The 1874 hurricane season

Every storm track on one map · Atlantic · 7 systems

Atlantic storms
7
4 hurricanes · 0 major
Atlantic ACE
47
1991–2020 avg ≈ 123
Strongest
104 mph
Unnamed hurricane #7
Landfalling
2
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 1874 season went

The 1874 Atlantic season produced 7 tropical storms, 4 hurricanes and 0 major hurricanes (Cat 3+), with an accumulated cyclone energy (ACE) of 47. The strongest was Unnamed hurricane #7 at 104 mph. 2 storms made landfall.

02 · Timeline

Storm by storm, month by month

JULAUGSEPOCTNOVUnnamed storm #1 — July 2–5, 1874Unnamed storm #1 TSUnnamed hurricane #2 — August 3–7, 1874Unnamed hurricane #2 Cat 1Unnamed hurricane #3 — August 29 – September 8, 1874Unnamed hurricane #3 Cat 1Unnamed storm #4 — September 2–7, 1874Unnamed storm #4 TSUnnamed storm #5 — September 8–11, 1874Unnamed storm #5 TSUnnamed hurricane #6 — September 25 – October 1, 1874Unnamed hurricane #6 Cat 1Unnamed hurricane #7 — October 31 – November 4, 1874Unnamed hurricane #7 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 1874

StormDatesPeakPressureLandfallACE
Unnamed storm #1Jul 2 – Jul 5TS 58 mph—yes2.8
Unnamed hurricane #2Aug 3 – Aug 7Cat 1 81 mph——8.1
Unnamed hurricane #3Aug 29 – Sep 8Cat 1 92 mph——15.4
Unnamed storm #4Sep 2 – Sep 7TS 58 mph——2.6
Unnamed storm #5Sep 8 – Sep 11TS 58 mph——4.0
Unnamed hurricane #6Sep 25 – Oct 1Cat 1 92 mph980 mbyes6.3
Unnamed hurricane #7Oct 31 – Nov 4Cat 2 104 mph——7.9
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