Note: This report catalogs recent tropical cyclones across the North Atlantic and East Pacific and places each basin’s tropical cyclone activity in a climate-scale context. It is not updated in real time. Users seeking the real time status and forecasts of tropical cyclones should visit The National Hurricane Center.
Note: This report catalogs recent
tropical cyclones across the North Atlantic and East Pacific and places
each basin's tropical cyclone activity in a climate-scale context. It is
not updated in real time. Users seeking real time status and forecasts
of tropical cyclones should visit The
National Hurricane Center.
North Atlantic
Storm Type | January–May 2019 |
January–May 1981-2010 Average |
Record Most for January–May Period of Record: 1851-2018 |
---|---|---|---|
Tropical Storm (Winds > 39 mph) |
1 | 0.17 (one every 6 years) |
2 (1887, 1908, 1951, 2012, 2016) |
Hurricane (Winds > 74 mph) |
0 | 0 | 2 (1908) |
Major Hurricane (Winds > 111 mph) |
0 | 0 | 0 |
Name | Dates of winds >39 mph |
Maximum Sustained Winds |
Minimum Central Pressure |
Landfall |
---|---|---|---|---|
Subtropical Storm Andrea | May 20th –21st | 40 mph | 1006 mb | N/A |
Significant Events
Subtropical Storm Andrea's formation on May 20 marked the fifth year in a row with named storm before the official start of the Atlantic Hurricane Season on June 1. Subtropical storms are hybrid systems that have characterstics in common with both tropical and extratropical (midlatitude) storms. Like many subtropical storms, Andrea developed from a circulation that broke off the southern end of a cold front. However, it took only 24 hours for it to be re-absorbed back into another front and lose its subtropical characteristics.
East Pacific
Storm Type | January–May 2019 |
January–May 1981-2010 Average |
Record Most for January–May Period of Record: 1851-2018 |
---|---|---|---|
Tropical Storm (Winds >39 mph) |
0 | 0.75 (three every four years) |
2 (1956, 1984, 1992, 2007, 2012, 2013) |
Hurricane (Winds >74 mph) |
0 | 0.3 (one every three years) |
1 (16 years, including 2012–2016) |
Major Hurricane (Winds >111 mph) |
0 | 0.1 (one every ten years) |
1 (1992, 2001, 2002, 2012, 2014, 2015) |