North Atlantic in the 1930s

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< 1920s 1940s >

The North Atlantic in the 1930s decade featured the following:

  • 117 Catalogued cyclones
  • 114 Estimated Intensities / 3 Partial / 0 Unknown
  • 18,522 Known Fatalities
  • 17,937 Known Injuries
  • 250,358 Buildings Damaged
  • 120,809 Buildings Destroyed
  • $595.9 million in Monetary Damages
  • Strongest: Hurricane Three (1935) – 185mph
  • Most intense: Hurricane Three (1935) – 892mb
  • Deadliest: Hurricane Two (1930) – 5,002 fatalities
  • Costliest: Hurricane Six (1938) – $306 million
  • Most destructive: Hurricane Two (1930) – 125,012 buildings affected
  • Wettest: Tropical Depression (1937) – 1,640mm
  • Highest Surge: Unknown

Storm Numbers by year

19303
193113
193215
193320
193413
19358
193617 + 1 TD
193711 + 1 TD
19389
19396