Hispaniola is an island in the Caribbean, with the second largest size throughout all of the Caribbean. Throughout the centuries, since reliable records began, hundreds of hurricanes and tropical cyclones have affected Haiti and the Dominican Republic, the two countries that share the island. The most recent tropical cyclone to affect Hispaniola was Hurricane Franklin in August 2023.
Month | Number of Storms |
---|---|
May | 1
|
June | 2
|
July | 3
|
August | 20
|
September | 20
|
October | 9
|
November | 3
|
December | 2
|
Overall | 60
|
Period | Number of storms |
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1800s | 1
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1900-49 | 11
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1950s | 3
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1960s | 4
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1970s | 3
|
1980s | 3
|
1990s | 6
|
2000s | 15
|
2010s | 13
|
2020s | 3
|
Overall | 60
|
The following is a list of the wettest tropical cyclones in Hispaniola.
Precipitation | Storm | Location | Ref. | ||
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Rank | mm | in | |||
1 | 1,447.8 | 57.00 | Flora 1963 | Miragoâne | |
2 | 905.0 | 35.63 | Noel 2007 | Polo Barahona | |
3 | 604.5 | 23.80 | Matthew 2016 | Anse-á-Veau | |
4 | 598.0 | 23.54 | Cleo 1964 | Polo | |
5 | 528.0 | 20.79 | Emily 2011 | Neyba | |
6 | 505.2 | 19.89 | Jeanne 2004 | Isla Saona | |
7 | 479.8 | 18.89 | Inez 1966 | Polo | |
8 | 445.5 | 17.54 | Hurricane Four 1944 | Hondo Valle | |
9 | 410.0 | 16.14 | Lili 2002 | Camp Perrin | |
10 | 359.9 | 14.17 | Hanna 2008 | Oviedo |
The following are a list of Atlantic hurricanes that caused fatalities in Hispaniola.
Name | Year | Number of Deaths |
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Flora | 1963 | 3,900-5,400 |
Jeanne | 2004 | 3,008 |
San Zenón | 1930 | 2,000-8,000 |
David | 1979 | 2,000 |
Jérémie | 1935 | 2,000 |
Gordon | 1994 | 1,127 |
Inez | 1966 | 850+ |
Geoges | 1998 | 589 |
Matthew | 2016 | 546 |
Hanna | 2008 | 529 |
Hazel | 1954 | 469 |
Allen | 1980 | 227+ |
Noel | 2007 | 219 |
Cleo | 1964 | 139 |
Gustav | 2008 | 93 |
Ike | 2008 | 76 |
Gilbert | 1988 | 62 |
Sandy | 2012 | 56 |
Olga | 2007 | 39 |
Laura | 2020 | 35 |
Tomas | 2010 | 35 |
Ella | 1958 | 33 |
Isaac | 2012 | 29 |
Alpha | 2005 | 26 |
Eloise | 1975 | 25 |
Hortense | 1996 | 24 |
Ten | 1949 | 15 |
Fay | 2008 | 14 |
Earl | 2016 | 13 |
One | 1993 | 13 |
Odette | 2003 | 10 |
Maria | 2017 | 8 |
Irene | 2011 | 8 |
Katie | 1955 | 7 |
Dean | 2007 | 6 |
Nicole | 2022 | 6 |
Ernesto | 2006 | 5 |
Erika | 2015 | 5 |
Lili | 2002 | 4 |
Iris | 2001 | 3 |
Emily | 1987 | 3 |
Cindy | 1993 | 2 |
Beulah | 1967 | 2 |
Fiona | 2022 | 2 |
Alex | 2010 | 1 |
Irma | 2017 | 1 |
Isaias | 2020 | 1 |