1878 Haiti–Florida Hurricane

Track map, landfall & timeline · Atlantic · September 1–13, 1878

Peak wind

104 mph

167 km/h · Sep 10

Peak category

Cat 2

Saffir–Simpson

Lowest pressure

970 mb

Landfalls

Florida · South Carolina

Lifetime

12.8 d

Sep 1 – Sep 13

Distance

3,632 mi

5,845 km

ACE

21.2

storm energy

TD TS Cat 1 2 3 4 5 · dashed = post-tropical / remnant low. Click any point or table row to jump there.

01 · The story

What happened with 1878 Haiti–Florida Hurricane

The 1878 Haiti–Florida Hurricane was a Category 2 hurricane of the 1878 Atlantic season. It formed on September 1, 1878, 194 mi NNE of Paramaribo, Suriname, reached its peak of 104 mph (167 km/h) and a minimum pressure of 970 mb on September 10, 1878, and made landfall 4 times — first 12 mi E of Marathon, Florida on September 7, 1878 as a tropical storm (69 mph). Later landfalls: 30 mi NW of Islamorada, Florida on September 8, 1878 as a tropical storm (69 mph); 10 mi NNW of Spring Hill, Florida on September 10, 1878 as a Category 2 hurricane (104 mph); 16 mi ENE of Beaufort, South Carolina on September 12, 1878 as a Category 1 hurricane (92 mph). It rapidly intensified by 46 mph in 24 hours (to 92 mph on September 10, 1878). The storm lasted 12.8 days and travelled about 3,632 miles (5,845 km).

02 · Intensity

Wind and pressure, hour by hour

Maximum sustained wind (mph) — hover or drag to scrub the map

03 · Impact

Landfalls and cities in the path

Landfall (UTC)	Where	Strength	Pressure
September 7, 1878 · 21:00 UTC	12 mi E of Marathon, Florida	TS 69 mph	—
September 8, 1878 · 02:00 UTC	30 mi NW of Islamorada, Florida	TS 69 mph	—
September 10, 1878 · 11:00 UTC	10 mi NNW of Spring Hill, Florida	Cat 2 104 mph	—
September 12, 1878 · 12:00 UTC	16 mi ENE of Beaufort, South Carolina	Cat 1 92 mph	—

Closest approach to major cities

City	Distance to center	When (UTC)	Storm strength then
Port-au-Prince, Haiti	direct hit	Sep 4 · 08:00 UTC	Cat 1 77 mph
Carrefour, Haiti	direct hit	Sep 4 · 08:00 UTC	Cat 1 77 mph
Santiago de Cuba, Santiago de Cuba Province, Cuba	36 mi	Sep 5 · 06:00 UTC	TS 69 mph
Miami, Florida	60 mi	Sep 8 · 04:00 UTC	TS 63 mph
Jacksonville, Florida	36 mi	Sep 11 · 04:00 UTC	Cat 1 77 mph
Charlotte, North Carolina	50 mi	Sep 12 · 21:00 UTC	TS 63 mph
Hamilton, Ontario, Canada	60 mi	Sep 13 · 16:00 UTC	TS 46 mph
Toronto, Ontario, Canada	42 mi	Sep 13 · 17:00 UTC	TS 46 mph
Mississauga, Ontario, Canada	54 mi	Sep 13 · 17:00 UTC	TS 46 mph
Brampton, Ontario, Canada	60 mi	Sep 13 · 17:00 UTC	TS 46 mph

Distance from the city to the storm’s center, interpolated hourly between official fixes. Damaging winds, surge and rain reach far beyond the center.

04 · Timeline

Every official fix 55 positions

Date · UTC	Status	Wind	Pressure	Position	Nearest place
Sep 1 00:00	TS	58 mph	—	8.5°N 54.2°W	open ocean
Sep 1 06:00	TS	58 mph	—	8.7°N 55.6°W	open ocean
Sep 1 12:00	TS	69 mph	—	9.0°N 57.0°W	157 mi NE of Anna Regina, Guyana
Sep 1 18:00	TS	69 mph	—	9.6°N 58.4°W	161 mi N of Anna Regina, Guyana
Sep 2 00:00	Cat 1	81 mph	—	10.3°N 59.9°W	83 mi SE of Scarborough, Trinidad and Tobago
Sep 2 06:00	Cat 1	92 mph	—	11.3°N 61.7°W	41 mi NNW of Diego Martin, Trinidad and Tobago
Sep 2 12:00	Cat 1	92 mph	—	12.3°N 63.3°W	96 mi NNE of Pampatar, Venezuela
Sep 2 18:00	Cat 1	92 mph	—	13.3°N 64.8°W	163 mi NNW of Juan Griego, Venezuela
Sep 3 00:00	Cat 1	92 mph	—	14.3°N 66.3°W	open ocean
Sep 3 06:00	Cat 1	92 mph	—	15.2°N 67.8°W	open ocean
Sep 3 12:00	Cat 1	92 mph	—	16.0°N 69.3°W	175 mi SSE of Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic
Sep 3 18:00	Cat 1	92 mph	—	16.7°N 70.1°W	110 mi S of Baní, Dominican Republic
Sep 4 00:00	Cat 1	92 mph	—	17.5°N 71.1°W	49 mi S of Santa Cruz de Barahona, Dominican Republic
Sep 4 06:00	Cat 1	81 mph	—	18.2°N 72.1°W	12 mi W of Grand Gosier, Haiti
Sep 4 12:00	TS	69 mph	—	18.9°N 73.0°W	24 mi SW of Saint-Marc, Haiti
Sep 4 18:00	Cat 1	81 mph	—	19.5°N 73.9°W	54 mi SSE of Maisí, Guantánamo Province, Cuba
Sep 5 00:00	Cat 1	81 mph	—	20.0°N 74.6°W	25 mi SSW of Baracoa, Guantánamo Province, Cuba
Sep 5 06:00	TS	69 mph	—	20.5°N 75.6°W	24 mi ESE of Cueto, Holguín Province, Cuba
Sep 5 12:00	TS	69 mph	—	21.0°N 76.6°W	14 mi S of Puerto Padre, Las Tunas Province, Cuba
Sep 5 18:00	TS	69 mph	—	21.5°N 77.1°W	11 mi ESE of Nuevitas, Camagüey, Cuba
Sep 6 00:00	TS	58 mph	—	21.9°N 77.8°W	21 mi E of Esmeralda, Camagüey, Cuba
Sep 6 06:00	TS	58 mph	—	22.1°N 78.4°W	11 mi N of Primero de Enero, Ciego de Ávila Province, Cuba
Sep 6 12:00	TS	58 mph	—	22.3°N 79.0°W	near Chambas, Ciego de Ávila Province, Cuba
Sep 6 18:00	TS	58 mph	—	22.5°N 79.5°W	near Caibarién, Villa Clara Province, Cuba
Sep 7 00:00	TS	58 mph	—	22.8°N 80.0°W	near Sagua la Grande, Villa Clara Province, Cuba
Sep 7 06:00	TS	58 mph	—	23.1°N 80.5°W	10 mi NNE of Corralillo, Villa Clara Province, Cuba
Sep 7 12:00	TS	58 mph	—	23.6°N 80.8°W	42 mi NE of Varadero, Matanzas Province, Cuba
Sep 7 18:00	TS	58 mph	—	24.3°N 80.9°W	58 mi ESE of Key West, Florida
Sep 7 21:00	TS LANDFALL	69 mph	—	24.7°N 80.9°W	39 mi SW of Key Largo, Florida
Sep 8 00:00	TS	69 mph	—	25.0°N 81.0°W	35 mi W of Key Largo, Florida
Sep 8 02:00	TS LANDFALL	69 mph	—	25.2°N 81.0°W	38 mi WSW of Homestead, Florida
Sep 8 06:00	TS	58 mph	—	25.8°N 81.2°W	34 mi ESE of Marco Island, Florida
Sep 8 12:00	TS	46 mph	—	26.5°N 81.5°W	near Immokalee, Florida
Sep 8 18:00	TS	46 mph	—	26.9°N 81.9°W	near Punta Gorda, Florida
Sep 9 00:00	TS	46 mph	—	27.2°N 82.4°W	near Venice, Florida
Sep 9 06:00	TS	58 mph	—	27.4°N 82.9°W	21 mi WSW of Bradenton, Florida
Sep 9 12:00	TS	69 mph	—	27.6°N 83.3°W	40 mi WSW of St. Petersburg, Florida
Sep 9 18:00	Cat 1	81 mph	—	27.8°N 83.5°W	44 mi WSW of Clearwater, Florida
Sep 10 00:00	Cat 1	92 mph	—	28.0°N 83.4°W	37 mi W of Clearwater, Florida
Sep 10 06:00	Cat 2	104 mph	—	28.3°N 83.0°W	18 mi WNW of Holiday, Florida
Sep 10 11:00	Cat 2 LANDFALL	104 mph	—	28.6°N 82.6°W	10 mi NNW of Spring Hill, Florida
Sep 10 12:00	Cat 1	92 mph	970 mb	28.7°N 82.5°W	near Homosassa Springs, Florida
Sep 10 18:00	Cat 1	81 mph	—	29.2°N 82.0°W	near Silver Springs, Florida
Sep 11 00:00	TS	69 mph	985 mb	29.7°N 81.5°W	near Palatka, Florida
Sep 11 06:00	Cat 1	81 mph	—	30.1°N 81.1°W	18 mi ESE of Palm Valley, Florida
Sep 11 12:00	Cat 1	92 mph	—	30.5°N 80.9°W	33 mi ENE of Jacksonville Beach, Florida
Sep 11 18:00	Cat 1	92 mph	—	30.9°N 80.7°W	43 mi ESE of Saint Simons Island, Georgia
Sep 12 00:00	Cat 1	92 mph	—	31.3°N 80.6°W	47 mi ENE of Saint Simons Island, Georgia
Sep 12 06:00	Cat 1	92 mph	—	31.8°N 80.5°W	31 mi SSE of Hilton Head Island, South Carolina
Sep 12 12:00	Cat 1 LANDFALL	92 mph	—	32.5°N 80.4°W	16 mi ENE of Beaufort, South Carolina
Sep 12 18:00	TS	69 mph	—	34.0°N 80.1°W	15 mi ENE of Sumter, South Carolina
Sep 13 00:00	TS	58 mph	—	36.5°N 79.8°W	near Eden, North Carolina
Sep 13 06:00	TS extratropical	58 mph	—	39.0°N 79.4°W	48 mi NW of Harrisonburg, Virginia
Sep 13 12:00	TS extratropical	46 mph	—	41.5°N 79.0°W	23 mi WNW of Saint Marys, Pennsylvania
Sep 13 18:00	TS extratropical	46 mph	—	44.0°N 78.5°W	near Port Hope, Ontario, Canada

⬇ Download track data (CSV) · public-domain NOAA best track

Questions

Frequently asked questions

When and where did 1878 Haiti–Florida Hurricane make landfall?

1878 Haiti–Florida Hurricane made landfall 4 times: 12 mi E of Marathon, Florida on September 7, 1878 at 21:00 UTC, as a tropical storm with 69 mph winds; 30 mi NW of Islamorada, Florida on September 8, 1878 at 02:00 UTC, as a tropical storm with 69 mph winds; 10 mi NNW of Spring Hill, Florida on September 10, 1878 at 11:00 UTC, as a Category 2 hurricane with 104 mph winds; 16 mi ENE of Beaufort, South Carolina on September 12, 1878 at 12:00 UTC, as a Category 1 hurricane with 92 mph winds.

What category was 1878 Haiti–Florida Hurricane?

At its peak on September 10, 1878, 1878 Haiti–Florida Hurricane was a Category 2 hurricane with maximum sustained winds of 104 mph (167 km/h) and a central pressure of 970 mb. At its first landfall it was a tropical storm.

How long did 1878 Haiti–Florida Hurricane last?

12.8 days, from September 1, 1878 to September 13, 1878, including 138 hours at hurricane strength. It travelled about 3,632 miles.

Where can I download the track data for 1878 Haiti–Florida Hurricane?

The 6-hourly positions, winds, pressure and wind radii are available as CSV on this page (track.csv) — they come from the NOAA National Hurricane Center's HURDAT2 database and are in the public domain.

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