Note: This report catalogs recent tropical cyclones across the North Atlantic and East Pacific and places each basin’s tropical cyclone activity in a climate-scale context. It is not updated in real time. Users seeking the real time status and forecasts of tropical cyclones should visit The National Hurricane Center.
Hurricanes and Tropical Storms - May 2019 | State of the Climate | National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI)
Note: This report catalogs recent tropical cyclones across the North Atlantic and East Pacific and places each basin's tropical cyclone activity in a climate-scale context. It is not updated in real time. Users seeking real time status and forecasts of tropical cyclones should visit The National Hurricane Center.

North Atlantic

January–May 2019 Tropical Cyclone Counts
Storm Type January–May
2019		 January–May
1981-2010 Average		 Record Most for January–May
Period of Record: 1851-2018
Tropical Storm
(Winds > 39 mph)		 1 0.17
(one every 6 years)		 2
(1887, 1908, 1951, 2012, 2016)
Hurricane
(Winds > 74 mph)		 0 0 2
(1908)
Major Hurricane
(Winds > 111 mph)		 0 0 0

January–May 2019 Individual Tropical Cyclones
Name Dates of winds
>39 mph		 Maximum
Sustained Winds		 Minimum
Central Pressure		 Landfall
Subtropical Storm Andrea May 20th –21st 40 mph 1006 mb N/A

Significant Events


NOAA Satellite image of Andrea
Source: NOAA


Subtropical Storm Andrea's formation on May 20 marked the fifth year in a row with named storm before the official start of the Atlantic Hurricane Season on June 1. Subtropical storms are hybrid systems that have characterstics in common with both tropical and extratropical (midlatitude) storms. Like many subtropical storms, Andrea developed from a circulation that broke off the southern end of a cold front. However, it took only 24 hours for it to be re-absorbed back into another front and lose its subtropical characteristics.

East Pacific

January–May 2019 Tropical Cyclone Counts
Storm Type January–May
2019		 January–May
1981-2010 Average		 Record Most for January–May
Period of Record: 1851-2018
Tropical Storm
(Winds >39 mph)		 0 0.75
(three every four years)		 2
(1956, 1984, 1992, 2007, 2012, 2013)
Hurricane
(Winds >74 mph)		 0 0.3
(one every three years)		 1
(16 years, including 2012–2016)
Major Hurricane
(Winds >111 mph)		 0 0.1
(one every ten years)		 1
(1992, 2001, 2002, 2012, 2014, 2015)

Citing This Report

NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Monthly Tropical Cyclones Report for May 2019, published online June 2019, retrieved on July 25, 2024 from https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/access/monitoring/monthly-report/tropical-cyclones/201905.