1932 Atlantic hurricane season
| 1932 Atlantic hurricane season |
Season summary map
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| Seasonal boundaries |
| First system formed |
May 5, 1932 |
| Last system dissipated |
November 10, 1932 |
| Strongest storm |
|
| Name |
"Cuba" |
| • Maximum winds |
175 mph (280 km/h)
(1-minute sustained) |
| • Lowest pressure |
915 mbar (hPa; 27.02 inHg) |
| Seasonal statistics |
| Total storms |
15 |
| Hurricanes |
6 |
Major hurricanes
(Cat. 3+) |
4 |
| Total fatalities |
at least 3,384 direct, 1 indirect |
| Total damage |
$77.706 million (1932 USD) |
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Atlantic hurricane seasons
1930, 1931, 1932, 1933, 1934
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| Tropical storm (SSHWS) |
|
|
| Duration |
May 5 – May 10 |
| Peak intensity |
65 mph (100 km/h) (1-min) 995 mbar (hPa) |
| Category 4 hurricane (SSHWS) |
|
|
| Duration |
August 12 – August 15 |
| Peak intensity |
150 mph (240 km/h) (1-min) 935 mbar (hPa) |
| Category 1 hurricane (SSHWS) |
|
|
| Duration |
August 26 – September 2 |
| Peak intensity |
85 mph (140 km/h) (1-min) 979 mbar (hPa) |
| Category 5 hurricane (SSHWS) |
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|
| Duration |
August 30 – September 9 |
| Peak intensity |
160 mph (260 km/h) (1-min) ≤ 921 mbar (hPa) |
| Tropical storm (SSHWS) |
|
|
| Duration |
September 4 – September 7 |
| Peak intensity |
70 mph (110 km/h) (1-min) 992 mbar (hPa) |
| Tropical storm (SSHWS) |
|
|
| Duration |
September 9 – September 18 (extratropical after September 15)
|
| Peak intensity |
60 mph (95 km/h) (1-min) 999 mbar (hPa) |
| Tropical storm (SSHWS) |
|
|
| Duration |
September 16 – September 26 (extratropical after September 23)
|
| Peak intensity |
65 mph (100 km/h) (1-min) 994 mbar (hPa) |
| Tropical storm (SSHWS) |
|
|
| Duration |
September 18 – September 21 (extratropical after September 20)
|
| Peak intensity |
65 mph (100 km/h) (1-min) 998 mbar (hPa) |
| Category 4 hurricane (SSHWS) |
|
|
| Duration |
September 25 – October 2 |
| Peak intensity |
145 mph (230 km/h) (1-min) 943 mbar (hPa) |
The 1932 Atlantic hurricane season was the period during 1932 in which tropical cyclones formed in the Atlantic Basin. It was a relatively active season, with fifteen known storms, six hurricanes, and four major hurricanes. Two storms attained Category 5 intensity, the first known occurrence in which multiple Category 5 hurricanes formed in the same year. The season began with the formation of Tropical Storm One on May 5, and ended with the dissipation of Hurricane Fourteen, also known as the 1932 Cuba hurricane, on November 14. Tropical cyclones that did not approach populated areas or shipping lanes, especially if they were relatively weak and of short duration, may have remained undetected. Because technologies such as satellite monitoring were not available until the 1960s, historical data on tropical cyclones from this period are often not reliable. The Atlantic hurricane reanalysis project discovered four new tropical cyclones, all of which were tropical storms, that occurred during the year. These storms were later added to the HURDAT database.
In total, the season resulted in at least 3,384 fatalities and at least $77.706 million in damages. A strong hurricane struck Freeport, Texas in mid–August, severely affecting a large swath of the coast. A Category 5 hurricane, the first of the season, devastated areas of The Bahamas, especially the Abaco Islands. Another strong Category 4 hurricane struck Puerto Rico in late September, leaving catastrophic damage and causing $30 million in damages. A second Category 5 hurricane in early November became one of the deadliest hurricanes of the 20th century after making landfall on Cuba and killing at least 3,103 people. A hurricane and four other tropical storms made landfalls during the season.
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