The 1878 hurricane season

Every storm track on one map · Atlantic · 12 systems

Atlantic storms
12
10 hurricanes · 2 major
Atlantic ACE
181
1991–2020 avg ≈ 123
Strongest
138 mph
Unnamed hurricane #7
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 1878 season went

The 1878 Atlantic season produced 12 tropical storms, 10 hurricanes and 2 major hurricanes (Cat 3+), with an accumulated cyclone energy (ACE) of 181. The strongest was Unnamed hurricane #7 at 138 mph / 938 mb. 4 storms made landfall.

02 · Timeline

Storm by storm, month by month

JULAUGSEPOCTNOVDECUnnamed storm #1 — July 1–3, 1878Unnamed storm #1 TSUnnamed hurricane #2 — August 8–19, 1878Unnamed hurricane #2 Cat 1Unnamed hurricane #3 — August 19–21, 1878Unnamed hurricane #3 Cat 1Unnamed hurricane #4 — August 25–30, 1878Unnamed hurricane #4 Cat 21878 Haiti–Florida Hurricane — September 1–13, 18781878 Haiti–Florida Hurricane Cat 2Unnamed hurricane #6 — September 12–18, 1878Unnamed hurricane #6 Cat 2Unnamed hurricane #7 — September 24 – October 8, 1878Unnamed hurricane #7 Cat 4Unnamed hurricane #8 — October 9–15, 1878Unnamed hurricane #8 Cat 1Unnamed hurricane #9 — October 9–16, 1878Unnamed hurricane #9 Cat 1Unnamed hurricane #10 — October 13–19, 1878Unnamed hurricane #10 Cat 3Unnamed hurricane #11 — October 18–25, 1878Unnamed hurricane #11 Cat 2Unnamed storm #12 — November 25 – December 2, 1878Unnamed storm #12 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 1878

StormDatesPeakPressureLandfallACE
Unnamed storm #1Jul 1 – Jul 3TS 46 mph—yes1.8
Unnamed hurricane #2Aug 8 – Aug 19Cat 1 81 mph——13.5
Unnamed hurricane #3Aug 19 – Aug 21Cat 1 92 mph963 mb—4.8
Unnamed hurricane #4Aug 25 – Aug 30Cat 2 104 mph972 mb—13.1
1878 Haiti–Florida HurricaneSep 1 – Sep 13Cat 2 104 mph970 mbFlorida, South Carolina21.2
Unnamed hurricane #6Sep 12 – Sep 18Cat 2 104 mph——17.1
Unnamed hurricane #7Sep 24 – Oct 8Cat 4 138 mph938 mb—50.8
Unnamed hurricane #8Oct 9 – Oct 15Cat 1 81 mph982 mbyes8.5
Unnamed hurricane #9Oct 9 – Oct 16Cat 1 81 mph——10.9
Unnamed hurricane #10Oct 13 – Oct 19Cat 3 115 mph951 mb—17.9
Unnamed hurricane #11Oct 18 – Oct 25Cat 2 104 mph963 mbyes12.3
Unnamed storm #12Nov 25 – Dec 2TS 69 mph——9.0
← Previous season1877Next season →1879

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