The 1851 hurricane season

Every storm track on one map · Atlantic · 6 systems

Atlantic storms
6
3 hurricanes · 1 major
Atlantic ACE
36
1991–2020 avg ≈ 123
Strongest
115 mph
Unnamed hurricane #4
Landfalling
3
Atlantic storms

TD TS Cat 1 2 3 4 5 · hover a track to highlight it, click to open the storm’s own page with an animated replay.

01 · Summary

How the 1851 season went

The 1851 Atlantic season produced 6 tropical storms, 3 hurricanes and 1 major hurricanes (Cat 3+), with an accumulated cyclone energy (ACE) of 36. The strongest was Unnamed hurricane #4 at 115 mph. 3 storms made landfall.

02 · Timeline

Storm by storm, month by month

JUNJULAUGSEPOCTUnnamed hurricane #1 — June 25–28, 1851Unnamed hurricane #1 Cat 1Unnamed hurricane #2 — July 5–5, 1851Unnamed hurricane #2 Cat 1Unnamed storm #3 — July 10–10, 1851Unnamed storm #3 TSUnnamed hurricane #4 — August 16–27, 1851Unnamed hurricane #4 Cat 3Unnamed storm #5 — September 13–16, 1851Unnamed storm #5 TSUnnamed storm #6 — October 16–19, 1851Unnamed storm #6 TS

Each bar is one storm’s life, colored by its strength at that moment (faded = post-tropical). Click a bar to open the storm.

03 · Atlantic

Atlantic storms of 1851

StormDatesPeakPressureLandfallACE
Unnamed hurricane #1Jun 25 – Jun 28Cat 1 92 mph—yes4.9
Unnamed hurricane #2Jul 5 – Jul 5Cat 1 92 mph——0.6
Unnamed storm #3Jul 10 – Jul 10TS 58 mph——0.3
Unnamed hurricane #4Aug 16 – Aug 27Cat 3 115 mph—yes21.8
Unnamed storm #5Sep 13 – Sep 16TS 58 mph——4.0
Unnamed storm #6Oct 16 – Oct 19TS 69 mph—yes4.6
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