The 2013 Atlantic hurricane season was a hyper-active season.
The season saw more activity than previously active seasons 1995, 2010, 2011 or 2012, this made it the second most active season alongside 1933.
Storms[]
Hurricane Andrea[]
Category 1 hurricane (SSHWS) | |
Duration | June 2 ā June 6 |
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Peak intensity | 75 mph (120 km/h) (1-min) 987 mbar (hPa) |
Tropical Storm Barry[]
Tropical storm (SSHWS) | |
Duration | June 13 ā June 17 |
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Peak intensity | 40 mph (65 km/h) (1-min) 1000 mbar (hPa) |
Hurricane Chantal[]
Category 3 hurricane (SSHWS) | |
Duration | June 30 ā July 6 |
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Peak intensity | 125 mph (205 km/h) (1-min) 947 mbar (hPa) |
Hurricane Dorian[]
Category 1 hurricane (SSHWS) | |
Duration | July 11 ā July 16 |
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Peak intensity | 85 mph (140 km/h) (1-min) 979 mbar (hPa) |
Hurricane Erin[]
Category 3 hurricane (SSHWS) | |
Duration | July 24 ā July 30 |
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Peak intensity | 115 mph (185 km/h) (1-min) 959 mbar (hPa) |
Hurricane Fernand[]
Category 4 hurricane (SSHWS) | |
Duration | July 31 ā August 8 |
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Peak intensity | 155 mph (250 km/h) (1-min) 924 mbar (hPa) |
Tropical Storm Gabrielle[]
Tropical storm (SSHWS) | |
Duration | August 6 ā August 11 |
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Peak intensity | 70 mph (110 km/h) (1-min) 988 mbar (hPa) |
Hurricane Humberto[]
Category 5 hurricane (SSHWS) | |
Duration | August 20 ā September 1 |
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Peak intensity | 160 mph (260 km/h) (1-min) 917 mbar (hPa) |
Hurricane Ingrid[]
Category 2 hurricane (SSHWS) | |
Duration | August 25 ā September 2 |
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Peak intensity | 110 mph (175 km/h) (1-min) 963 mbar (hPa) |
Hurricane Jerry[]
Category 4 hurricane (SSHWS) | |
Duration | August 31 ā September 7 |
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Peak intensity | 135 mph (215 km/h) (1-min) 940 mbar (hPa) |
Tropical Storm Karen[]
Tropical storm (SSHWS) | |
Duration | September 9 ā September 12 |
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Peak intensity | 45 mph (75 km/h) (1-min) 1000 mbar (hPa) |
Tropical Storm Lorenzo[]
Tropical storm (SSHWS) | |
Duration | September 10 ā September 14 |
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Peak intensity | 65 mph (100 km/h) (1-min) 989 mbar (hPa) |
Hurricane Melissa[]
Category 2 hurricane (SSHWS) | |
Duration | September 10 ā September 16 |
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Peak intensity | 100 mph (155 km/h) (1-min) 970 mbar (hPa) |
Tropical Depression Fourteen[]
Tropical depression (SSHWS) | |
Duration | September 15 ā September 17 |
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Peak intensity | 35 mph (55 km/h) (1-min) 1002 mbar (hPa) |
Hurricane Nestor[]
Category 5 hurricane (SSHWS) | |
Duration | September 21 ā October 3 |
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Peak intensity | 180 mph (285 km/h) (1-min) 900 mbar (hPa) |
Tropical Storm Olga[]
Tropical storm (SSHWS) | |
Duration | September 28 ā October 2 |
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Peak intensity | 65 mph (100 km/h) (1-min) 991 mbar (hPa) |
Hurricane Pablo[]
Category 1 hurricane (SSHWS) | |
Duration | October 19 ā October 26 |
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Peak intensity | 80 mph (130 km/h) (1-min) 984 mbar (hPa) |
Hurricane Rebekah[]
Category 2 hurricane (SSHWS) | |
Duration | October 25 ā November 1 |
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Peak intensity | 105 mph (165 km/h) (1-min) 969 mbar (hPa) |
Hurricane Sebastian[]
Category 3 hurricane (SSHWS) | |
Duration | October 31 ā November 7 |
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Peak intensity | 120 mph (195 km/h) (1-min) 949 mbar (hPa) |
Subtropical Storm Tanya[]
Subtropical storm (SSHWS) | |
Duration | November 11 ā November 15 |
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Peak intensity | 65 mph (100 km/h) (1-min) 990 mbar (hPa) |
Hurricane Van[]
Category 1 hurricane (SSHWS) | |
Duration | November 24 ā November 30 |
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Peak intensity | 90 mph (150 km/h) (1-min) 971 mbar (hPa) |
Timeline[]
Accumulated Cyclone Energy (ACE) Rating[]
ACE (104 kt2) ā Storm: Source | |||||
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1 | 40.4 | Nestor | 12 | 6.23 | Dorian |
2 | 30.0 | Humberto | 13 | 5.45 | Pablo |
3 | 27.8 | Fernand | 14 | 4.68 | Andrea |
4 | 21.9 | Jerry | 15 | 4.01 | Gabrielle |
5 | 18.5 | Chantal | 16 | 3.43 | Lorenzo |
6 | 15.7 | Sebastian | 17 | 3.07 | Tanya |
7 | 13.6 | Erin | 18 | 3.00 | Olga |
8 | 10.5 | Ingrid | 19 | 2.29 | Karen |
9 | 8.26 | Rebekah | 20 | 1.69 | Barry |
10 | 7.39 | Melissa | 21 | 0.00 | Storm |
11 | 7.00 | Van | 22 | 0.00 | Storm |
Total=234.88 |
ACE is the result of a storm's winds multiplied by how long it lasted for, so storms or subtropical storms (Originally not included up until 2012) that at lasted a long time , as well as particularly strong hurricanes , have higher ACE totals. Tropical Depressions are not included in season totals.