The 1887 hurricane season

Every storm track on one map · Atlantic · 19 systems

Atlantic storms
19
12 hurricanes · 2 major
Atlantic ACE
181
1991–2020 avg ≈ 123
Strongest
127 mph
Unnamed hurricane #7
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 1887 season went

The 1887 Atlantic season produced 19 tropical storms, 12 hurricanes and 2 major hurricanes (Cat 3+), with an accumulated cyclone energy (ACE) of 181. The strongest was Unnamed hurricane #7 at 127 mph. 5 storms made landfall.

02 · Timeline

Storm by storm, month by month

MAYJUNJULAUGSEPOCTNOVDECUnnamed storm #1 — May 15–20, 1887Unnamed storm #1 TSUnnamed storm #2 — May 17–21, 1887Unnamed storm #2 TSUnnamed storm #3 — June 11–14, 1887Unnamed storm #3 TSUnnamed hurricane #4 — July 20–28, 1887Unnamed hurricane #4 Cat 2Unnamed storm #5 — July 30 – August 8, 1887Unnamed storm #5 TSUnnamed hurricane #6 — August 14–23, 1887Unnamed hurricane #6 Cat 3Unnamed hurricane #7 — August 18–27, 1887Unnamed hurricane #7 Cat 3Unnamed hurricane #8 — September 1–6, 1887Unnamed hurricane #8 Cat 2Unnamed hurricane #9 — September 11–22, 1887Unnamed hurricane #9 Cat 2Unnamed hurricane #10 — September 14–18, 1887Unnamed hurricane #10 Cat 1Unnamed storm #11 — October 6–9, 1887Unnamed storm #11 TSUnnamed storm #12 — October 8–9, 1887Unnamed storm #12 TSUnnamed hurricane #13 — October 9–22, 1887Unnamed hurricane #13 Cat 1Unnamed hurricane #14 — October 10–12, 1887Unnamed hurricane #14 Cat 1Unnamed hurricane #15 — October 15–19, 1887Unnamed hurricane #15 Cat 2Unnamed hurricane #16 — October 29 – November 6, 1887Unnamed hurricane #16 Cat 1Unnamed hurricane #17 — November 27 – December 4, 1887Unnamed hurricane #17 Cat 1Unnamed hurricane #18 — December 4–10, 1887Unnamed hurricane #18 Cat 1Unnamed storm #19 — December 7–12, 1887Unnamed storm #19 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 1887

StormDatesPeakPressureLandfallACE
Unnamed storm #1May 15 – May 20TS 69 mph——3.5
Unnamed storm #2May 17 – May 21TS 58 mph——3.8
Unnamed storm #3Jun 11 – Jun 14TS 40 mph—yes1.1
Unnamed hurricane #4Jul 20 – Jul 28Cat 2 98 mph—yes19.5
Unnamed storm #5Jul 30 – Aug 8TS 58 mph——6.7
Unnamed hurricane #6Aug 14 – Aug 23Cat 3 121 mph972 mb—18.4
Unnamed hurricane #7Aug 18 – Aug 27Cat 3 127 mph——30.2
Unnamed hurricane #8Sep 1 – Sep 6Cat 2 104 mph963 mb—7.4
Unnamed hurricane #9Sep 11 – Sep 22Cat 2 98 mph973 mbyes26.7
Unnamed hurricane #10Sep 14 – Sep 18Cat 1 81 mph983 mb—5.3
Unnamed storm #11Oct 6 – Oct 9TS 58 mph——2.0
Unnamed storm #12Oct 8 – Oct 9TS 69 mph——2.2
Unnamed hurricane #13Oct 9 – Oct 22Cat 1 86 mph—yes19.6
Unnamed hurricane #14Oct 10 – Oct 12Cat 1 86 mph——3.9
Unnamed hurricane #15Oct 15 – Oct 19Cat 2 104 mph——8.9
Unnamed hurricane #16Oct 29 – Nov 6Cat 1 81 mph990 mbyes2.2
Unnamed hurricane #17Nov 27 – Dec 4Cat 1 81 mph——9.4
Unnamed hurricane #18Dec 4 – Dec 10Cat 1 81 mph——5.9
Unnamed storm #19Dec 7 – Dec 12TS 58 mph——4.5
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