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San Salvador, Bahamas (MYSM)

Location: 24.05N 74.53W

Tropical systems passing within 60nm (= 69mi.) of the island. Used latitude/longitude coordinates (24.05N, 74.53W) might not be the center of the island. Often the location of the island weather station was used, which is normally at the airport.
Please note that not only hurricanes (h1-h5) are included but also tropical storms (ts). Wind/category reported is maximum measured while the system moved through region (box). Each category storm has its own color (see color bar below; ts=tropical storm; h1=category 1 hurricane; etc., see the guide for definitions). Different projections can be selected, the island projections are most zoomed in (select if you want to see how close the systems passed by the island [not available for regions]), while the world projection most zoomed out (select when you want to see the complete path of the storm). Winds are in miles per hour. It is also calculated how close the center of the storm came to the island, the so-called closest point of approach (cpoa, in miles).

Below you can see all stormtracks for each decade since 1851 for San Salvador. All storms since 1851 in one image [colored spaghetti] can be found elsewhere. In the climatology section there is also a weekly analysis of the data which shows when the real peak of hurricane season is for San Salvador and a five-year analysis to find out if more storms have passed close by San Salvador recently.

Projection: Island | Caribbean | Atlantic | World |
[ts=tropical storm; h1=category 1 hurricane; etc.]

2010 - 2019
    date     wind  cat. cpoa  name
25 Aug 2011   109   h2   52   IRENE
25 Oct 2012   104   h2   64   SANDY
 3 Oct 2015   138   h4    0   JOAQUIN
 9 Nov 2015    46   ts    7   KATE

2000 - 2009
    date     wind  cat. cpoa  name
 2 Sep 2004   138   h4    2   FRANCES
 4 Sep 2008    63   ts   62   HANNA

1990 - 1999
    date     wind  cat. cpoa  name
 1 Aug 1995    81   h1   39   ERIN
10 Jul 1996    92   h1   45   BERTHA
19 Oct 1996   115   h3    8   LILI
26 Aug 1999    81   h1   41   DENNIS
14 Sep 1999   132   h4   40   FLOYD

1980 - 1989
    date     wind  cat. cpoa  name
10 Sep 1981    81   h1    4   GERT
 6 Nov 1981    52   ts   32   KATRINA

1970 - 1979
    date     wind  cat. cpoa  name
  NO STORMS PASSED BY THIS PERIOD

1960 - 1969
    date     wind  cat. cpoa  name
  NO STORMS PASSED BY THIS PERIOD

1950 - 1959
    date     wind  cat. cpoa  name
26 Oct 1952    86   h1   24   FOX
 8 Sep 1954    92   h1   18   EDNA
14 Oct 1954   104   h2   33   HAZEL
14 Aug 1956   121   h3   24   BETSY
12 Sep 1956    40   ts   48   ETHEL
 1 Nov 1956    40   ts   12   GRETA

1940 - 1949
    date     wind  cat. cpoa  name
 7 Aug 1940    52   ts   47   UNNAMED
 5 Oct 1941   121   h3    4   UNNAMED
31 Jul 1944    58   ts   48   UNNAMED
26 Aug 1949   104   h2    5   UNNAMED

1930 - 1939
    date     wind  cat. cpoa  name
20 Oct 1931    46   ts   56   UNNAMED
 5 Sep 1932   144   h4   35   UNNAMED
10 Nov 1932   121   h3   33   UNNAMED
28 Jul 1933    86   h1   21   UNNAMED
 3 Sep 1933   132   h4    4   UNNAMED
 5 Sep 1934    58   ts   21   UNNAMED
22 Oct 1934    40   ts   20   UNNAMED
31 Aug 1935    52   ts   10   UNNAMED
27 Aug 1937    40   ts   31   UNNAMED
10 Aug 1939    63   ts   22   UNNAMED
 5 Nov 1939    58   ts   23   UNNAMED

1920 - 1929
    date     wind  cat. cpoa  name
26 Sep 1923    75   h1   43   UNNAMED
26 Jul 1926   138   h4   48   UNNAMED
 6 Aug 1928    63   ts   67   UNNAMED
16 Sep 1928   155   h4   37   UNNAMED

1910 - 1919
    date     wind  cat. cpoa  name
 4 Sep 1916    40   ts   62   UNNAMED
 7 Sep 1919    98   h2   54   UNNAMED

1900 - 1909
    date     wind  cat. cpoa  name
27 Oct 1900    52   ts   11   UNNAMED
16 Oct 1901    58   ts    8   UNNAMED
 6 Sep 1906   132   h4   40   UNNAMED
 8 Nov 1906    40   ts   23   UNNAMED
28 Aug 1909    40   ts   36   UNNAMED

1890 - 1899
    date     wind  cat. cpoa  name
23 Aug 1891    98   h2   44   UNNAMED
 3 Nov 1891    40   ts   46   UNNAMED
19 Aug 1893   121   h3   30   UNNAMED
26 Aug 1893   121   h3   49   UNNAMED

1880 - 1889
    date     wind  cat. cpoa  name
13 Oct 1884    92   h1   30   UNNAMED
20 May 1887    58   ts    5   UNNAMED
 9 Oct 1887    63   ts   19   UNNAMED
29 Nov 1887    81   h1   69   UNNAMED
15 Aug 1888    81   h1    4   UNNAMED
 6 Sep 1888    46   ts   28   UNNAMED
22 Aug 1889    69   ts   20   UNNAMED

1870 - 1879
    date     wind  cat. cpoa  name
23 Aug 1871   104   h2   13   UNNAMED
 1 Aug 1877    58   ts   29   UNNAMED
30 Sep 1878   104   h2   65   UNNAMED
16 Aug 1879    81   h1    4   UNNAMED
18 Nov 1879    69   ts   65   UNNAMED

1860 - 1869
    date     wind  cat. cpoa  name
  NO STORMS PASSED BY THIS PERIOD

1850 - 1859
    date     wind  cat. cpoa  name
27 Sep 1852    92   h1    4   UNNAMED
23 Sep 1858    69   ts   33   UNNAMED
 3 Oct 1859   104   h2   60   UNNAMED

San Salvador, Bahamas: all dec peak 5yr rank

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