The 1964 Atlantic hurricane season (SDTWFC What Night Have Been) features what the SDTWFC thought storms would do upon formation. The season was slightly above average in terms of named storms. 1964 also had an unusually high number of major hurricanes, barely passing 1963's number of majors, 5, with 6 storms reaching category 3 or higher. 1964 also tied 1955 for the season with most names retired as of that year, 5. This record was later surpassed by 1967 and 1969.
Storms[]
| Category 1 tropical cyclone (NHC) | |
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| Duration | June 2 – June 7 |
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| Peak intensity | 130 km/h (80 mph) (1-min) 984 hPa (mbar) |
Hurricane Alex[]
(Previously Tropical Storm One)
| Tropical storm (NHC) | |
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| Duration | July 25 – July 28 |
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| Peak intensity | 65 km/h (40 mph) (1-min) 1004 hPa (mbar) |
Tropical Storm Boris[]
(Previously Tropical Depression Two)
| Tropical storm (NHC) | |
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| Duration | July 28 – August 3 |
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| Peak intensity | 110 km/h (70 mph) (1-min) 989 hPa (mbar) |
Tropical Storm Colin[]
(Previously Tropical Storm Two)
| Tropical storm (NHC) | |
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| Duration | August 5 – August 8 |
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| Peak intensity | 100 km/h (65 mph) (1-min) 997 hPa (mbar) |
Tropical Storm David[]
(Previously Tropical Storm Abby)
| Tropical storm (NHC) | |
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| Duration | August 7 – August 11 |
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| Peak intensity | 95 km/h (60 mph) (1-min) 995 hPa (mbar) |
Tropical Storm Ethan[]
(Previously Tropical Storm Brenda)
| Category 5 tropical cyclone (NHC) | |
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| Duration | August 20 – September 1 |
|---|---|
| Peak intensity | 260 km/h (160 mph) (1-min) 922 hPa (mbar) |
Hurricane Fred[]
(Previously Hurricane Cleo)
| Category 5 tropical cyclone (NHC) | |
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| Duration | August 28 – September 10 |
|---|---|
| Peak intensity | 295 km/h (185 mph) (1-min) 893 hPa (mbar) |
Hurricane George[]
(Previously Hurricane Dora)
| Category 2 tropical cyclone (NHC) | |
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| Duration | September 4 – September 11 |
|---|---|
| Peak intensity | 180 km/h (110 mph) (1-min) 975 hPa (mbar) |
Hurricane Hector[]
(Previously Hurricane Ethel)
| Tropical storm (NHC) | |
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| Duration | September 5 – September 9 |
|---|---|
| Peak intensity | 85 km/h (50 mph) (1-min) 1000 hPa (mbar) |
Tropical Storm Ian[]
(Previously Tropical Storm Florence)
| Category 4 tropical cyclone (NHC) | |
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| Duration | September 13 – September 24 |
|---|---|
| Peak intensity | 240 km/h (150 mph) (1-min) 940 hPa (mbar) |
Hurricane Jared[]
(Previously Hurricane Gladys)
| Category 4 tropical cyclone (NHC) | |
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| Duration | September 28 – October 5 |
|---|---|
| Peak intensity | 250 km/h (155 mph) (1-min) 933 hPa (mbar) |
Hurricane Karl[]
(Previously Hurricane Hilda)
| Category 4 tropical cyclone (NHC) | |
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| Duration | October 8 – October 14 |
|---|---|
| Peak intensity | 220 km/h (135 mph) (1-min) 947 hPa (mbar) |
Hurricane Luis[]
(Previously Hurricane Isbell)
| Category 3 tropical cyclone (NHC) | |
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| Duration | November 5 – November 11 |
|---|---|
| Peak intensity | 195 km/h (120 mph) (1-min) 958 hPa (mbar) |
Hurricane Michael[]
(Previously Tropical Storm Twelve)
Storm Names[]
This list was the same list used in 1958, as no names were retired that year. Michael was used for the first time this year. Names not retired will be used again in the 1970 hurricane season. Names not used ar marked in italics.
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Retirement[]
The SDTWFC retired the names Fred, George, Karl, Luis, and Michael. They were replaced with Felix, Georgina, Kelly, Lori, and Miranda for the 1970 season.
Season Effects[]
| Storm name |
Dates active | Storm category at peak intensity |
Max 1-min wind mph (km/h) |
Min. press. (mbar) |
Areas affected | Damage (USD) |
Deaths | |||
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| Alex | June 2 - June 7 | Category 1 hurricane | 80 (130) | 984 | Yucatan Peninsula, Cuba, Florida, Bahamas | 15 (2018 USD) | (2) | |||
| Boris | July 25 - July 28 | Tropical storm | 40 (65) | 1004 | Outer Banks of North Carolina | none | 0 | |||
| Colin | July 28 - August 3 | Tropical storm | 70 (110) | 989 | none | none | 0 | |||
| David | August 5 - August 8 | Tropical storm | 65 (100) | 997 | Texas | 2 (2018 USD) | 0 | |||
| Ethan | August 7 - August 11 | Tropical storm | 60 (95) | 995 | Bermuda | none | 0 | |||
| Fred | August 20 - September 1 | Category 5 hurricane | 160 (260) | 922 | Lesser Antilles, Venezuela, Columbia, Nicaragua, Jamaica, Honduras, Yucatan Peninsula, Cayman Islands, Cuba, Florida, Georgia, Carolina's | 8,300 (2018 USD) | 67 (4) | |||
| George | August 28 - September 12 | Category 5 hurricane | 185 (295) | 893 | Lesser Antilles, Trinidad and Tobago, Venezuela, Hispaniola (mainly Haiti), Jamaica, Cuba, Cayman Islands, Central United States | 53,700 | 428 (12) | |||
| Hector | September 4 - September 11 | Category 2 hurricane | 110 (180) | 175 | none | none | 0 | |||
| Ian | September 5 - September 9 | Tropical storm | 50 (85) | 1000 | Cape Verde | none | 0 | |||
| Jared | September 13 - September 24 | Category 4 hurricane | 150 (240) | 940 | Lesser Antilles, Haiti, Jamaica, Cuba, Cayman Islands, Yucatan Peninsula, Florida, Georgia, Alabama, Tennessee, Carolina's, Virginia | 150 (2018 USD) | 13 | |||
| Karl | September 28 - October 5 | Category 4 hurricane | 155 (250) | 933 | Cuba, Louisiana, Texas | 19,500 | 48 | |||
| Luis | October 8 - October 14 | Category 4 hurricane | 135 (220) | 937 | Nicaragua, Honduras, Cuba, Florida, Georgia | 3,600 | 28 (5) | |||
| Michael | November 5 - November 11 | Category 3 hurricane | 120 (195) | 958 | Panama, Nicaragua, Honduras, Guatemala, Belize, Mexico | 1,000 (2018 USD) | 465 | |||
| Season aggregates | ||||||||||
| 13 | June 2 - Novmeber 11 | 185 (295) | 893 | North Atlantic Ocean | 87,267 (2018 USD) | 1,049 (23) | ||||