Storm history › Atlantic › 1944 season
Unnamed hurricane 8, 1944 Atlantic
This storm was a Category 1 hurricane of the 1944 Atlantic season. It was tracked from September 19, 1944 to September 22, 1944, about 3 days, and covered 878 miles.
At its peak it had winds of 80 mph (130 km/h).
Its closest pass to a major city was 7 miles from Cancún, Mexico.
- Peak wind
- 80 mph
- Lowest pressure
- Not recorded
- Strongest
- Category 1 hurricane
- Landfalls
- None recorded
- Duration
- 3 days
- Track length
- 878 mi
- Energy (ACE)
- 4.6
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Closest pass to major cities
| City | Closest pass |
|---|---|
| Cancún, Mexico | 7 mi (12 km) |
| Mérida, Mexico | 33 mi (53 km) |
| Tuxtla, Mexico | 61 mi (98 km) |
How it compares
- Peak winds: 767th highest of 2,017 Atlantic storms on record, tied with Tropical Storm Dexter (2025), Hurricane Debby (2024), Hurricane Pablo (2019) and 41 more.
- Energy: 4% of the 1944 Atlantic season's ACE.