The 1853 hurricane season

Every storm track on one map · Atlantic · 8 systems

Atlantic storms
8
4 hurricanes · 2 major
Atlantic ACE
76
1991–2020 avg ≈ 123
Strongest
150 mph
Unnamed hurricane #3
Landfalling
0
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 1853 season went

The 1853 Atlantic season produced 8 tropical storms, 4 hurricanes and 2 major hurricanes (Cat 3+), with an accumulated cyclone energy (ACE) of 76. The strongest was Unnamed hurricane #3 at 150 mph / 924 mb. 0 storms made landfall.

02 · Timeline

Storm by storm, month by month

AUGSEPOCTUnnamed storm #1 — August 5–5, 1853Unnamed storm #1 TSUnnamed storm #2 — August 10–10, 1853Unnamed storm #2 TSUnnamed hurricane #3 — August 30 – September 10, 1853Unnamed hurricane #3 Cat 4Unnamed hurricane #4 — September 8–10, 1853Unnamed hurricane #4 Cat 3Unnamed storm #5 — September 21–21, 1853Unnamed storm #5 TSUnnamed hurricane #6 — September 26 – October 1, 1853Unnamed hurricane #6 Cat 1Unnamed storm #7 — September 28–28, 1853Unnamed storm #7 TSUnnamed hurricane #8 — October 19–22, 1853Unnamed hurricane #8 Cat 2

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 1853

StormDatesPeakPressureLandfallACE
Unnamed storm #1Aug 5 – Aug 5TS 58 mph——0.3
Unnamed storm #2Aug 10 – Aug 10TS 46 mph——0.2
Unnamed hurricane #3Aug 30 – Sep 10Cat 4 150 mph924 mb—45.1
Unnamed hurricane #4Sep 8 – Sep 10Cat 3 115 mph——11.6
Unnamed storm #5Sep 21 – Sep 21TS 58 mph——0.3
Unnamed hurricane #6Sep 26 – Oct 1Cat 1 81 mph——9.6
Unnamed storm #7Sep 28 – Sep 28TS 58 mph——0.3
Unnamed hurricane #8Oct 19 – Oct 22Cat 2 104 mph——9.3
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