The 1881 hurricane season
Every storm track on one map · Atlantic · 7 systems
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 1881 season went
The 1881 Atlantic season produced 7 tropical storms, 4 hurricanes and 0 major hurricanes (Cat 3+), with an accumulated cyclone energy (ACE) of 59. The strongest was Unnamed hurricane #5 at 104 mph / 970 mb. 4 storms made landfall.
02 · Timeline
Storm by storm, month by month
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 1881
| Storm | Dates | Peak | Pressure | Landfall | ACE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unnamed storm #1 | Aug 1 – Aug 4 | TS 58 mph | — | yes | 2.2 |
| Unnamed hurricane #3 | Aug 11 – Aug 18 | Cat 1 92 mph | — | — | 17.0 |
| Unnamed storm #2 | Aug 11 – Aug 14 | TS 46 mph | — | yes | 1.6 |
| Unnamed hurricane #4 | Aug 16 – Aug 21 | Cat 1 81 mph | — | — | 6.7 |
| Unnamed hurricane #5 | Aug 21 – Aug 29 | Cat 2 104 mph | 970 mb | yes | 16.8 |
| Unnamed hurricane #6 | Sep 7 – Sep 11 | Cat 2 104 mph | 975 mb | yes | 9.7 |
| Unnamed storm #7 | Sep 18 – Sep 24 | TS 69 mph | — | — | 5.3 |
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