The 1859 hurricane season

Every storm track on one map · Atlantic · 8 systems

Atlantic storms
8
7 hurricanes · 1 major
Atlantic ACE
56
1991–2020 avg ≈ 123
Strongest
127 mph
Unnamed hurricane #6
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 1859 season went

The 1859 Atlantic season produced 8 tropical storms, 7 hurricanes and 1 major hurricanes (Cat 3+), with an accumulated cyclone energy (ACE) of 56. The strongest was Unnamed hurricane #6 at 127 mph / 938 mb. 3 storms made landfall.

02 · Timeline

Storm by storm, month by month

JULAUGSEPOCTUnnamed hurricane #1 — July 1–1, 1859Unnamed hurricane #1 Cat 2Unnamed hurricane #2 — August 17–19, 1859Unnamed hurricane #2 Cat 2Unnamed hurricane #3 — September 2–3, 1859Unnamed hurricane #3 Cat 1Unnamed hurricane #4 — September 12–13, 1859Unnamed hurricane #4 Cat 2Unnamed hurricane #5 — September 15–18, 1859Unnamed hurricane #5 Cat 1Unnamed hurricane #6 — October 2–6, 1859Unnamed hurricane #6 Cat 3Unnamed storm #7 — October 16–18, 1859Unnamed storm #7 TSUnnamed hurricane #8 — October 24–29, 1859Unnamed hurricane #8 Cat 1

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 1859

StormDatesPeakPressureLandfallACE
Unnamed hurricane #1Jul 1 – Jul 1Cat 2 104 mph——0.8
Unnamed hurricane #2Aug 17 – Aug 19Cat 2 104 mph——9.7
Unnamed hurricane #3Sep 2 – Sep 3Cat 1 81 mph——2.9
Unnamed hurricane #4Sep 12 – Sep 13Cat 2 104 mph——4.7
Unnamed hurricane #5Sep 15 – Sep 18Cat 1 81 mph—yes5.9
Unnamed hurricane #6Oct 2 – Oct 6Cat 3 127 mph938 mb—19.6
Unnamed storm #7Oct 16 – Oct 18TS 69 mph—yes3.1
Unnamed hurricane #8Oct 24 – Oct 29Cat 1 92 mph989 mbyes9.0
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