The 1885 hurricane season

Every storm track on one map · Atlantic · 8 systems

Atlantic storms
8
6 hurricanes · 0 major
Atlantic ACE
58
1991–2020 avg ≈ 123
Strongest
104 mph
Unnamed hurricane #2
Landfalling
5
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 1885 season went

The 1885 Atlantic season produced 8 tropical storms, 6 hurricanes and 0 major hurricanes (Cat 3+), with an accumulated cyclone energy (ACE) of 58. The strongest was Unnamed hurricane #2 at 104 mph / 958 mb. 5 storms made landfall.

02 · Timeline

Storm by storm, month by month

AUGSEPOCTUnnamed hurricane #1 — August 7–15, 1885Unnamed hurricane #1 Cat 1Unnamed hurricane #2 — August 21–28, 1885Unnamed hurricane #2 Cat 2Unnamed storm #3 — August 29–31, 1885Unnamed storm #3 TSUnnamed hurricane #4 — September 17–23, 1885Unnamed hurricane #4 Cat 1Unnamed hurricane #5 — September 18–21, 1885Unnamed hurricane #5 Cat 1Unnamed hurricane #6 — September 24 – October 2, 1885Unnamed hurricane #6 Cat 1Unnamed hurricane #7 — September 26–29, 1885Unnamed hurricane #7 Cat 1Unnamed storm #8 — October 10–14, 1885Unnamed storm #8 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 1885

StormDatesPeakPressureLandfallACE
Unnamed hurricane #1Aug 7 – Aug 15Cat 1 92 mph981 mb—12.6
Unnamed hurricane #2Aug 21 – Aug 28Cat 2 104 mph958 mbyes13.7
Unnamed storm #3Aug 29 – Aug 31TS 58 mph—yes2.4
Unnamed hurricane #4Sep 17 – Sep 23Cat 1 92 mph—yes7.2
Unnamed hurricane #5Sep 18 – Sep 21Cat 1 81 mph999 mb—6.6
Unnamed hurricane #6Sep 24 – Oct 2Cat 1 81 mph—yes7.4
Unnamed hurricane #7Sep 26 – Sep 29Cat 1 92 mph——5.7
Unnamed storm #8Oct 10 – Oct 14TS 69 mph—yes2.7
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