Hurricanes

The 1938 season

66 tropical cyclones worldwide, from NOAA’s IBTrACS archive.

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Tracks

The track of every 1938 storm in every basin on one map, colored by the strength it held at each point. Each storm is listed below with its own page.

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North Atlantic

9 storms, 9 at tropical storm strength, 4 hurricanes, 2 major; accumulated cyclone energy 77.6.

Western Pacific

31 storms, 0 at tropical storm strength, 0 typhoons, 0 major; accumulated cyclone energy 0.0.

North Indian

9 storms, 0 at tropical storm strength, 0 at hurricane force, 0 major; accumulated cyclone energy 0.0.

South Indian

15 storms, 0 at tropical storm strength, 0 at hurricane force, 0 major; accumulated cyclone energy 0.0.

South Pacific

2 storms, 0 at tropical storm strength, 0 at hurricane force, 0 major; accumulated cyclone energy 0.0.

Sources

Storm history from NOAA NCEI’s International Best Track Archive for Climate Stewardship (IBTrACS), which merges the official best track of every warning agency. Live storms, cones, watches and warnings from the National Hurricane Center and the Central Pacific Hurricane Center. Archived radar from NOAA’s Level II archive.