1955 Atlantic hurricane season
Season effects
Table:
1955 North Atlantic tropical cyclone season statistics

Storm
name

Dates active

Storm category
at peak intensity

Max 1-min
wind
mph (km/h)

Min.
press.
(mbar)

Areas affected

Damage
(USD)

Deaths

Ref(s).

Brenda

July 31 – August 3

Tropical storm

70 (110)

998

Louisiana, Florida, Alabama

Minimal

2

Connie

August 3 – 15

Category 4 hurricane

140 (220)

944

Leeward Islands, Puerto Rico, North Carolina, Mid-Atlantic states, New England, Canada

86

74

Diane

August 7 – 21

Category 2 hurricane

105 (165)

969

North Carolina, Mid-Atlantic states, New England

754.7

≥184

Edith

August 21 – 31

Category 2 hurricane

100 (155)

967

None

None

None

Five

August 25 – 28

Tropical storm

45 (75)

1000

Louisiana, Florida, Alabama

Minimal

None

Flora

September 2 – 9

Category 2 hurricane

105 (165)

967

None

None

None

Gladys

September 3 – 6

Category 1 hurricane

90 (150)

996

Western Mexico, Yucatan Peninsula

0.500

None

Ione

September 10 – 21

Category 4 hurricane

140 (220)

938

Leeward Islands, North Carolina, Virginia, Newfoundland

88

7

Hilda

September 12 – 20

Category 3 hurricane

125 (205)

952

Hispaniola, Cuba, Cayman Islands, Yucatán Peninsula, Mainland Mexico

120

304

Janet

September 21 – 30

Category 5 hurricane

175 (280)

914

Barbados, Windward Islands, British Honduras, Yucatán Peninsula, Mainland Mexico

65.8

1,023

Eleven

September 23 – 27

Tropical storm

45 (75)

1012

None

None

None

Twelve

October 10 – 14

Tropical storm

65 (100)

995

None

None

None

Katie

October 14 – 19

Category 2 hurricane

110 (175)

984

Central America, Dominican Republic, Hispaniola, Puerto Rico, Cuba, Bahamas, Dominica

0,200

7

Season aggregates

13 systems

July 31 – October 19

175 (280)

914

1,115.2

1,601

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