Hurricane History Map

1996 North Atlantic season

13 storms formed in the North Atlantic basin in 1996, from 17 June 1996 to 26 November 1996.

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Years1996
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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 1996 season in numbers

The record holds 13 storms for the 1996 North Atlantic season, of which 13 had names.13 reached tropical storm strength (34 knots or more), 9 reached hurricane strength (category 1 or more) and 6 were major (category 3 or more).

  • 13storms
  • 13tropical storm strength or more
  • 9hurricane strength or more
  • 6major (category 3 to 5)
  • 166accumulated 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 1996

  • Edouard (1996)19 August 1996 to 6 September 1996, peak Category 4 (125 kt), 933 hPa
  • Hortense (1996)3 September 1996 to 16 September 1996, peak Category 4 (120 kt), 935 hPa
  • Fran (1996)23 August 1996 to 10 September 1996, peak Category 3 (105 kt), 946 hPa
  • Bertha (1996)5 July 1996 to 17 July 1996, peak Category 3 (100 kt), 960 hPa
  • Isidore (1996)24 September 1996 to 2 October 1996, peak Category 3 (100 kt), 960 hPa

All 13 storms of 1996

StormPeak
Arthur Tropical storm
Bertha Category 3
Cesar Category 1
Dolly Category 1
Edouard Category 4
Fran Category 3
Gustav Tropical storm
Hortense Category 4
Isidore Category 3
Josephine Tropical storm
Kyle Tropical storm
Lili Category 3
Marco Category 1

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