1935 Atlantic hurricane season
| 1935 Atlantic hurricane season | |
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Season summary map
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| Seasonal boundaries | |
| First system formed | May 15, 1935 |
| Last system dissipated | November 14, 1935 |
| Strongest storm | |
| Name | "Labor Day" (Third most intense hurricane in the Atlantic basin) |
| • Maximum winds | 185 mph (295 km/h) (1-minute sustained) |
| • Lowest pressure | 892 mbar (hPa; 26.34 inHg) |
| Seasonal statistics | |
| Total depressions | 10 |
| Total storms | 8 |
| Hurricanes | 5 |
| Major hurricanes (Cat. 3+) |
3 |
| Total fatalities | 2,679 total |
| Total damage | > $42 million (1935 USD) |
| Tropical storm (SSHWS) | |
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| Duration | May 15 – May 18 |
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| Peak intensity | 60 mph (95 km/h) (1-min) 1003 mbar (hPa) |
| Category 4 hurricane (SSHWS) | |
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| Duration | August 16 – August 25 |
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| Peak intensity | 130 mph (215 km/h) (1-min) < 955 mbar (hPa) |
| Category 5 hurricane (SSHWS) | |
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| Duration | August 29 – September 6 |
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| Peak intensity | 185 mph (295 km/h) (1-min) 892 mbar (hPa) |
| Tropical storm (SSHWS) | |
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| Duration | August 30 – September 2 |
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| Peak intensity | 60 mph (95 km/h) (1-min) 1001 mbar (hPa) |
| Category 4 hurricane (SSHWS) | |
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| Duration | September 23 – October 2 |
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| Peak intensity | 140 mph (220 km/h) (1-min) < 945 mbar (hPa) |
| Category 1 hurricane (SSHWS) | |
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| Duration | October 18 – October 27 |
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| Peak intensity | 85 mph (140 km/h) (1-min) 988 mbar (hPa) |
| Category 2 hurricane (SSHWS) | |
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| Duration | October 30 – November 8 |
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| Peak intensity | 105 mph (165 km/h) (1-min) 964 mbar (hPa) |
| Tropical storm (SSHWS) | |
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| Duration | November 3 – November 14 |
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| Peak intensity | 45 mph (75 km/h) (1-min) 1001 mbar (hPa) |
The 1935 Atlantic hurricane season ran from June 16 through October 31, 1935. The 1935 season featured below average activity, but it was eventful. A Category 1 hurricane in the Caribbean killed an estimated 2,150 people in the Greater Antilles and Central America. A Category 3 storm hit central Cuba and grazed Miami. An extratropical hurricane hit Newfoundland. The third tropical cyclone of the season struck the Florida Keys in southern Florida as a Category 5 hurricane; it remains the strongest landfalling hurricane in the United States (and anywhere in the Atlantic basin). A rare November hurricane also affected the Miami—Fort Lauderdale area.
The season's activity was reflected with an accumulated cyclone energy (ACE) rating of 106 units, ranking it as a near-normal year. ACE is, broadly speaking, a measure of the power of the hurricane multiplied by the length of time it existed, so storms that last a long time, as well as particularly strong hurricanes, have high ACE. It is only calculated for full advisories on tropical systems at or exceeding 39 mph (63 km/h), which is tropical storm strength.
A tropical depression developed in the northeastern Caribbean Sea on May 15. It soon struck Dominican Republic and moved northward across the island. After emerging into the Atlantic Ocean, the depression strengthened into a tropical storm on May 16. The storm then accelerated northeastward and became extratropical. on May 18, while located east-southeast of Bermuda.
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