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The 1962 Atlantic hurricane season was the least active since 1957, with eight named storms. The season officially began on June 15th and ended on November 15th, and the first storm of the season developed on July 3rd, while the last dissipated on October 22nd. The season as a whole was not damaging, only resulting in 47 deaths and $5.1 million in damages, which was much less damage than the previous two seasons, both of which were near $2 billion. Overall, no powerful systems affected land, with the most powerful landfall being at category 2 intensity in Cape Cod. The strongest storm of the season, Hallie, was a high end category 3 hurricane that stayed offshore and resulted in no impacts on land, while the other major of the season, Flossie, approached close to Canada as a category 2, but ultimately failed to make landfall.

The deadliest storm of the season was Alma, which dropped relatively large amounts of rain over Hispaniola, causing 24 fatalities, with the next deadliest storm, Greta, also dumping large amounts of rain, with Central America suffering 13 fatalities. The rest of the fatalities were caused by other systems in the season. The costliest storm of the season was Becky, which brought high winds to the United States Eastern Seaboard, costing $3.3 million.

Seasonal summary[]

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Systems[]

Tropical Storm Alma[]

Tropical storm (SSHWS)
Temporary cyclone north Alma 1962 track(GFC5WMHB)
DurationJuly 3 – July 7
Peak intensity65 mph (100 km/h) (1-min) 988 mbar (hPa)

Tropical Depression Two[]

Tropical depression (SSHWS)
Typhoon 1962 Vera Two 1962 track(GFC5WMHB)
DurationAugust 9 – August 11
Peak intensity35 mph (55 km/h) (1-min) 1006 mbar (hPa)

Hurricane Becky[]

Category 2 hurricane (SSHWS)
Typhoon Amy TIROS V 31 aug 1962 2322Z Becky 1962 track(GFC5WMHB)
DurationAugust 26 – August 30
Peak intensity110 mph (175 km/h) (1-min) 972 mbar (hPa)

Tropical Storm Celia[]

Tropical storm (SSHWS)
Tropical Storm Arlene 1963 Celia 1962 track(GFC5WMHB)
DurationAugust 27 – August 28
Peak intensity45 mph (75 km/h) (1-min) 999 mbar (hPa)

Tropical Storm Daisy[]

Tropical storm (SSHWS)
Temporary cyclone north Daisy 1962 track(GFC5WMHB)
DurationAugust 27 – August 31
Peak intensity70 mph (110 km/h) (1-min) 1001 mbar (hPa)

Hurricane Ella[]

Category 1 hurricane (SSHWS)
Typhoon Emma (1962) Ella 1962 track(GFC5WMHB)
DurationSeptember 13 – September 20
Peak intensity80 mph (130 km/h) (1-min) 983 mbar (hPa)

Tropical Depression Seven[]

Tropical depression (SSHWS)
Temporary cyclone north Seven 1962 track(GFC5WMHB)
DurationSeptember 20 – September 21
Peak intensity35 mph (55 km/h) (1-min) 1008 mbar (hPa)

Hurricane Flossie[]

Category 3 hurricane (SSHWS)
Sarah 1962 Flossie 1962 track(GFC5WMHB)
DurationSeptember 30 – October 10
Peak intensity120 mph (195 km/h) (1-min) 953 mbar (hPa)

Tropical Storm Gerda[]

Tropical storm (SSHWS)
Temporary cyclone north Greta 1962 track(GFC5WMHB)
DurationOctober 3 – October 5
Peak intensity40 mph (65 km/h) (1-min) 1001 mbar (hPa)

Hurricane Hallie[]

Category 3 hurricane (SSHWS)
Typhoon Opal TIROS V 24 aug 1962 0810Z Hallie 1962 track(GFC5WMHB)
DurationOctober 14 – October 22
Peak intensity125 mph (205 km/h) (1-min) 946 mbar (hPa)

Storm names[]

The following names were used for named storms (tropical storms and hurricanes) that formed in the North Atlantic in 1962. Names that were not assigned are marked in gray. Because of the season's relatively low impact, no storms were retired during the 1962 season, and none of the storms below were used for the first time.

  • Alma
  • Becky
  • Celia
  • Daisy
  • Ella
  • Flossie
  • Greta
  • Hallie
  • Inez (unused)
  • Judith (unused)
  • Kendra (unused)
  • Lois (unused)
  • Marsha (unused)
  • Noreen (unused)
  • Orpha (unused)
  • Patty (unused)
  • Rena (unused)
  • Sherry (unused)
  • Thora (unused)
  • Vicky (unused)
  • Wilma (unused)
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