The 1979 season

20 storms, 9 at tropical storm strength, 6 hurricanes, 2 major; accumulated cyclone energy 91.3.

• Unnamed tropical depressionNorth Atlantic · 1979Tropical Depression30 kt
• Tropical Storm AnaNorth Atlantic · 1979Tropical Storm50 kt · 1005 mb
• Unnamed tropical depressionNorth Atlantic · 1979Tropical Depression25 kt
• Hurricane BobNorth Atlantic · 1979Cat 165 kt · 986 mb
• Unnamed tropical depressionNorth Atlantic · 1979Tropical Depression30 kt
• Tropical Storm ClaudetteNorth Atlantic · 1979Tropical Storm45 kt · 997 mb
• Unnamed tropical depressionNorth Atlantic · 1979Tropical Depression30 kt
• Unnamed tropical depressionNorth Atlantic · 1979Tropical Depression30 kt
• Hurricane DavidNorth Atlantic · 1979Cat 5150 kt · 924 mb
• Unnamed tropical depressionNorth Atlantic · 1979Tropical Depression30 kt
• Hurricane FredericNorth Atlantic · 1979Cat 4115 kt · 943 mb
• Tropical Storm ElenaNorth Atlantic · 1979Tropical Storm35 kt · 1004 mb
• Unnamed tropical depressionNorth Atlantic · 1979Tropical Depression30 kt
• Hurricane GloriaNorth Atlantic · 1979Cat 285 kt · 975 mb
• Hurricane HenriNorth Atlantic · 1979Cat 175 kt · 983 mb
• Unnamed tropical depressionNorth Atlantic · 1979Tropical Depression30 kt
• Unnamed tropical depressionNorth Atlantic · 1979Tropical Depression30 kt
• Unnamed hurricaneNorth Atlantic · 1979Cat 165 kt · 980 mb
• Unnamed tropical depressionNorth Atlantic · 1979Tropical Depression30 kt
• Unnamed tropical depressionNorth Atlantic · 1979Tropical Depression30 kt

13 storms, 10 at tropical storm strength, 6 hurricanes, 4 major; accumulated cyclone energy 57.4.

• Hurricane AndresEastern Pacific · 1979Cat 285 kt
• Unnamed tropical depressionEastern Pacific · 1979Tropical Depression25 kt
• Tropical Storm BlancaEastern Pacific · 1979Tropical Storm45 kt
• Tropical Storm CarlosEastern Pacific · 1979Tropical Storm45 kt
• Unnamed tropical depressionEastern Pacific · 1979Tropical Depression29 kt
• Hurricane DoloresEastern Pacific · 1979Cat 3105 kt
• Hurricane EnriqueEastern Pacific · 1979Cat 4125 kt
• Hurricane FefaEastern Pacific · 1979Cat 3100 kt
• Unnamed tropical depressionEastern Pacific · 1979Tropical Depression25 kt
• Hurricane GuillermoEastern Pacific · 1979Cat 165 kt
• Tropical Storm HildaEastern Pacific · 1979Tropical Storm40 kt
• Hurricane IgnacioEastern Pacific · 1979Cat 4125 kt · 938 mb
• Tropical Storm JimenaEastern Pacific · 1979Tropical Storm55 kt

37 storms, 23 at tropical storm strength, 14 typhoons, 8 major; accumulated cyclone energy 278.6.

• Typhoon AliceWestern Pacific · 1979Cat 3110 kt · 930 mb
• Typhoon BessWestern Pacific · 1979Cat 290 kt · 955 mb
• Typhoon CecilWestern Pacific · 1979Cat 180 kt · 965 mb
• Tropical Storm DotWestern Pacific · 1979Tropical Storm40 kt · 985 mb
• Unnamed tropical depressionWestern Pacific · 1979Tropical Depression30 kt · 992 mb
• Unnamed tropical depressionWestern Pacific · 1979Tropical Depression
• Unnamed tropical depressionWestern Pacific · 1979Tropical Depression
• Typhoon EllisWestern Pacific · 1979Cat 285 kt · 955 mb
• Tropical Storm FayeWestern Pacific · 1979Tropical Storm40 kt · 990 mb
• Unnamed tropical depressionWestern Pacific · 1979Tropical Depression20 kt
• Super Typhoon HopeWestern Pacific · 1979Cat 4130 kt · 900 mb
• Tropical Storm GordonWestern Pacific · 1979Tropical Storm60 kt · 975 mb
• Unnamed tropical depressionWestern Pacific · 1979Tropical Depression25 kt
• Unnamed tropical depressionWestern Pacific · 1979Tropical Depression
• Unnamed tropical depressionWestern Pacific · 1979Tropical Depression
• Typhoon IrvingWestern Pacific · 1979Cat 290 kt · 955 mb
• Unnamed tropical depressionWestern Pacific · 1979Tropical Depression
• Unnamed tropical depressionWestern Pacific · 1979Tropical Depression
• Super Typhoon JudyWestern Pacific · 1979Cat 4135 kt · 910 mb
• Unnamed tropical depressionWestern Pacific · 1979Tropical Depression20 kt
• Unnamed tropical depressionWestern Pacific · 1979Tropical Depression
• Tropical Storm KenWestern Pacific · 1979Tropical Storm60 kt · 984 mb
• Typhoon LolaWestern Pacific · 1979Cat 290 kt · 950 mb
• Typhoon MacWestern Pacific · 1979Cat 170 kt · 985 mb
• Tropical Storm NancyWestern Pacific · 1979Tropical Storm45 kt · 992 mb
• Typhoon OwenWestern Pacific · 1979Cat 3110 kt · 920 mb
• Tropical Storm PamelaWestern Pacific · 1979Tropical Storm45 kt · 994 mb
• Unnamed tropical depressionWestern Pacific · 1979Tropical Depression
• Typhoon SarahWestern Pacific · 1979Cat 3110 kt · 930 mb
• Tropical Storm RogerWestern Pacific · 1979Tropical Storm45 kt · 985 mb
• Super Typhoon TipWestern Pacific · 1979Cat 5165 kt · 870 mb
• Unnamed tropical depressionWestern Pacific · 1979Tropical Depression
• Super Typhoon VeraWestern Pacific · 1979Cat 5140 kt · 915 mb
• Tropical Storm WayneWestern Pacific · 1979Tropical Storm50 kt · 990 mb
• Typhoon AbbyWestern Pacific · 1979Cat 3110 kt · 950 mb
• Unnamed tropical depressionWestern Pacific · 1979Tropical Depression30 kt
• Tropical Storm BenWestern Pacific · 1979Tropical Storm60 kt · 994 mb

7 storms, 5 at tropical storm strength, 1 at hurricane force, 0 major; accumulated cyclone energy 15.1.

• Unnamed cycloneNorth Indian · 1979Cat 285 kt
• Unnamed tropical stormNorth Indian · 1979Tropical Storm50 kt
• Unnamed tropical stormNorth Indian · 1979Tropical Storm55 kt
• Unnamed tropical depressionNorth Indian · 1979Tropical Depression25 kt
• Unnamed tropical stormNorth Indian · 1979Tropical Storm35 kt
• Unnamed tropical stormNorth Indian · 1979Tropical Storm40 kt
• Unnamed tropical depressionNorth Indian · 1979Tropical Depression30 kt

16 storms, 12 at tropical storm strength, 5 at hurricane force, 1 major; accumulated cyclone energy 55.8.

• Unnamed tropical stormSouth Indian · 1979Tropical Storm40 kt
• Cyclone AngeleSouth Indian · 1979Cyclone82 kt · 941 mb
• Unnamed tropical stormSouth Indian · 1979Tropical Storm55 kt
• Cyclone BenjamineSouth Indian · 1979Cyclone82 kt · 941 mb
• Cyclone CelineSouth Indian · 1979Cyclone92 kt · 927 mb
• Tropical Depression DoraSouth Indian · 1979Tropical Depression28 kt · 997 mb
• Tropical Storm EstelleSouth Indian · 1979Tropical Storm36 kt · 991 mb
• Tropical Depression FatouSouth Indian · 1979Tropical Depression28 kt · 997 mb
• Cyclone HazelSouth Indian · 1979Cat 3100 kt · 936 mb
• Tropical Depression GelieSouth Indian · 1979Tropical Depression28 kt · 997 mb
• Tropical Storm IvanSouth Indian · 1979Tropical Storm60 kt · 988 mb
• Tropical Depression HeliosSouth Indian · 1979Tropical Depression28 kt · 997 mb
• Cyclone IdylleSouth Indian · 1979Cyclone95 kt · 927 mb
• Tropical Storm JaneSouth Indian · 1979Tropical Storm35 kt · 988 mb
• Unnamed tropical stormSouth Indian · 1979Tropical Storm50 kt
• Tropical Storm KevinSouth Indian · 1979Tropical Storm50 kt · 986 mb

12 storms, 11 at tropical storm strength, 4 at hurricane force, 2 major; accumulated cyclone energy 91.7.

• Tropical Storm FaySouth Pacific · 1979Tropical Storm55 kt · 980 mb
• Tropical Storm PeterSouth Pacific · 1979Tropical Storm50 kt · 980 mb
• Cyclone GordonSouth Pacific · 1979Cat 175 kt · 965 mb
• Tropical Storm GretaSouth Pacific · 1979Tropical Storm50 kt · 986 mb
• Tropical Storm HenrySouth Pacific · 1979Tropical Storm50 kt · 980 mb
• Unnamed tropical stormSouth Pacific · 1979Tropical Storm40 kt
• Cyclone KerrySouth Pacific · 1979Cat 3105 kt · 945 mb
• Cyclone RosaSouth Pacific · 1979Cat 295 kt · 955 mb
• Tropical Storm LeslieSouth Pacific · 1979Tropical Storm55 kt · 980 mb
• Cyclone MeliSouth Pacific · 1979Cat 4115 kt · 945 mb
• Unnamed tropical depressionSouth Pacific · 1979Tropical Depression
• Tropical Storm StanSouth Pacific · 1979Tropical Storm35 kt · 995 mb

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.