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The Cayman Islands is a self-governing British Overseas Territory, comprising three islands, Grand Cayman which is the largest, Cayman Brac, and Little Cayman which is the smallest. The Cayman Islands are located in the Northwestern Caribbean, South of Cuba, West of Haiti and Northeast of Honduras. The islands are located within the Hurricane Belt and frequently impacted by Tropical Storms and Hurricanes. Cayman's History of Hurricanes can be traced back from the 1700s right through to current day.
The List of Cayman Island hurricanes covers all hurricanes and tropical storms affecting the Cayman Islands from 1700 to 2021.
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1890s |
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El Nino | |
Neutral | |
La Nina |
List of Atlantic tropical storms that caused fatalities in the Cayman Islands
Name | Year | Number of deaths |
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Unnamed | 1932 | 109 |
Ivan | 2004 | 2 |
Four | 1917 | 2 |
Two | 1915 | 1 |
Unnamed | 1785 | Many lives Num. Unknown |
List of Atlantic tropical storms and hurricanes that produced the highest amount of rainfall in the Cayman Islands
Precipitation | Storm | Location | Ref. | ||
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Rank | mm | in | |||
1 | 794.8 | 31.29 | Unnamed, 1944 | Grand Cayman Island | [53] |
2 | 577 | 22.72 | Alberto, 2006 | Owen Roberts International Airport | [54] |
3 | 552.2 | 21.74 | Isidore, 2002 | Cayman Brac | [55] |
4 | 451.4 | 17.77 | Paloma, 2008 | Cayman Brac | [56] |
5 | 312.9 | 12.32 | 1909 Monterrey hurricane | East End, Grand Cayman | [57] |
6 | 308.4 | 12.14 | Ivan, 2004 | Grand Cayman Island | [58] |
7 | 292.1 | 11.50 | Hattie, 1961 | Grand Cayman Island | [59] |
8 | 250.7 | 9.87 | Eta, 2020 | Owen Roberts International Airport | [60] |
9 | 229.1 | 9.02 | Nicole, 2010 | Owen Roberts International Airport | [61] |
10 | 193.0 | 7.60 | Grace, 2021 | Owen Roberts International Airport | [62] |
11 | 165.6 | 6.52 | Michelle, 2001 | Grand Cayman Island | [63] |
12 | 138.0 | 5.42 | Tropical Storm Frieda | Grand Cayman Island | [64] |
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