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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
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
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
AL02
Jul 8-13
BLANCA
Jun 21-25
CECIL *
Apr 8-21
UNNAMED *
Sep 16-25
UNNAMED
Dec 20-26
GORDON *
Jan 2-12
BOB *
Jul 9-16
CARLOS
Jul 14-16
DOT *
May 6-17
AL01
Sep 21-23
BENJAMINE
Jan 3-14
GRETA *
Jan 8-16
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
CLAUDETTE *
Jul 15-29
DOLORES
Jul 17-23
AL03
May 17-20
AL05
Nov 13-17
DORA *
Feb 4-14
UNNAMED *
Feb 1-7
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
AL07 *
Jul 31-Aug 6
FEFA
Aug 21-25
ELLIS *
Jun 23-Jul 7
FATOU
Feb 14-18
ROSA *
Feb 11-Mar 4
DAVID *
Aug 25-Sep 8
UNNAMED *
Sep 4-4
FAYE
Jun 28-Jul 9
GELIE
Mar 7-14
LESLIE
Feb 20-23
UNNAMED *
Aug 25-28
GUILLERMO
Sep 8-13
AL04
Jul 23-27
HAZEL *
Mar 7-14
MELI
Mar 24-31
FREDERIC *
Aug 29-Sep 15
HILDA
Oct 4-6
HOPE *
Jul 24-Aug 10
IVAN
Mar 16-21
UNNAMED
Mar 30-Apr 3
ELENA *
Aug 30-Sep 2
IGNACIO *
Oct 23-30
GORDON *
Jul 25-31
HELIOS
Mar 23-31
STAN *
Apr 3-17
UNNAMED
Sep 1-6
JIMENA
Nov 15-18
AL08
Aug 2-7
IDYLLE
Apr 4-20
GLORIA
Sep 4-15
UNNAMED *
Aug 3-10
JANE
Apr 7-13
HENRI
Sep 15-24
UNNAMED
Aug 6-12
UNNAMED
Apr 28-May 6
UNNAMED
Sep 16-21
IRVING *
Aug 7-20
KEVIN
May 2-12
UNNAMED *
Oct 12-20
UNNAMED
Aug 8-9
UNNAMED *
Oct 23-25
UNNAMED
Aug 12-18
UNNAMED *
Oct 24-29
JUDY *
Aug 15-27
AL03
Nov 7-10
UNNAMED
Aug 16-20
UNNAMED
Aug 27-30
KEN *
Aug 30-Sep 10
LOLA
Aug 31-Sep 10
MAC *
Sep 11-25
NANCY *
Sep 15-25
OWEN *
Sep 19-Oct 3
PAMELA
Sep 23-26
AL03 *
Sep 25-29
SARAH *
Sep 28-Oct 17
ROGER
Sep 30-Oct 10
TIP *
Oct 2-22
UNNAMED
Oct 17-21
VERA *
Oct 27-Nov 10
WAYNE *
Nov 7-13
ABBY
Nov 29-Dec 15
UNNAMED
Nov 29-Dec 2
BEN *
Dec 16-23