The 1861 hurricane season

Every storm track on one map · Atlantic · 8 systems

Atlantic storms
8
6 hurricanes · 0 major
Atlantic ACE
50
1991–2020 avg ≈ 123
Strongest
104 mph
Unnamed hurricane #1
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 1861 season went

The 1861 Atlantic season produced 8 tropical storms, 6 hurricanes and 0 major hurricanes (Cat 3+), with an accumulated cyclone energy (ACE) of 50. The strongest was Unnamed hurricane #1 at 104 mph. 3 storms made landfall.

02 · Timeline

Storm by storm, month by month

JULAUGSEPOCTNOVUnnamed hurricane #1 — July 6–12, 1861Unnamed hurricane #1 Cat 2Unnamed hurricane #2 — August 13–17, 1861Unnamed hurricane #2 Cat 1Unnamed hurricane #3 — August 25–30, 1861Unnamed hurricane #3 Cat 2Unnamed hurricane #4 — September 17–17, 1861Unnamed hurricane #4 Cat 1Unnamed hurricane #5 — September 27–28, 1861Unnamed hurricane #5 Cat 1Unnamed storm #6 — October 6–9, 1861Unnamed storm #6 TSUnnamed storm #7 — October 7–7, 1861Unnamed storm #7 TSUnnamed hurricane #8 — November 1–3, 1861Unnamed 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 1861

StormDatesPeakPressureLandfallACE
Unnamed hurricane #1Jul 6 – Jul 12Cat 2 104 mph——12.8
Unnamed hurricane #2Aug 13 – Aug 17Cat 1 92 mph——8.0
Unnamed hurricane #3Aug 25 – Aug 30Cat 2 104 mph——16.7
Unnamed hurricane #4Sep 17 – Sep 17Cat 1 81 mph——0.5
Unnamed hurricane #5Sep 27 – Sep 28Cat 1 81 mph—yes2.2
Unnamed storm #6Oct 6 – Oct 9TS 69 mph——5.3
Unnamed storm #7Oct 7 – Oct 7TS 58 mph—yes0.3
Unnamed hurricane #8Nov 1 – Nov 3Cat 1 81 mph999 mbyes4.0
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