The 1869 hurricane season

Every storm track on one map · Atlantic · 10 systems

Atlantic storms
10
7 hurricanes · 1 major
Atlantic ACE
51
1991–2020 avg ≈ 123
Strongest
115 mph
Unnamed hurricane #6
Landfalling
4
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 1869 season went

The 1869 Atlantic season produced 10 tropical storms, 7 hurricanes and 1 major hurricanes (Cat 3+), with an accumulated cyclone energy (ACE) of 51. The strongest was Unnamed hurricane #6 at 115 mph / 950 mb. 4 storms made landfall.

02 · Timeline

Storm by storm, month by month

AUGSEPOCTUnnamed hurricane #1 — August 12–12, 1869Unnamed hurricane #1 Cat 2Unnamed hurricane #2 — August 16–17, 1869Unnamed hurricane #2 Cat 2Unnamed hurricane #3 — August 27–27, 1869Unnamed hurricane #3 Cat 1Unnamed storm #4 — September 1–2, 1869Unnamed storm #4 TSUnnamed hurricane #5 — September 4–6, 1869Unnamed hurricane #5 Cat 1Unnamed hurricane #6 — September 7–9, 1869Unnamed hurricane #6 Cat 3Unnamed hurricane #7 — September 11–18, 1869Unnamed hurricane #7 Cat 2Unnamed storm #8 — September 14–14, 1869Unnamed storm #8 TSUnnamed storm #9 — October 1–1, 1869Unnamed storm #9 TSUnnamed hurricane #10 — October 4–5, 1869Unnamed hurricane #10 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 1869

StormDatesPeakPressureLandfallACE
Unnamed hurricane #1Aug 12 – Aug 12Cat 2 104 mph——3.2
Unnamed hurricane #2Aug 16 – Aug 17Cat 2 104 mph—yes5.4
Unnamed hurricane #3Aug 27 – Aug 27Cat 1 81 mph——2.0
Unnamed storm #4Sep 1 – Sep 2TS 69 mph——2.4
Unnamed hurricane #5Sep 4 – Sep 6Cat 1 81 mph—yes3.8
Unnamed hurricane #6Sep 7 – Sep 9Cat 3 115 mph950 mbyes8.1
Unnamed hurricane #7Sep 11 – Sep 18Cat 2 104 mph979 mb—20.9
Unnamed storm #8Sep 14 – Sep 14TS 69 mph——0.4
Unnamed storm #9Oct 1 – Oct 1TS 58 mph——0.3
Unnamed hurricane #10Oct 4 – Oct 5Cat 2 104 mph—yes4.5
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