The 1855 hurricane season

Every storm track on one map · Atlantic · 5 systems

Atlantic storms
5
4 hurricanes · 1 major
Atlantic ACE
18
1991–2020 avg ≈ 123
Strongest
127 mph
Unnamed hurricane #5
Landfalling
1
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 1855 season went

The 1855 Atlantic season produced 5 tropical storms, 4 hurricanes and 1 major hurricanes (Cat 3+), with an accumulated cyclone energy (ACE) of 18. The strongest was Unnamed hurricane #5 at 127 mph. 1 storm made landfall.

02 · Timeline

Storm by storm, month by month

AUGSEPUnnamed hurricane #1 — August 6–6, 1855Unnamed hurricane #1 Cat 2Unnamed hurricane #2 — August 10–11, 1855Unnamed hurricane #2 Cat 2Unnamed hurricane #3 — August 11–11, 1855Unnamed hurricane #3 Cat 1Unnamed storm #4 — August 24–27, 1855Unnamed storm #4 TSUnnamed hurricane #5 — September 15–17, 1855Unnamed hurricane #5 Cat 3

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 1855

StormDatesPeakPressureLandfallACE
Unnamed hurricane #1Aug 6 – Aug 6Cat 2 104 mph——0.8
Unnamed hurricane #2Aug 10 – Aug 11Cat 2 104 mph——4.9
Unnamed hurricane #3Aug 11 – Aug 11Cat 1 81 mph——0.5
Unnamed storm #4Aug 24 – Aug 27TS 69 mph997 mb—4.7
Unnamed hurricane #5Sep 15 – Sep 17Cat 3 127 mph—yes7.3
← Previous season1854Next season →1856

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