1984 Atlantic hurricane season facts for kids

Quick facts for kids
1984 Atlantic hurricane season

Season summary map
First storm formed	June 11, 1984
Last storm dissipated	December 24, 1984
Strongest storm	Diana – 949 mbar (hPa) (28.04 inHg), 130 mph (215 km/h) (1-minute sustained)
Total depressions	17
Total storms	13
Hurricanes	5
Major hurricanes (Cat. 3+)	1
Total fatalities	35
Total damage	$66 million (1984 USD)
Atlantic hurricane seasons 1982, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1986

The 1984 Atlantic hurricane season officially began on June 1, 1984 and ended on November 30, 1984. Sometimes storms form outside these dates for example. An example of this is Hurricane Lili, which formed on December 12. Lili lasted until December 24.

This season was active, with 17 depression, 13 of them became a tropical storm, 5 of the tropical storms became hurricanes, and 1 of the hurricanes became a major hurricane. Most of the cyclones were weak. The only very damaging storm was Hurricane Diana. Diana was the major hurricane of the season, and the only storm to affect land as a hurricane.

Storms

• Tropical Depression One
• Tropical Depression Two
• Tropical Depression Three
• Subtropical Storm One
• Tropical Storm Arthur
• Tropical Storm Bertha
• Tropical Storm Cesar
• Tropical Depression Seven
• Hurricane Diana
• Tropical Storm Edouard
• Tropical Storm Fran
• Tropical Storm Gustav
• Tropical Depression Eleven
• Hurricane Hortense
• Tropical Storm Isidore
• Hurricane Josephine
• Tropical Depression
• Hurricane Klaus
• Hurricane Lili

See also

In Spanish: Temporada de huracanes en el Atlántico de 1984 para niños