North Atlantic in the 1920s

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< 1910s 1930s >

The North Atlantic in the 1920s decade featured the following:

  • 71 Catalogued cyclones
  • 69 Estimated Intensities / 2 Partial / 0 Unknown
  • 7,082 Known Fatalities
  • 280 Known Injuries
  • 196,149 Buildings Damaged
  • 40,861 Buildings Destroyed
  • $288.1 million in Monetary Damages
  • Strongest: Hurricane Ten (1924) – 165mph
  • Most intense: Hurricane Ten (1924) – 910mb
  • Deadliest: Hurricane Four (1928) – 4,078 fatalities
  • Costliest: Hurricane Four (1928) – $100 million
  • Most destructive: Hurricane Four (1928) – 218,883 buildings affected
  • Wettest: Tropical Storm Nine (1926) – 200mm
  • Highest Surge: Unknown

Storm Numbers by year

19205
19217
19225
19239
192411
19254
192611
19278
19286
19295