NHC HURDAT2 · SPC Tornado Database
Hurricanes and Tornadoes That Hit Peru, NY
Every tropical system within 75 miles since 1851 and every tornado within 25 miles since 1950.
Data: NOAA NHC HURDAT2 and NOAA SPC tornado and hail reports, through 2025 · Updated
9 tropical systems have passed within 75 miles of Peru, New York since 1851, 1 of them at hurricane strength; the most recent was Isaias in 2020. Since 1950, 8 tornadoes have touched down within 25 miles, 0 of them rated EF3 or stronger.
- Hurricanes
- 1
- Tropical storms
- 8
- Tornadoes
- 8
- EF3 or stronger
- 0
within 75 mi, since 1851
below hurricane strength
within 25 mi, since 1950
no recorded deaths
What the records show for Peru
The strongest storm to pass near Peru was an unnamed storm in 1900, a Category 1 hurricane with 75 mph winds when its centre passed 56 miles away. The record near Peru begins with an unnamed storm in 1866; the most recent system was Isaias in 2020, a tropical storm 32 miles away. Of the 9 systems, 2 have come since 2000. Of the 809 New York cities on this site, 49% have more hurricanes within 75 miles than Peru. The highest rating among the 8 tornadoes within 25 miles is F2, reached 3 times; the most recent, on August 8, 1983, came within 19 miles. Of the 8, none had a path within 5 miles of the city centre, and one has come since 2000. The most recent tornado was on June 10, 2025. Of the 809 New York cities, 94% have more tornadoes within 25 miles than Peru. Hail has been reported within 10 miles 27 times since 1957, with stones up to 3 inches (tea cup size). Of the 809 New York cities, 71% have more hail reports within 10 miles than Peru.
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Tropical storms and hurricanes near Peru
| Year | Storm | Closest | Strength when closest | Peak |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | IsaiasAug 5 | 32 mi | Tropical storm (49 mph) | Category 1 |
| 2011 | IreneAug 28 | 74 mi | Tropical storm (52 mph) | Category 3 |
| 1979 | DavidSep 6 | 69 mi | Tropical storm (47 mph) | Category 5 |
| 1968 | Unnamed 1968 stormSep 11 | 68 mi | Tropical storm (51 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1949 | Unnamed 1949 stormAug 29 | 73 mi | Tropical storm (52 mph) | Category 4 |
| 1938 | Unnamed 1938 stormSep 22 | 5 mi | Tropical storm (61 mph) | Category 5 |
| 1929 | Unnamed 1929 stormOct 3 | 24 mi | Tropical storm (56 mph) | Category 4 |
| 1900 | Unnamed 1900 stormSep 12 | 56 mi | Category 1 (75 mph) | Category 4 |
| 1866 | Unnamed 1866 stormOct 30 | 26 mi | Tropical storm (46 mph) | Tropical storm |
Strength is the sustained wind on the track at the closest point, which is not the wind felt in Peru: a hurricane's worst winds sit within a few dozen miles of its centre, and inland cities are usually past that.
Tornadoes within 25 miles of Peru
By decade
- 2020s1
- 1980s2
- 1970s3
- 1950s2
| Date | Rating | Distance | Path | Killed / injured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 8, 1983 | F2 | 19 mi | 0.2 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Aug 3, 1970 | F2 | 23 mi | 4.5 mi | 0 / 7 |
| May 6, 1952 | F2 | 23 mi | 4.9 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Jun 22, 1973 | F1 | 20 mi | 0.1 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Jun 11, 1973 | F1 | 21 mi | 0.1 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Oct 16, 1958 | F1 | 14 mi | 0.3 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Jun 10, 2025 | EF0 | 14 mi | 0.52 mi | 0 / 0 |
| May 31, 1987 | F0 | 24 mi | 0.3 mi | 0 / 0 |
The strongest 8 of 8, by rating and then by deaths. Ratings before February 2007 are on the original Fujita scale.
Hail in Peru
The Storm Prediction Center has 27 hail reports within 10 miles of Peru since 1957, made on 20 separate days. Of these, 16 were 1 inch across or larger, and 2 reached 2 inches. The largest, 3 inches (tea cup size), fell on July 14, 1957. The most recent report is from August 4, 2024. June has the most reports, 10.
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather reports, data through 2025.
Weather by month in Peru
The nearest NOAA station with 1991–2020 climate normals is Plattsburgh International Airport, NY, 7 miles northeast of Peru at 234 feet. July is the warmest, with an average high of 81°F and low of 59°F; January is the coolest, at 28°F and 10°F. June is the wettest at 4.1 inches of precipitation on average and February the driest at 1.2 inches; the year adds up to 30.9 inches over 71 days with at least a tenth of an inch. Highs reach 90°F on about 7 days a year, almost all from June to August. Lows fall below freezing on about 154 nights a year. That 30.9 inches is more than at 2 of the 137 New York stations used on this site (1%). Morrisonville, 11 miles north, has its own station (Dannemora, NY): 43.4 inches a year, 12.5 more than here, and a July average high of 79°F against 81°F.
| Month | High °F | Low °F | Precip. in | Days ≥ 0.1" |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 28 | 10 | 1.4 | 3 |
| Feb | 31 | 11 | 1.2 | 4 |
| Mar | 40 | 21 | 1.3 | 4 |
| Apr | 54 | 33 | 2.6 | 7 |
| May | 68 | 44 | 2.9 | 8 |
| Jun | 75 | 53 | 4.1 | 9 |
| Jul | 81 | 59 | 3.6 | 8 |
| Aug | 79 | 57 | 3.6 | 6 |
| Sep | 71 | 49 | 3.1 | 6 |
| Oct | 58 | 38 | 3.0 | 7 |
| Nov | 46 | 29 | 2.3 | 4 |
| Dec | 34 | 19 | 1.8 | 5 |
| Year | 55 | 35 | 30.9 | 71 |
Averages for 1991–2020 at Plattsburgh International Airport, NY (234 ft), from NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals. Normals describe the station; the farther a place is from it, and the bigger the difference in height, the more its weather can differ.
Floods, thunderstorm wind and lightning near Peru
Since 1996, the National Weather Service has logged 59 flood, rain, thunderstorm wind and lightning events that began within 10 miles of Peru: 55 thunderstorm wind reports, 2 floods, 1 flash flood and 1 heavy rain event. None is recorded as killing or injuring anyone; the NWS estimated $8.9 million in property and crop damage. The strongest thunderstorm gust on record here was 75 mph, on June 10, 2008.
August 28, 2011: flood 8 miles from the centre of Peru — $6.0 million damage.
July 12, 2010: thunderstorm wind 1 mile from the centre of Peru — $1.5 million damage.
NWS: “Trees and wires down in Peru and along Lakeshore Drive in South Plattsburgh. In addition, several airport hangar roofs suffered wind damage and an old DC-3 aircraft was pushed through a chain link fence with damage to fence and aircraft.”
June 27, 2013: flood 8 miles from the centre of Peru — $500,000 damage.
Source: NOAA NCEI Storm Events Database, events whose starting point is on record, 1996 to June 30, 2026. Damage is the NWS estimate in the dollars of the year, not insured losses, and NWS notes that some reports are unverified.
Flood insurance claims, disaster declarations and FEMA risk ratings
Flood insurance policyholders in Peru's ZIP code 12972 have filed 27 claims with the National Flood Insurance Program since 1979, and were paid $669,000 for buildings and contents, in the dollars of each year. The year with the most claims was 1998, with 12. Of the 549 New York cities on this site with 10 or more claims, 169 have fewer than Peru.
Clinton County, which includes Peru, has been named in 19 federal disaster or emergency declarations since 1993, 13 of them major disasters (by incident: 4 severe storms, 3 floods, 3 hurricanes, 3 snowstorms). The latest major disaster declaration was Severe Storms and Flooding, on July 22, 2023. FEMA's National Risk Index gives Clinton County a Relatively Low rating for natural hazard risk overall; by hazard: Relatively Moderate for inland flooding, strong wind and lightning; Relatively Low for hurricanes, tornadoes and heat waves; Very Low for hail. It models the county's expected loss from all 18 hazards it covers at $28.0 million a year, the 31st highest of 62 New York counties; of the hazards above, the largest share, $21.9 million (78%), is from inland flooding.
Claims: FEMA, OpenFEMA Dataset FIMA NFIP Redacted Claims – v3, summed over ZIP codes; payments in the dollars of each year, not adjusted for inflation. Declarations: Disaster Declarations Summaries – v2, by county. Retrieved October 25, 2026. This product uses the Federal Emergency Management Agency's OpenFEMA API, but is not endorsed by FEMA. The Federal Government or FEMA cannot vouch for the data or analyses derived from these data after the data have been retrieved from the Agency's website(s).
Risk ratings: FEMA, National Risk Index county table, December 2025 (v1.20), retrieved October 26, 2026; ratings compare counties nationwide, are meant for planning and are no substitute for a local risk assessment. This product uses the Federal Emergency Management Agency's National Risk Index dataset API or downloadable datasets but is not endorsed by FEMA. The Federal Government or FEMA cannot vouch for the data or analyses derived from these data after the data have been retrieved from the Agency's website(s).
What counts as a pass, the distances and the sources: how this storm history is built.
Cities near Peru
- Keeseville, NY6 mi
- Plattsburgh, NY9 mi
- Morrisonville, NY11 mi
- Cadyville, NY11 mi
- Saranac, NY15 mi
- Grand Isle, VT15 mi
- Burlington, VT16 mi
- Colchester, VT16 mi
- Winooski, VT17 mi
- West Chazy, NY18 mi
- South Burlington, VT19 mi
- Shelburne, VT19 mi
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