Hurricane History Map

1969 North Atlantic season

24 storms formed in the North Atlantic basin in 1969, from 8 June 1969 to 25 November 1969.

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Years1969
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 1969 season in numbers

The record holds 24 storms for the 1969 North Atlantic season, of which 13 had names.18 reached tropical storm strength (34 knots or more), 12 reached hurricane strength (category 1 or more) and 3 were major (category 3 or more).

  • 24storms
  • 18tropical storm strength or more
  • 12hurricane strength or more
  • 3major (category 3 to 5)
  • 148accumulated 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 1969

  • Camille (1969)14 August 1969 to 22 August 1969, peak Category 5 (150 kt), 905 hPa
  • Debbie (1969)14 August 1969 to 27 August 1969, peak Category 3 (110 kt), 950 hPa
  • Gerda (1969)7 September 1969 to 12 September 1969, peak Category 3 (105 kt), 980 hPa
  • Inga (1969)20 September 1969 to 15 October 1969, peak Category 2 (95 kt), 964 hPa
  • Francelia (1969)29 August 1969 to 4 September 1969, peak Category 2 (85 kt), 973 hPa

All 24 storms of 1969

StormPeak
Unnamed storm Tropical depression
Anna Tropical storm
Unnamed storm Tropical depression
Unnamed storm Tropical depression
Blanche Category 1
Camille Category 5
Debbie Category 3
Eve Tropical storm
Francelia Category 2
Gerda Category 3
Unnamed storm Tropical depression
Holly Category 1
Unnamed storm Tropical depression
Inga Category 2
Unnamed storm Category 1
Unnamed storm Tropical storm
Unnamed storm Tropical storm
Jenny Tropical storm
Unnamed storm Tropical depression
Kara Category 1
Laurie Category 1
Unnamed storm Tropical storm
Unnamed storm Category 1
Martha Category 1

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