The 1877 hurricane season

Every storm track on one map · Atlantic · 8 systems

Atlantic storms
8
3 hurricanes · 1 major
Atlantic ACE
73
1991–2020 avg ≈ 123
Strongest
115 mph
Unnamed hurricane #4
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 1877 season went

The 1877 Atlantic season produced 8 tropical storms, 3 hurricanes and 1 major hurricanes (Cat 3+), with an accumulated cyclone energy (ACE) of 73. The strongest was Unnamed hurricane #4 at 115 mph. 3 storms made landfall.

02 · Timeline

Storm by storm, month by month

AUGSEPOCTNOVUnnamed storm #1 — August 1–5, 1877Unnamed storm #1 TSUnnamed hurricane #2 — September 14–21, 1877Unnamed hurricane #2 Cat 1Unnamed hurricane #3 — September 16–22, 1877Unnamed hurricane #3 Cat 1Unnamed hurricane #4 — September 21 – October 5, 1877Unnamed hurricane #4 Cat 3Unnamed storm #5 — September 24–29, 1877Unnamed storm #5 TSUnnamed storm #6 — October 13–18, 1877Unnamed storm #6 TSUnnamed storm #7 — October 24–28, 1877Unnamed storm #7 TSUnnamed storm #8 — November 28–30, 1877Unnamed storm #8 TS

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 1877

StormDatesPeakPressureLandfallACE
Unnamed storm #1Aug 1 – Aug 5TS 69 mph——5.1
Unnamed hurricane #2Sep 14 – Sep 21Cat 1 81 mph—yes10.5
Unnamed hurricane #3Sep 16 – Sep 22Cat 1 81 mph——13.2
Unnamed hurricane #4Sep 21 – Oct 5Cat 3 115 mph—yes31.0
Unnamed storm #5Sep 24 – Sep 29TS 58 mph——4.6
Unnamed storm #6Oct 13 – Oct 18TS 58 mph——4.0
Unnamed storm #7Oct 24 – Oct 28TS 58 mph—yes3.3
Unnamed storm #8Nov 28 – Nov 30TS 58 mph——1.6
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