Cap Haitien,Haiti's history with tropical systems
current weather
(br)=brush (ts)=Tropical Storm (bd)=Back Door,meaning coming from over land from opposite coast.Not all names are noted,also storms before 1950 were not named.Not every stat on every storm description is given.
Cap Haitien most likely to be hit by a hurricane between August 24th and august 30th
Years within or near core
1876bdtsbr,1878ts,1878tsbd,1883bd,1887ts,1889bdtsbr,1896br,1899-2bdts,1899brm,1902tsbdbr,1908bdts,1916bdts,1928bdtsbr,1938bdts,1948ts,1954br,1955br,1975ts,1979m
1979ts,1987bdts,1994tsbr,1998,2000ts,2007-2tsbr,2008tsbr,2008ts,2010br,2015tsbr,2017brm,2020tsbr,2020ts
34 times in 152yrs end of 2023






Names from list above
Hazel,Hilda,Eloise,Frederic,David,Emily,Gordon,Georges,Noel,Olga,Fay,Hanna,Tomas,Erika,Irma,Isaias,Laura,

Tropical Storm to Hurricane ratio
TS=25, 73.53% H=9, 26.47%
only 9.38% of all tropical systems affecting Cap Haitien are major hurricanes this includes brushes

Longest gap between storms
19 years 1955-1975

How often this area gets affected?
brushed or hit every 4.47 years

Average years between direct hurricane hits.(hurricane force winds for at least a few hours)
(3h)once every 50.67 years

Average years between major hurricane hits.(1)
not enough data

Average MPH of hurricane hits. (based on advisories sustained winds, not gusts)
93mph

Statistically when this area should be affected next
before the end of 2025

Last affected by
2020 Aug 23rd TS Laura passes just south with 50mph winds while moving WNW.

This areas hurricane past
1883 Sept 6th , 85mph from the S.E
1979 sept 1st Hurricane David passes just south from the S.E with 115mph winds after earler being a cat 5 at landfall in santo damingo,many killed here by heavy rains. NHC David Wallet | David page
1994 tropical storm gordon well to the west dumps heavy rain here killing 1,000----NHC Wallet
1998 Sept 23rd, 80mph just south from the east,Hurricane Georges destroys dozens of homes here & heavy flooding 87 killed in Haiti. NHC Report


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Stat sources: NHC Track maps/hurdat2/cyclone reports Hurricane research division
Text Sources:(alp)....Divine Wind Kerry Emanuel.....Florida Hurricanes & Tropical Storms John M. Williams & Iver W.Duedall.....Florida's Hurricane History Jay Barnes.....Hurricane Almanac Bryan Norcross.....hurricanecity.com (calculations) Jim Williams.....Hurricanes and the Middle Atlantic States Rick Schwartz.....Hurricane Watch Dr. Bob Sheets & Jack Williams.....Inside the Hurricane Pete Davies..... Isaac's Storm Erik Larson..... Killer Cane Robert Mykle.....Lunatic Wind William Price Fox....Miami Herald newspaper(microfilm).....Path of destruction John McQuaid & Mark Schleifstein.....Sun sentinel newspaper(microfilm).....The Major Hurricanes to affect the Bahamas Wayne Neely.....The Ship & the Storm Jim Carrier.....plus many more.............
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