The 1871 hurricane season

Every storm track on one map · Atlantic · 8 systems

Atlantic storms
8
6 hurricanes · 2 major
Atlantic ACE
88
1991–2020 avg ≈ 123
Strongest
115 mph
Unnamed hurricane #3
Landfalling
6
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 1871 season went

The 1871 Atlantic season produced 8 tropical storms, 6 hurricanes and 2 major hurricanes (Cat 3+), with an accumulated cyclone energy (ACE) of 88. The strongest was Unnamed hurricane #3 at 115 mph / 952 mb. 6 storms made landfall.

02 · Timeline

Storm by storm, month by month

JUNJULAUGSEPOCTUnnamed storm #1 — June 1–5, 1871Unnamed storm #1 TSUnnamed storm #2 — June 8–10, 1871Unnamed storm #2 TSUnnamed hurricane #3 — August 14–23, 1871Unnamed hurricane #3 Cat 3Unnamed hurricane #4 — August 17–30, 1871Unnamed hurricane #4 Cat 3Unnamed hurricane #5 — August 30 – September 2, 1871Unnamed hurricane #5 Cat 2Unnamed hurricane #6 — September 5–8, 1871Unnamed hurricane #6 Cat 1Unnamed hurricane #7 — September 30 – October 7, 1871Unnamed hurricane #7 Cat 1Unnamed hurricane #8 — October 10–13, 1871Unnamed 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 1871

StormDatesPeakPressureLandfallACE
Unnamed storm #1Jun 1 – Jun 5TS 58 mph999 mbyes3.8
Unnamed storm #2Jun 8 – Jun 10TS 58 mph—yes2.0
Unnamed hurricane #3Aug 14 – Aug 23Cat 3 115 mph952 mbyes21.0
Unnamed hurricane #4Aug 17 – Aug 30Cat 3 115 mph962 mbyes25.4
Unnamed hurricane #5Aug 30 – Sep 2Cat 2 104 mph——13.0
Unnamed hurricane #6Sep 5 – Sep 8Cat 1 81 mph—yes6.3
Unnamed hurricane #7Sep 30 – Oct 7Cat 1 81 mph—yes10.4
Unnamed hurricane #8Oct 10 – Oct 13Cat 1 81 mph——6.6
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