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1979 Atlantic hurricane season

The 1979 Atlantic season had 9 storms of tropical-storm strength or more, 5 of them hurricanes and 2 major (Category 3 or stronger). One reached Category 5: David.

The first storm was tracked from June 11, 1979 and the last ended on November 10, 1979. The strongest by wind was Hurricane David (1979), at 175 mph (280 km/h). The season's accumulated cyclone energy (ACE) was 92.9.

Storms
9
Hurricanes
5
Major
2
Category 5
1
ACE
92.9
Every storm of the season, coloured by strength.

DepressionTropical stormCat 1Cat 2Cat 3Cat 4Cat 5

Storms

StormDatesPeakPressureStrongestLandfalls
Unnamed tropical depression 1, 1979 AtlanticJun 11 – Jun 1635 mph—Tropical depression—
Tropical Storm AnaJun 19 – Jun 2460 mph1005 mbTropical storm—
Unnamed tropical depression 3, 1979 AtlanticJul 8 – Jul 1330 mph—Tropical depression—
Hurricane BobJul 9 – Jul 1675 mph986 mbCategory 1 hurricane—
Unnamed tropical depression 5, 1979 AtlanticJul 10 – Jul 1335 mph—Tropical depression—
Tropical Storm ClaudetteJul 15 – Jul 2950 mph997 mbTropical storm—
Unnamed tropical depression 7, 1979 AtlanticJul 23 – Jul 2635 mph—Tropical depression—
Unnamed tropical depression 8, 1979 AtlanticJul 31 – Aug 635 mph—Tropical depression—
Hurricane DavidAug 25 – Sep 8175 mph924 mbCategory 5 hurricane—
Unnamed tropical depression 10, 1979 AtlanticAug 25 – Aug 2835 mph—Tropical depression—
Hurricane FredericAug 29 – Sep 15130 mph943 mbCategory 4 hurricane—
Tropical Storm ElenaAug 30 – Sep 240 mph1004 mbTropical storm—
Unnamed tropical depression 13, 1979 AtlanticSep 1 – Sep 635 mph—Tropical depression—
Hurricane GloriaSep 4 – Sep 15100 mph975 mbCategory 2 hurricane—
Hurricane HenriSep 15 – Sep 2485 mph983 mbCategory 1 hurricane—
Unnamed tropical depression 16, 1979 AtlanticSep 16 – Sep 2135 mph—Tropical depression—
Unnamed tropical depression 17, 1979 AtlanticOct 12 – Oct 2035 mph—Tropical depression—
Unnamed tropical storm 18, 1979 AtlanticOct 23 – Oct 2575 mph980 mbTropical storm—
Unnamed tropical depression 19, 1979 AtlanticOct 24 – Oct 2935 mph—Tropical depression—
Unnamed tropical depression 20, 1979 AtlanticNov 7 – Nov 1035 mph—Tropical depression—