The 1883 hurricane season

Every storm track on one map · Atlantic · 4 systems

Atlantic storms
4
4 hurricanes · 2 major
Atlantic ACE
67
1991–2020 avg ≈ 123
Strongest
127 mph
Unnamed hurricane #2
Landfalling
1
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 1883 season went

The 1883 Atlantic season produced 4 tropical storms, 4 hurricanes and 2 major hurricanes (Cat 3+), with an accumulated cyclone energy (ACE) of 67. The strongest was Unnamed hurricane #2 at 127 mph / 963 mb. 1 storm made landfall.

02 · Timeline

Storm by storm, month by month

AUGSEPOCTUnnamed hurricane #1 — August 18–28, 1883Unnamed hurricane #1 Cat 1Unnamed hurricane #2 — August 24 – September 2, 1883Unnamed hurricane #2 Cat 3Unnamed hurricane #3 — September 4–13, 1883Unnamed hurricane #3 Cat 3Unnamed hurricane #4 — October 22–28, 1883Unnamed hurricane #4 Cat 1

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 1883

StormDatesPeakPressureLandfallACE
Unnamed hurricane #1Aug 18 – Aug 28Cat 1 92 mph——15.9
Unnamed hurricane #2Aug 24 – Sep 2Cat 3 127 mph963 mb—20.2
Unnamed hurricane #3Sep 4 – Sep 13Cat 3 127 mph—yes28.3
Unnamed hurricane #4Oct 22 – Oct 28Cat 1 81 mph——2.3
← Previous season1882Next season →1884

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