The 1944 Atlantic hurricane season was an ongoing event in the annual cycle of tropical cyclone formation. It officially began on June 1, 1944 and ended on November 30, 1944. Hurricane Ivan viewed from the International Space Station, September 2004. ... June 1 is the 152nd day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (153rd in leap years), with 213 days remaining. ... 1944 was a leap year starting on Saturday (link will take you to calendar). ... November 30 is the 334th day (335th on leap years) of the year in the Gregorian calendar, with 31 days remaining, as the final day of November. ... 1944 was a leap year starting on Saturday (link will take you to calendar). ...

The 1944 season was a fairly active one. A Category 1 hurricane hit North Carolina. A Category 3 hit Jamaica. Another Category 3 hit Florida late in the season. A Category 1 hurricane and a tropical storm hit Mexico. Another tropical storm hit Grand Isle, Louisiana. The Saffir-Simpson Hurricane Scale is a scale classifying hurricanes by the intensity of their sustained winds, developed in 1969 by civil engineer Herbert Saffir and National Hurricane Center director Bob Simpson. ... State nickname: Tar Heel State Other U.S. States Capital Raleigh Largest city Charlotte Governor Michael Easley Official languages English Area 139,509 km² (28th)  - Land 126,256 km²  - Water 13,227 km² (9. ... Category 3 can refer to either: Category 3 cable used for carrying data Category 3 hurricanes on the Saffir-Simpson Hurricane Scale. ... State nickname: Sunshine State, Everglade State Other U.S. States Capital Tallahassee Largest city Jacksonville Governor Jeb Bush Official languages English Area 170,451 km² (22nd)  - Land 137,374 km²  - Water 30,486 km² (17. ... This article is about weather phenomena. ... This article is about weather phenomena. ... Grand Isle is a town located in Jefferson Parish, Louisiana, on an island of the same name at the mouth of Barataria Bay where it meets the Gulf of Mexico. ...

The most notable hurricane of the season, however, was the Great Atlantic Hurricane (sometimes referred to as the Great American Hurricane). It travelled up the coast as a Category 2, sweeping the beaches, sinking ships, and throwing wave watchers into the sea. The entire coastline from Point Lookout, North Carolina to Cape Cod were raked with hurricane-force winds. The Saffir-Simpson Hurricane Scale is a scale classifying hurricanes by the intensity of their sustained winds, developed in 1969 by civil engineer Herbert Saffir and National Hurricane Center director Bob Simpson. ... Cape Cod and the Massachusetts and Rhode Island coastline Cape Cod and Cape Cod Bay from space, April 1997. ...

The following is a list of Atlantic hurricane seasons. ... The 1942 Atlantic hurricane season was an ongoing event in the annual cycle of tropical cyclone formation. ... The 1943 Atlantic hurricane season was an ongoing event in the annual cycle of tropical cyclone formation. ... The 1947 Atlantic hurricane season was an ongoing event in the annual cycle of tropical cyclone formation. ... The 1948 Atlantic Hurricane Season was an ongoing event in the annual cycle of tropical cyclone formation. ...

See Also

• List of Atlantic hurricane seasons
• List of notable tropical cyclones
• Monthly Weather Review