List of Cayman Islands hurricanes

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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.

Contents

The List of Cayman Island hurricanes covers all hurricanes and tropical storms affecting the Cayman Islands from 1700 to 2021.

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Hurricane Ian

1700s

1800s

1810s

1830s

1840s


1850s

1860s

1870s

1880s

1890s

1900s

1910s

1920s

1930s

1940s

1950s

1960s

1970s

1980s

1990s

2000s

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Damage from Hurricane Ivan in the Cayman Islands

2010s

2020s

Climatology

Storms affecting the Cayman Islands by month
MonthNumber of storms
May
4
June
8
July
7
August
34
September
27
October
39
November
16
December
1
Storms affecting the Cayman Islands by period 1700s-1900s
PeriodNumber of storms
1700s
5
1800s
0
1810s
1
1820s
0
1830s
2
1840s
1
1850s
2
1860s
4
1870s
8
1880s
14
1890s
12
Storms affecting the Cayman Islands by period 1900s-Current
PeriodNumber of storms
1900s
10
1910s
7
1920s
12
1930s
12
1940s
8
1950s
9
1960s
6
1970s
8
1980s
6
1990s
5
2000s
20
2010s
10
2020s
15
Storms affecting the Cayman Islands by El Niño–Southern Oscillation (ENSO) Years 1950- Present
PeriodNumber of storms
El Nino
12
Neutral
15
La Nina
38

Deadliest Caymanian storms

List of Atlantic tropical storms that caused fatalities in the Cayman Islands

NameYearNumber of deaths
Unnamed 1932109
Ivan 20042
Four 19172
Two 19151
Unnamed1785Many lives Num. Unknown

Storms with high rainfall

List of Atlantic tropical storms and hurricanes that produced the highest amount of rainfall in the Cayman Islands

Wettest tropical cyclones and their remnants in the Cayman Islands
Highest-known totals
PrecipitationStormLocationRef.
Rankmmin
1794.831.29 Unnamed, 1944 Grand Cayman Island [53]
257722.72 Alberto, 2006 Owen Roberts International Airport [54]
3552.221.74 Isidore, 2002 Cayman Brac [55]
4451.417.77 Paloma, 2008 Cayman Brac [56]
5312.912.32 1909 Monterrey hurricane East End, Grand Cayman [57]
6308.412.14 Ivan, 2004 Grand Cayman Island [58]
7292.111.50 Hattie, 1961 Grand Cayman Island [59]
8250.79.87 Eta, 2020 Owen Roberts International Airport [60]
9229.19.02 Nicole, 2010 Owen Roberts International Airport [61]
10193.07.60 Grace, 2021 Owen Roberts International Airport [62]
11165.66.52 Michelle, 2001 Grand Cayman Island [63]
12138.05.42 Tropical Storm Frieda Grand Cayman Island [64]

See also

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