Aguas Buenas Municipio, Puerto Rico Hurricane History

No active tropical cyclones are within 500 miles of Aguas Buenas Municipio, Puerto Rico as of Thursday, 10 September 2026. Official forecasts at nhc.noaa.gov.

Since 1852, 33 tropical cyclones have passed within 50 miles of Aguas Buenas Municipio, Puerto Rico — about one every 5.3 years. Of those, 15 were at hurricane strength at their closest approach. The most recent was Ernesto (2024), which passed 49 miles away on 14 August 2024.

Storms within 50 mi

At hurricane strength

5.3

Avg. years between

Years since the last

Storm tracks within 50 miles

TS / TDCat 1Cat 2Cat 3Cat 4Cat 5

Each line is one storm track, coloured by the strongest category it reached while within 50 miles. The dashed ring marks that 50-mile radius; hairlines are one-degree graticule. Source: NOAA NHC HURDAT2.

How strong they get

Cat 5 · 1Cat 4 · 3Cat 3 · 3Cat 2 · 5Cat 1 · 3TS / TD · 18

The 33 storms by the strongest category each reached while within 50 miles. 1 of them reached Cat 5.

Key facts

Most recentErnesto (2024) — 49 mi away, 14 August 2024
Strongest stormUnnamed Storm (1928) — 140 kt (161 mph) at its strongest within 50 miles
Closest pass on recordIrene (2011) — 5.1 miles
Closest major hurricane (Cat 3+)Maria (2017) — 6.1 miles
Passes within 25 miles21 of 33
Peak monthSeptember — 18 storms (55% of all)
Most active year1916 — 2 storms
Most active decade1970s — 4 storms
Major hurricanes (Cat 3+) within 50 mi7
Record span1852–2024

When storms arrive

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Storms by month of closest approach; the peak is highlighted and labelled. In Aguas Buenas Municipio, Puerto Rico, September is the most active month, with 18 of the 33 recorded storms (55%). Activity concentrates in August, September and November, together 88% of all storms. The 1970s was the most active decade on record, with 4 storms. 7 of the 33 storms were major hurricanes (Category 3 or stronger) while within 50 miles.

J	F	M	A	M	J	J	A	S	O	N	D
0	0	0	0	0	0	2	9	18	1	2	1

Activity by decade

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Tropical cyclones passing within 50 miles, by decade, 1850s to 2020s. Decades with no storms are shown as empty columns. Comparing two equal 38-year windows inside the aircraft-reconnaissance era: 9 storms in 1950–1987 against 9 in 1988–2025.

1850s	1860s	1870s	1880s	1890s	1900s	1910s	1920s	1930s	1940s	1950s	1960s	1970s	1980s	1990s	2000s	2010s	2020s
1	1	2	0	3	1	3	1	2	1	3	0	4	3	1	2	3	2

Every tropical or subtropical cyclone within 50 miles

Storm	Closest approach	Distance	Status	Wind
Ernesto (2024)	14 Aug 2024	48.9 mi	TS / TD	59 kt
Laura (2020)	22 Aug 2020	36.2 mi	TS / TD	45 kt
Karen (2019)	24 Sep 2019	48.0 mi	TS / TD	40 kt
Maria (2017)	20 Sep 2017	6.1 mi	Cat 4	115 kt
Irene (2011)	22 Aug 2011	5.1 mi	Cat 1	66 kt
Olga (2007)	11 Dec 2007	16.9 mi	TS / TD	39 kt
Jeanne (2004)	15 Sep 2004	11.8 mi	TS / TD	60 kt
Georges (1998)	21 Sep 1998	9.0 mi	Cat 2	95 kt
Hugo (1989)	18 Sep 1989	28.0 mi	Cat 3	109 kt
Klaus (1984)	7 Nov 1984	27.9 mi	TS / TD	45 kt
Gert (1981)	8 Sep 1981	6.6 mi	TS / TD	48 kt
Frederic (1979)	4 Sep 1979	10.8 mi	TS / TD	45 kt
Claudette (1979)	18 Jul 1979	8.0 mi	TS / TD	30 kt
Christine (1973)	4 Sep 1973	43.3 mi	TS / TD	30 kt
Doria (1971)	24 Aug 1971	40.4 mi	TS / TD	25 kt
Betsy (1956)	12 Aug 1956	14.3 mi	Cat 2	84 kt
Dolly (1953)	8 Sep 1953	23.9 mi	TS / TD	33 kt
Baker (1950)	23 Aug 1950	31.7 mi	TS / TD	34 kt
Unnamed Storm (1949)	3 Sep 1949	43.7 mi	TS / TD	37 kt
Unnamed Storm (1932)	27 Sep 1932	6.1 mi	Cat 3	100 kt
Unnamed Storm (1931)	11 Sep 1931	17.5 mi	Cat 1	72 kt
Unnamed Storm (1928)	13 Sep 1928	10.9 mi	Cat 4	133 kt
Unnamed Storm (1919)	3 Sep 1919	42.7 mi	TS / TD	42 kt
Unnamed Storm (1916)	22 Aug 1916	13.3 mi	Cat 1	78 kt
Unnamed Storm (1916)	13 Jul 1916	13.0 mi	TS / TD	45 kt
Unnamed Storm (1901)	12 Sep 1901	13.7 mi	TS / TD	50 kt
Unnamed Storm (1899)	8 Aug 1899	18.3 mi	Cat 4	120 kt
Unnamed Storm (1896)	1 Sep 1896	38.0 mi	Cat 2	85 kt
Unnamed Storm (1893)	17 Aug 1893	11.0 mi	Cat 3	97 kt
Unnamed Storm (1878)	28 Nov 1878	22.5 mi	TS / TD	60 kt
Unnamed Storm (1876)	13 Sep 1876	12.4 mi	Cat 2	87 kt
Unnamed Storm (1867)	29 Oct 1867	7.1 mi	Cat 2	83 kt
Unnamed Storm (1852)	5 Sep 1852	33.6 mi	Cat 1	67 kt

Post-tropical and extratropical passes

A further 1 system passed within 50 miles after losing tropical characteristics. These are excluded from the counts above because they were no longer tropical cyclones at their closest approach — but several were highly damaging, so they are listed here.

Storm	Status	Closest approach	Distance	Wind
Noel (2007)	Remnant low	26 Oct 2007	32.0 mi	25 kt

About this data. Computed from NOAA's HURDAT2 Atlantic and Northeast Pacific hurricane databases (hurdat2-1851-2025-02272026.txt), covering 1852–2025. Tracks are recorded every six hours and are interpolated to one-hour steps before distances are measured, so closest-approach figures are not distorted by the sampling interval. Distances are measured to the municipio's Census internal point, not to its nearest boundary, so a storm listed at 55 miles may still have crossed the coastline — see Methodology. Records before about 1900 are sparser and less precise than modern ones, and storms that stayed at sea were less likely to be recorded at all.

How Aguas Buenas Municipio, Puerto Rico compares

Among the 2,208 U.S. counties and county-equivalents that have recorded at least one tropical cyclone within 50 miles, Aguas Buenas Municipio, Puerto Rico ranks #463 — more exposed than 79.0% of them. Within Puerto Rico it ranks #64 of 78, against a territory average of 38.4 storms per municipio.

Notable storms

Cat 5 Unnamed Storm (1928) passed 11 miles away on 13 September 1928 as a hurricane, reaching 140 kt (161 mph) while within 50 miles.
Cat 4 Maria (2017) passed 6 miles away on 20 September 2017 as a hurricane, reaching 136 kt (157 mph) while within 50 miles.
Cat 4 Unnamed Storm (1899) passed 18 miles away on 8 August 1899 as a hurricane, reaching 121 kt (139 mph) while within 50 miles.
Cat 4 Unnamed Storm (1932) passed 6 miles away on 27 September 1932 as a hurricane, reaching 116 kt (133 mph) while within 50 miles.

19 of the 33 storms made a documented landfall somewhere along their track.

How often to expect a storm

A return interval of 5.3 years does not mean storms arrive on a schedule. It is simply 33 storms spread over the 174 years from 1852 to 2025. 2 separate years saw more than one storm pass within 50 miles while stretches of a decade or more have passed with none. The longest recorded quiet stretch was 17 years, between 1932 and 1949. It has been 1 year since the last one; 27 of the 30 gaps in this record were longer than that.

Common questions

How many hurricanes have hit Aguas Buenas Municipio, Puerto Rico?

15 tropical cyclones have passed within 50 miles of Aguas Buenas Municipio, Puerto Rico at hurricane strength since 1852. Counting all tropical cyclones — including tropical storms and depressions — the total is 33.

When was the last hurricane in Aguas Buenas Municipio, Puerto Rico?

Maria (2017), on 20 September 2017, passing 6 miles away — 9 years ago. The most recent tropical cyclone of any strength was Ernesto (2024) in 2024.

What was the strongest storm to affect Aguas Buenas Municipio, Puerto Rico?

Unnamed Storm (1928), which reached 140 kt (161 mph) while within 50 miles; its closest approach was 11 miles.

How often do hurricanes hit Aguas Buenas Municipio, Puerto Rico?

On average, one tropical cyclone passes within 50 miles every 5.3 years — 33 storms over the 174 years from 1852 to 2025, the end of the HURDAT2 record. That is a historical average, not a schedule or a forecast.

Nearby municipios

Aguas Buenas Municipio, Puerto Rico borders or sits close to 5 other municipios with a published storm record. San Juan Municipio, Puerto Rico has 44 on record.

San Juan Municipio, Puerto Rico44 storms within 50 mi Guaynabo Municipio, Puerto Rico39 storms within 50 mi Bayamón Municipio, Puerto Rico36 storms within 50 mi Cidra Municipio, Puerto Rico36 storms within 50 mi Comerío Municipio, Puerto Rico33 storms within 50 mi