Hurricane History Map

1968 North Atlantic season

13 storms formed in the North Atlantic basin in 1968, from 1 June 1968 to 25 November 1968.

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Years1968
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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 1968 season in numbers

The record holds 13 storms for the 1968 North Atlantic season, of which 7 had names.9 reached tropical storm strength (34 knots or more), 5 reached hurricane strength (category 1 or more) and 0 were major (category 3 or more).

  • 13storms
  • 9tropical storm strength or more
  • 5hurricane strength or more
  • 0major (category 3 to 5)
  • 47accumulated 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 1968

  • Gladys (1968)13 October 1968 to 21 October 1968, peak Category 2 (85 kt), 977 hPa
  • Dolly (1968)10 August 1968 to 17 August 1968, peak Category 1 (75 kt), 985 hPa
  • Unnamed storm of September 1968 (North Atlantic)14 September 1968 to 25 September 1968, peak Category 1 (75 kt), 976 hPa
  • Brenda (1968)18 June 1968 to 26 June 1968, peak Category 1 (70 kt), 990 hPa
  • Abby (1968)1 June 1968 to 13 June 1968, peak Category 1 (65 kt), 992 hPa

All 13 storms of 1968

StormPeak
Abby Category 1
Brenda Category 1
Candy Tropical storm
Dolly Category 1
Unnamed storm Tropical depression
Unnamed storm Tropical storm
Edna Tropical storm
Unnamed storm Category 1
Unnamed storm Tropical depression
Frances Tropical storm
Unnamed storm Tropical depression
Gladys Category 2
Unnamed storm Tropical depression

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