Longest Duration
| Duration (days) |
Name | Date |
|---|---|---|
| 27.75 | Hurricane San Ciriaco¶ | August 1899 |
| 27 | Hurricane Ginger | September 1971 |
| 24.75 | Hurricane Inga | September 1969 |
| 22 | Hurricane Kyle | September 2002 |
| 21.75 | Hurricane Nadine¶ | September 2012 |
| 21 | Storm 4 | September 1926 |
| 20.75 | Hurricane Carrie | September 1957 |
| Storm 9 | September 1893 | |
| 20.25 | Hurricane Inez | September 1966 |
| 19.75 | Hurricane Alberto | August 2000 |
- Notes
- ¶ Fluctuated between tropical and post-tropical at some point in its existence, so the number of days are non-consecutive.
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