1913 Atlantic hurricane season
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The 1913 Atlantic hurricane season was the third consecutive year with a tropical cyclone developing before June. The first system, a tropical depression, developed on May 5 while the last transitioned into an extratropical cyclone on October 30. Of note, the seventh and eighth cyclones existed simultaneously from August 30 to September 4.
1913 Atlantic hurricane season | |
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Seasonal boundaries | |
First system formed | May 5, 1913 |
Last system dissipated | October 30, 1913 |
Strongest storm | |
Name | Four |
• Maximum winds | 85 mph (140 km/h) (1-minute sustained) |
• Lowest pressure | 976 mbar (hPa; 28.82 inHg) |
Seasonal statistics | |
Total depressions | 10 |
Total storms | 6 |
Hurricanes | 4 |
Total fatalities | 6 |
Total damage | At least $4 million (1913 USD) |
Related articles | |
Atlantic hurricane seasons 1911, 1912, 1913, 1914, 1915 |
Of the season's ten tropical cyclones, six became tropical storms and four strengthened into hurricanes. Furthermore, none of these strengthened into a major hurricane—Category 3 or higher on the modern-day Saffir–Simpson hurricane wind scale—marking the sixth such occurrence since 1900.[1] The strongest hurricane of the season peaked as only a Category 1 with winds of 85 mph (137 km/h). That system left five deaths and at least $4 million in damage in North Carolina. The first hurricane of the season also caused one fatality in Texas, while damage in South Carolina from the fifth hurricane reached at least $75,000.
The season's activity was reflected with an accumulated cyclone energy (ACE) rating of 36,[1] below the 1911–1920 average of 58.7.[2] ACE is a metric used to express the energy used by a tropical cyclone during its lifetime. Therefore, a storm with a longer duration will have high values of ACE. It is only calculated at six-hour increments in which specific tropical and subtropical systems are either at or above sustained wind speeds of 39 mph (63 km/h), which is the threshold for tropical storm intensity. Thus, tropical depressions are not included here.[1]