical storm
Alice Category 2
Unnamed storm Tropical storm
Barbara Tropical storm
Carol Category 3
Dolly Category 1
Edna Category 3
Unnamed storm Tropical storm
Florence Tropical storm
Unnamed storm Tropical storm
Gilda Tropical storm
Unnamed storm Category 2
Hazel Category 4
Unnamed storm Tropical storm
Alice Category 1

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