Hurricane History Map

1982 North Atlantic season

8 storms formed in the North Atlantic basin in 1982, from 2 June 1982 to 3 October 1982.

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Years1982
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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 1982 season in numbers

The record holds 8 storms for the 1982 North Atlantic season, of which 5 had names.6 reached tropical storm strength (34 knots or more), 2 reached hurricane strength (category 1 or more) and 1 were major (category 3 or more).

  • 8storms
  • 6tropical storm strength or more
  • 2hurricane strength or more
  • 1major (category 3 to 5)
  • 32accumulated 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 1982

  • Debby (1982)13 September 1982 to 20 September 1982, peak Category 4 (115 kt), 950 hPa
  • Alberto (1982)2 June 1982 to 6 June 1982, peak Category 1 (75 kt), 985 hPa
  • Unnamed storm of June 1982 (North Atlantic)18 June 1982 to 20 June 1982, peak Tropical storm (60 kt), 984 hPa
  • Beryl (1982)28 August 1982 to 6 September 1982, peak Tropical storm (60 kt), 989 hPa
  • Ernesto (1982)30 September 1982 to 3 October 1982, peak Tropical storm (60 kt), 997 hPa

All 8 storms of 1982

StormPeak
Alberto Category 1
Unnamed storm Tropical storm
Beryl Tropical storm
Unnamed storm Tropical depression
Chris Tropical storm
Debby Category 4
Unnamed storm Tropical depression
Ernesto Tropical storm

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