The 1873 hurricane season

Every storm track on one map · Atlantic · 5 systems

Atlantic storms
5
3 hurricanes · 2 major
Atlantic ACE
69
1991–2020 avg ≈ 123
Strongest
115 mph
Unnamed hurricane #5
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 1873 season went

The 1873 Atlantic season produced 5 tropical storms, 3 hurricanes and 2 major hurricanes (Cat 3+), with an accumulated cyclone energy (ACE) of 69. The strongest was Unnamed hurricane #5 at 115 mph / 959 mb. 4 storms made landfall.

02 · Timeline

Storm by storm, month by month

JUNJULAUGSEPOCTUnnamed storm #1 — June 1–2, 1873Unnamed storm #1 TSUnnamed hurricane #2 — August 13–28, 1873Unnamed hurricane #2 Cat 3Unnamed hurricane #3 — September 18–20, 1873Unnamed hurricane #3 Cat 1Unnamed storm #4 — September 22–24, 1873Unnamed storm #4 TSUnnamed hurricane #5 — September 26 – October 10, 1873Unnamed 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 1873

StormDatesPeakPressureLandfallACE
Unnamed storm #1Jun 1 – Jun 2TS 46 mph—yes1.0
Unnamed hurricane #2Aug 13 – Aug 28Cat 3 115 mph962 mb—33.4
Unnamed hurricane #3Sep 18 – Sep 20Cat 1 81 mph—yes5.4
Unnamed storm #4Sep 22 – Sep 24TS 58 mph—yes2.4
Unnamed hurricane #5Sep 26 – Oct 10Cat 3 115 mph959 mbyes27.4
← Previous season1872Next season →1874

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