< 1930s 1950s >
The North Atlantic in the 1940s decade featured the following:
- 104 Catalogued cyclones
- 96 Estimated Intensities / 8 Partial / 0 Unknown
- 1,374 Known Fatalities
- 1,059 Known Injuries
- 61,358 Buildings Damaged
- 22,623 Buildings Destroyed
- $498.9 million in Monetary Damages
- Strongest: Seven, Thirteen (1944), George (1947) – 145mph
- Most intense: Hurricane Seven (1944) – 933mb
- Deadliest: Hurricane Seven (1944) – 321 fatalities
- Costliest: Hurricane George (1947) – $110 million
- Most destructive: Hurricane Nine (1945) – 39,947 buildings affected
- Wettest: Hurricane King (1947) – 380mm
- Highest Surge: King (1947), Two (1949) – 12 feet
Storm Numbers by year
| Year | TD | TS | HU | MA |
| 1940 | 11 | 11 | 8 | 0 |
| 1941 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 3 |
| 1942 | 11 | 11 | 4 | 1 |
| 1943 | 10 | 10 | 5 | 2 |
| 1944 | 14 | 14 | 8 | 3 |
| 1945 | 11 | 11 | 5 | 2 |
| 1946 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 0 |
| 1947 | 10 | 10 | 5 | 2 |
| 1948 | 10 | 10 | 6 | 4 |
| 1949 | 16 | 16 | 7 | 2 |