Hurricane History Map

1960 North Atlantic season

8 storms formed in the North Atlantic basin in 1960, from 22 June 1960 to 26 September 1960.

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Years1960
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 1960 season in numbers

The record holds 8 storms for the 1960 North Atlantic season, of which 6 had names.8 reached tropical storm strength (34 knots or more), 4 reached hurricane strength (category 1 or more) and 2 were major (category 3 or more).

  • 8storms
  • 8tropical storm strength or more
  • 4hurricane strength or more
  • 2major (category 3 to 5)
  • 73accumulated 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 1960

  • Donna (1960)29 August 1960 to 14 September 1960, peak Category 4 (125 kt), 930 hPa
  • Ethel (1960)12 September 1960 to 17 September 1960, peak Category 3 (100 kt), 974 hPa
  • Cleo (1960)17 August 1960 to 21 August 1960, peak Category 1 (75 kt), 995 hPa
  • Abby (1960)9 July 1960 to 17 July 1960, peak Category 1 (70 kt), 995 hPa
  • Brenda (1960)27 July 1960 to 7 August 1960, peak Tropical storm (60 kt), 991 hPa

All 8 storms of 1960

StormPeak
Unnamed storm Tropical storm
Abby Category 1
Brenda Tropical storm
Cleo Category 1
Donna Category 4
Unnamed storm Tropical storm
Ethel Category 3
Florence Tropical storm

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