Hurricanes

The 1963 season

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

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Tracks

The track of every 1963 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

10 storms, 10 at tropical storm strength, 7 hurricanes, 3 major; accumulated cyclone energy 112.1.

Eastern Pacific

8 storms, 8 at tropical storm strength, 4 hurricanes, 0 major; accumulated cyclone energy 36.5.

Western Pacific

38 storms, 25 at tropical storm strength, 19 typhoons, 14 major; accumulated cyclone energy 386.0.

North Indian

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

South Indian

18 storms, 6 at tropical storm strength, 1 at hurricane force, 0 major; accumulated cyclone energy 8.8.

South Pacific

32 storms, 6 at tropical storm strength, 0 at hurricane force, 0 major; accumulated cyclone energy 3.5.

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.