Hurricanes

The 1989 season

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

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Tracks

The track of every 1989 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

15 storms, 11 at tropical storm strength, 7 hurricanes, 2 major; accumulated cyclone energy 134.8.

Eastern Pacific

27 storms, 18 at tropical storm strength, 9 hurricanes, 4 major; accumulated cyclone energy 115.6.

Western Pacific

40 storms, 30 at tropical storm strength, 21 typhoons, 9 major; accumulated cyclone energy 325.3.

North Indian

7 storms, 3 at tropical storm strength, 0 at hurricane force, 0 major; accumulated cyclone energy 3.0.

South Indian

21 storms, 19 at tropical storm strength, 13 at hurricane force, 6 major; accumulated cyclone energy 178.0.

South Pacific

14 storms, 14 at tropical storm strength, 6 at hurricane force, 4 major; accumulated cyclone energy 111.4.

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.