In 2022, hurricane Fiona made landfall in Puerto Rico, the fifth tropical cyclone to hit the territory in the past decade. It struck the Caribbean island as a Category 3 storm in September 2022. Since 2004, only hurricane Maria has been stronger than Fiona, hitting Puerto Rican coasts in September 2017, as a Category 5 storm.
Number of tropical cyclones that made landfall in Puerto Rico from 2004 to 2022
Data from 2004 to 2020 was collected from NOAA's Historical Hurricane Tracks database.
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National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. (May 8, 2023). Number of tropical cyclones that made landfall in Puerto Rico from 2004 to 2022 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 13, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1382839/number-tropical-cyclones-puerto-rico/
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. "Number of tropical cyclones that made landfall in Puerto Rico from 2004 to 2022." Chart. May 8, 2023. Statista. Accessed December 13, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1382839/number-tropical-cyclones-puerto-rico/
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. (2023). Number of tropical cyclones that made landfall in Puerto Rico from 2004 to 2022. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 13, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1382839/number-tropical-cyclones-puerto-rico/
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. "Number of Tropical Cyclones That Made Landfall in Puerto Rico from 2004 to 2022." Statista, Statista Inc., 8 May 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1382839/number-tropical-cyclones-puerto-rico/
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Number of tropical cyclones that made landfall in Puerto Rico from 2004 to 2022 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1382839/number-tropical-cyclones-puerto-rico/ (last visited December 13, 2024)
Number of tropical cyclones that made landfall in Puerto Rico from 2004 to 2022 [Graph], National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, May 8, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1382839/number-tropical-cyclones-puerto-rico/