The 1882 hurricane season

Every storm track on one map · Atlantic · 6 systems

Atlantic storms
6
4 hurricanes · 2 major
Atlantic ACE
59
1991–2020 avg ≈ 123
Strongest
138 mph
Unnamed hurricane #6
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 1882 season went

The 1882 Atlantic season produced 6 tropical storms, 4 hurricanes and 2 major hurricanes (Cat 3+), with an accumulated cyclone energy (ACE) of 59. The strongest was Unnamed hurricane #6 at 138 mph. 4 storms made landfall.

02 · Timeline

Storm by storm, month by month

AUGSEPOCTUnnamed hurricane #1 — August 24–25, 1882Unnamed hurricane #1 Cat 1Unnamed hurricane #2 — September 2–13, 1882Unnamed hurricane #2 Cat 3Unnamed storm #3 — September 14–16, 1882Unnamed storm #3 TSUnnamed storm #4 — September 21–24, 1882Unnamed storm #4 TSUnnamed hurricane #5 — September 24–28, 1882Unnamed hurricane #5 Cat 1Unnamed hurricane #6 — October 5–15, 1882Unnamed hurricane #6 Cat 4

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 1882

StormDatesPeakPressureLandfallACE
Unnamed hurricane #1Aug 24 – Aug 25Cat 1 81 mph——2.5
Unnamed hurricane #2Sep 2 – Sep 13Cat 3 127 mph949 mbyes23.5
Unnamed storm #3Sep 14 – Sep 16TS 58 mph—yes1.3
Unnamed storm #4Sep 21 – Sep 24TS 58 mph1005 mbyes2.4
Unnamed hurricane #5Sep 24 – Sep 28Cat 1 81 mph——8.6
Unnamed hurricane #6Oct 5 – Oct 15Cat 4 138 mph—yes21.3
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