Cape Verde's History with Tropical Systems

(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. (since 1871)

Years within or near core

1892
1893ts
1901ts
1923ts
1924ts
1927ts
1934tsbr
1948tsbr
1961ts
1982ts
1984ts
2010ts
2015

13 times in 153 years (as of end of 2024)

Names from list above

Debbie
Beryl
Fran
Julia
Fred

Tropical Storm to Hurricane ratio

TS = 11, 84.62%
H = 2, 15.38%

Longest gap between storms

25 years 1985-2009

How often this area gets affected?

Brushed or hit every 11.77 years

Average years between direct hurricane hits.

Once every 76.5 years. (2 hits)

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

80 mph

Statistically when this area should be affected next

Before the end of 2026

This is just a statistical average & does not mean the area will be affected by that year.

Last affected by

2015 August 31st, 2015 Hurricane Fred hits from the east-southeast with 80 mph winds.

This area's hurricane history

1892 September 13th, 80 mph from the east-southeast hits southern Islands.
2015 August 31st, Hurricane Fred hits from the east-southeast with 85 mph winds. Media reports indicate there were nine deaths 3 directly associated with Fred. The Greek registered fishing boat Dimitrios sank off the coast of Guinea-Bissau due to the high waves generated by Fred, and 7 members of its crew of 19 were not found as per. NHC report

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Stat sources:

Text Sources:

"Divine Wind" by Kerry Emanuel
"Florida Hurricanes and Tropical Storms" by John M. Williams and Iver W. Duedall
"Florida's Hurricane History" by Jay Barnes
"Hurricane Almanac" by Bryan Norcross
HurricaneCity.com calculations by Jim Williams
"Hurricanes and the Middle Atlantic States" by Rick Schwartz
"Hurricane Watch" by Dr. Bob Sheets and Jack Williams
"Inside the Hurricane" by Pete Davies
"Isaac's Storm" by Erik Larson
"Killer 'Cane" by Robert Mykle
"Lunatic Wind" by William Price Fox
Miami Herald newspaper (microfilm)
"Path of Destruction" by John McQuaid and Mark Schleifstein
Sun Sentinel newspaper (microfilm)
"The Major Hurricanes To Affect The Bahamas" by Wayne Neely
"The Ship and the Storm" by Jim Carrier
Plus many more......