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The 1903 Atlantic hurricane season was an ongoing event in the annual cycle of tropical cyclone formation. It officially began on June 1, 1903 and ended on November 30, 1903.
The 1904 season an average season, with 10 tropical storms, 7 hurricanes, and 1 major hurricane. The season started in late July with a Tropical Storm forming just offshore of Hispanola. The storm moved northwestward, reached hurricane strength, and went out to sea without affecting land masses. The second storm formed in the Tropical Atlantic in early August. It hit Martinique as a Category 1 hurricane, and hit eastern Jamaica as a Cat. 3. It maintained its strength until it hit the northeastern coast of Yucatán. The storm moved across the Gulf of Mexico and hit Tamaulipas on August 15th. The tropics were quiet until early September when a tropical storm formed over the Bahamas. It strengthened to hurricane strength, and moved inland near Miami, Florida as a minimal hurricane. It moved back over the Gulf of Mexico, and hit the Florida Panhandle on September 13. The 4th storm of the year formed over the Subtropical Atlantic, northeast of the Virgin Islands. It moved northwestward and strengthened to hurricane strength, eventually hitting near Atlantic City. This hurricane is the only hurricane ever to hit the New Jersey coast. The next storm formed near the Bahamas and went out to sea. The 6th storm formed southeast of Bermuda and passed just east of the island on September 28th. The 7th storm started east of the Lesser Antilles and moved out so sea, reaching Category 2 hurricane status on the way. The 8th and the 9th storm formed near the Bahamas and moved out to sea, forming on October 5th and October 21st, respectively. The final storm started in the Tropical Atlantic in early November, reached hurricane strength midway between the Bahamas and the Azores Islands, and became extratropical in the North Atlantic.