The 1935 Atlantic hurricane season was an ongoing event in the annual cycle of tropical cyclone formation. It officially began on June 1, 1935 and ended November 30, 1935.

The 1935 season wasn’t very active, but was extremely eventful. A Category 1 hurricane in the Caribbean killed an estimated 2,150 people in the Greater Antilles and Central America. A Category 3 storm hit central Cuba and grazed Miami. An extratropical hurricane hit Newfoundland. But by far the most notable storm of the season was the Labor Day Hurricane. It was first detected east of the Bahamas and strengthened rapidly as it moved through the Straits of Florida. It moved over Matecumbe Key as a Category 5. A pressure reading of 892 millibars was recorded on the island. This makes the Labor Day hurricane the most intense hurricane to ever strike the US. It ranks second on the list of the most intense Atlantic hurricanes, behind Hurricane Gilbert of 1988. The storm then proceeded the travel up the Florida west coast, bringing flooding rains all along the way. The storm made its final landfall on the rural Apalachee coast. It moved inland and then curved back out to sea and dissipated in the north Atlantic. 400 people were killed and the damage to the Florida Keys was absolute. Some of the smaller keys never resurfaced. The railroad being built along the length of the Keys was totally destroyed. A train was derailed and dumped into the sea, killing many on board. Hundreds of army workers working on the railroad were killed. The Keys have never fully recovered and scars still remain.

See also

• List of Atlantic hurricane seasons
• List of notable tropical cyclones
• Monthly Weather Review