The 1889 hurricane season

Every storm track on one map · Atlantic · 9 systems

Atlantic storms
9
6 hurricanes · 0 major
Atlantic ACE
104
1991–2020 avg ≈ 123
Strongest
109 mph
Unnamed hurricane #6
Landfalling
3
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 1889 season went

The 1889 Atlantic season produced 9 tropical storms, 6 hurricanes and 0 major hurricanes (Cat 3+), with an accumulated cyclone energy (ACE) of 104. The strongest was Unnamed hurricane #6 at 109 mph. 3 storms made landfall.

02 · Timeline

Storm by storm, month by month

MAYJUNJULAUGSEPOCTUnnamed hurricane #1 — May 16–22, 1889Unnamed hurricane #1 Cat 1Unnamed hurricane #2 — June 15–20, 1889Unnamed hurricane #2 Cat 1Unnamed hurricane #3 — August 19–28, 1889Unnamed hurricane #3 Cat 1Unnamed hurricane #4 — September 1–12, 1889Unnamed hurricane #4 Cat 2Unnamed hurricane #5 — September 2–11, 1889Unnamed hurricane #5 Cat 1Unnamed hurricane #6 — September 12–26, 1889Unnamed hurricane #6 Cat 2Unnamed storm #7 — September 12–19, 1889Unnamed storm #7 TSUnnamed storm #8 — September 29 – October 6, 1889Unnamed storm #8 TSUnnamed storm #9 — October 5–11, 1889Unnamed storm #9 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 1889

StormDatesPeakPressureLandfallACE
Unnamed hurricane #1May 16 – May 22Cat 1 81 mph——5.9
Unnamed hurricane #2Jun 15 – Jun 20Cat 1 75 mph—yes5.3
Unnamed hurricane #3Aug 19 – Aug 28Cat 1 81 mph——12.4
Unnamed hurricane #4Sep 1 – Sep 12Cat 2 104 mph——29.7
Unnamed hurricane #5Sep 2 – Sep 11Cat 1 81 mph——13.1
Unnamed hurricane #6Sep 12 – Sep 26Cat 2 109 mph—yes23.3
Unnamed storm #7Sep 12 – Sep 19TS 58 mph——6.0
Unnamed storm #8Sep 29 – Oct 6TS 69 mph——6.4
Unnamed storm #9Oct 5 – Oct 11TS 58 mph—yes1.9
← Previous season1888Next season →1890

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