Key - Shading by Saffir Simpson Hurricane Scale
| Tropical Depression or Unknown or Missing |
Tropical Storm | Hurricane Cat 1 | Cat 2 | Cat 3 | Cat 4 | Cat 5 |
1979
Storms are listed in the basin where they reached their maximum intensity. Asterisks denote landfall on a major island or continent.
| Northern Atlantic | Eastern Pacific | Western Pacific | Northern Indian | Southern Indian | Southern Pacific |
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AL04
*
Jun 11-16 |
ANDRES
*
May 31-Jun 4 |
ALICE
Dec 27-Jan 15 |
AL01
*
May 5-13 |
UNNAMED
Nov 19-23 |
FAY
Dec 24-31 |
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ANA
Jun 19-24 |
AL02
May 31-Jun 1 |
BESS
Mar 18-25 |
UNNAMED
Jun 16-20 |
ANGELE
*
Dec 13-Jan 5 |
PETER
*
Dec 29-Jan 4 |
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AL02
Jul 8-13 |
BLANCA
Jun 21-25 |
CECIL
*
Apr 8-21 |
UNNAMED
*
Sep 16-25 |
UNNAMED
Dec 20-26 |
GORDON
*
Jan 2-12 |
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BOB
*
Jul 9-16 |
CARLOS
Jul 14-16 |
DOT
*
May 6-17 |
AL01
Sep 21-23 |
BENJAMINE
Jan 3-14 |
GRETA
*
Jan 8-16 |
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UNNAMED
Jul 10-13 |
UNNAMED
Jul 16-16 |
UNNAMED
May 17-26 |
UNNAMED
*
Oct 27-Nov 1 |
CELINE
Jan 31-Feb 12 |
HENRY
*
Jan 27-Feb 5 |
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CLAUDETTE
*
Jul 15-29 |
DOLORES
Jul 17-23 |
AL03
May 17-20 |
AL05
Nov 13-17 |
DORA
*
Feb 4-14 |
UNNAMED
*
Feb 1-7 |
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UNNAMED
Jul 23-26 |
ENRIQUE
Aug 17-24 |
UNNAMED
Jun 17-24 |
UNNAMED
*
Nov 23-25 |
ESTELLE
Feb 10-18 |
KERRY
*
Feb 11-Mar 5 |
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AL07
*
Jul 31-Aug 6 |
FEFA
Aug 21-25 |
ELLIS
*
Jun 23-Jul 7 |
FATOU
Feb 14-18 |
ROSA
*
Feb 11-Mar 4 |
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DAVID
*
Aug 25-Sep 8 |
UNNAMED
*
Sep 4-4 |
FAYE
Jun 28-Jul 9 |
GELIE
Mar 7-14 |
LESLIE
Feb 20-23 |
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UNNAMED
*
Aug 25-28 |
GUILLERMO
Sep 8-13 |
AL04
Jul 23-27 |
HAZEL
*
Mar 7-14 |
MELI
Mar 24-31 |
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FREDERIC
*
Aug 29-Sep 15 |
HILDA
Oct 4-6 |
HOPE
*
Jul 24-Aug 10 |
IVAN
Mar 16-21 |
UNNAMED
Mar 30-Apr 3 |
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ELENA
*
Aug 30-Sep 2 |
IGNACIO
*
Oct 23-30 |
GORDON
*
Jul 25-31 |
HELIOS
Mar 23-31 |
STAN
*
Apr 3-17 |
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UNNAMED
Sep 1-6 |
JIMENA
Nov 15-18 |
AL08
Aug 2-7 |
IDYLLE
Apr 4-20 |
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GLORIA
Sep 4-15 |
UNNAMED
*
Aug 3-10 |
JANE
Apr 7-13 |
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HENRI
Sep 15-24 |
UNNAMED
Aug 6-12 |
UNNAMED
Apr 28-May 6 |
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UNNAMED
Sep 16-21 |
IRVING
*
Aug 7-20 |
KEVIN
May 2-12 |
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UNNAMED
*
Oct 12-20 |
UNNAMED
Aug 8-9 |
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UNNAMED
*
Oct 23-25 |
UNNAMED
Aug 12-18 |
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UNNAMED
*
Oct 24-29 |
JUDY
*
Aug 15-27 |
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AL03
Nov 7-10 |
UNNAMED
Aug 16-20 |
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UNNAMED
Aug 27-30 |
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KEN
*
Aug 30-Sep 10 |
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LOLA
Aug 31-Sep 10 |
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MAC
*
Sep 11-25 |
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NANCY
*
Sep 15-25 |
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OWEN
*
Sep 19-Oct 3 |
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PAMELA
Sep 23-26 |
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AL03
*
Sep 25-29 |
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SARAH
*
Sep 28-Oct 17 |
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ROGER
Sep 30-Oct 10 |
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TIP
*
Oct 2-22 |
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UNNAMED
Oct 17-21 |
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VERA
*
Oct 27-Nov 10 |
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WAYNE
*
Nov 7-13 |
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ABBY
Nov 29-Dec 15 |
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UNNAMED
Nov 29-Dec 2 |
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BEN
*
Dec 16-23 |