1908 Atlantic hurricane season
| 1908 Atlantic hurricane season |
Season summary map
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| Seasonal boundaries |
| First system formed |
March 6, 1908 |
| Last system dissipated |
October 23, 1908 |
| Strongest storm |
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| Name |
Six |
| • Maximum winds |
120 mph (195 km/h) |
| Seasonal statistics |
| Total depressions |
13 |
| Total storms |
10 |
| Hurricanes |
6 |
Major hurricanes
(Cat. 3+) |
1 |
| Total fatalities |
Unknown |
| Total damage |
Unknown |
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Atlantic hurricane seasons
1906, 1907, 1908, 1909, 1910
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| Category 2 hurricane (SSHWS) |
|
|
| Duration |
March 6 – March 9 |
| Peak intensity |
100 mph (155 km/h) (1-min) <991 mbar (hPa) |
| Category 1 hurricane (SSHWS) |
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|
| Duration |
May 24 – May 31 |
| Peak intensity |
75 mph (120 km/h) (1-min) 989 mbar (hPa) |
| Category 1 hurricane (SSHWS) |
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| Duration |
July 24 – August 2 |
| Peak intensity |
80 mph (130 km/h) (1-min) 985 mbar (hPa) |
| Tropical storm (SSHWS) |
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| Duration |
July 29 – August 3 |
| Peak intensity |
60 mph (95 km/h) (1-min) |
| Tropical storm (SSHWS) |
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| Duration |
August 30 – September 2 |
| Peak intensity |
50 mph (85 km/h) (1-min) |
| Category 3 hurricane (SSHWS) |
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|
| Duration |
September 7 – September 18 |
| Peak intensity |
120 mph (195 km/h) (1-min) |
| Tropical storm (SSHWS) |
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| Duration |
September 16 – September 18 |
| Peak intensity |
70 mph (110 km/h) (1-min) |
| Category 2 hurricane (SSHWS) |
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| Duration |
September 21 – October 7 |
| Peak intensity |
110 mph (175 km/h) (1-min) <971 mbar (hPa) |
| Category 2 hurricane (SSHWS) |
|
|
| Duration |
October 14 – October 19 |
| Peak intensity |
105 mph (165 km/h) (1-min) |
The 1908 Atlantic hurricane season ran from June 1 to November 30 in 1908. These dates conventionally delimit the year in which most tropical cyclones form in the Atlantic basin. However, this season got off to a very early start, with a Category 2 hurricane forming on March 6, making it the third earliest hurricane on record to form in the Atlantic Basin after Hurricane One in 1938 and Hurricane Alex in 2016, and the only known Atlantic tropical cyclone to exist in the month of March. Another hurricane formed and existed during the last week of May, and became the earliest hurricane to hit the U.S. in recorded history. Cape Hatteras was affected by two hurricanes and one tropical storm this year. Overall, this season was near average with 10 tropical storms forming.
The season's first tropical cyclone was initially observed by a ship at 12:00 UTC on March 6 while located about 430 mi (690 km) northeast of Barbuda. Tracking in an unusual south-southwest direction, the storm intensified into a Category 1 hurricane on the modern day Saffir–Simpson hurricane wind scale. Shortly before reaching the United States Virgin Islands early on March 8, the hurricane intensified into a Category 2 hurricane, peaking with maximum sustained winds of 100 mph (155 km/h) and a minimum barometric pressure of 991 mbar (29.3 inHg), which was observed in Basseterre, Saint Kitts and Nevis. Once in the Caribbean Sea on March 8, the system slowly began to weaken, losing hurricane status the following morning. The storm was last noted about 130 mi (210 km) north of Blanquilla Island late on March 9.
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