The 1879 hurricane season

Every storm track on one map · Atlantic · 8 systems

Atlantic storms
8
6 hurricanes · 2 major
Atlantic ACE
64
1991–2020 avg ≈ 123
Strongest
127 mph
Unnamed hurricane #4
Landfalling
6
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 1879 season went

The 1879 Atlantic season produced 8 tropical storms, 6 hurricanes and 2 major hurricanes (Cat 3+), with an accumulated cyclone energy (ACE) of 64. The strongest was Unnamed hurricane #4 at 127 mph. 6 storms made landfall.

02 · Timeline

Storm by storm, month by month

AUGSEPOCTNOVUnnamed hurricane #1 — August 9–12, 1879Unnamed hurricane #1 Cat 1Unnamed hurricane #2 — August 13–20, 1879Unnamed hurricane #2 Cat 3Unnamed hurricane #3 — August 19–24, 1879Unnamed hurricane #3 Cat 2Unnamed hurricane #4 — August 29 – September 2, 1879Unnamed hurricane #4 Cat 3Unnamed storm #5 — October 3–7, 1879Unnamed storm #5 TSUnnamed storm #6 — October 9–16, 1879Unnamed storm #6 TSUnnamed hurricane #7 — October 24–29, 1879Unnamed hurricane #7 Cat 1Unnamed hurricane #8 — November 18–21, 1879Unnamed hurricane #8 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 1879

StormDatesPeakPressureLandfallACE
Unnamed hurricane #1Aug 9 – Aug 12Cat 1 81 mph——5.5
Unnamed hurricane #2Aug 13 – Aug 20Cat 3 115 mph971 mbyes13.6
Unnamed hurricane #3Aug 19 – Aug 24Cat 2 104 mph964 mbyes9.7
Unnamed hurricane #4Aug 29 – Sep 2Cat 3 127 mph—yes12.1
Unnamed storm #5Oct 3 – Oct 7TS 58 mph—yes3.6
Unnamed storm #6Oct 9 – Oct 16TS 58 mph—yes6.8
Unnamed hurricane #7Oct 24 – Oct 29Cat 1 81 mph—yes7.0
Unnamed hurricane #8Nov 18 – Nov 21Cat 2 104 mph968 mb—5.3
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