1927 Atlantic hurricane season

The 1927 Atlantic hurricane season was a relatively inactive season, with eight tropical storms, four of which became hurricanes. One of these became a major hurricane – Category 3 or higher on the modern day Saffir–Simpson scale. The first system, a tropical depression, developed on August 13, while the final cyclone, a tropical storm, merged with a cold front on November 21. No hurricane made landfall in the United States, in contrast to the four that struck the U.S. in the previous season.

1927 Atlantic hurricane season
Season summary map
Seasonal boundaries
First system formedAugust 13, 1927
Last system dissipatedNovember 21, 1927
Strongest storm
Name"Nova Scotia"
  Maximum winds125 mph (205 km/h)
(1-minute sustained)
  Lowest pressure950 mbar (hPa; 28.05 inHg)
Seasonal statistics
Total depressions10
Total storms8
Hurricanes4
Major hurricanes
(Cat. 3+)
1
Total fatalities173-192
Total damage$1.7 million (1927 USD)
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The most significant storm of the season was Hurricane One, nicknamed the Nova Scotia hurricane. The sole major hurricane, this storm resulted in between 173 and 192 deaths in Atlantic Canada, mostly from capsized and missing ships offshore. On land, the storm left about $1.7 million (1927 USD) in damage, with much of the damage occurring in Nova Scotia. Additionally, the fourth, fifth, and sixth tropical storms brought minor impact to Bermuda, South Carolina, and Cuba, respectively.

The season's activity was reflected with an accumulated cyclone energy (ACE) rating of 56, below the 19211930 average of 76.6. ACE is a metric used to express the energy used by a tropical cyclone during its lifetime. Therefore, a storm with a longer duration will have high values of ACE. It is only calculated at six-hour increments in which specific tropical and subtropical systems are either at or above sustained wind speeds of 39 mph (63 km/h), which is the threshold for tropical storm intensity. Thus, tropical depressions are not included here.

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