The 1891 hurricane season

Every storm track on one map · Atlantic · 10 systems

Atlantic storms
10
7 hurricanes · 1 major
Atlantic ACE
116
1991–2020 avg ≈ 123
Strongest
127 mph
1891 Martinique Hurricane
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 1891 season went

The 1891 Atlantic season produced 10 tropical storms, 7 hurricanes and 1 major hurricanes (Cat 3+), with an accumulated cyclone energy (ACE) of 116. The strongest was 1891 Martinique Hurricane at 127 mph / 961 mb. 3 storms made landfall.

02 · Timeline

Storm by storm, month by month

JULAUGSEPOCTNOVUnnamed hurricane #1 — July 3–8, 1891Unnamed hurricane #1 Cat 1Unnamed hurricane #2 — August 17–29, 1891Unnamed hurricane #2 Cat 11891 Martinique Hurricane — August 18–25, 18911891 Martinique Hurricane Cat 3Unnamed hurricane #4 — September 2–10, 1891Unnamed hurricane #4 Cat 2Unnamed hurricane #5 — September 16–26, 1891Unnamed hurricane #5 Cat 2Unnamed hurricane #6 — September 29 – October 8, 1891Unnamed hurricane #6 Cat 2Unnamed storm #7 — October 4–10, 1891Unnamed storm #7 TSUnnamed storm #8 — October 7–16, 1891Unnamed storm #8 TSUnnamed hurricane #9 — October 12–20, 1891Unnamed hurricane #9 Cat 1Unnamed storm #10 — November 3–6, 1891Unnamed storm #10 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 1891

StormDatesPeakPressureLandfallACE
Unnamed hurricane #1Jul 3 – Jul 8Cat 1 92 mph—yes7.3
Unnamed hurricane #2Aug 17 – Aug 29Cat 1 75 mph——18.6
1891 Martinique HurricaneAug 18 – Aug 25Cat 3 127 mph961 mbFlorida20.9
Unnamed hurricane #4Sep 2 – Sep 10Cat 2 98 mph——14.8
Unnamed hurricane #5Sep 16 – Sep 26Cat 2 98 mph——21.1
Unnamed hurricane #6Sep 29 – Oct 8Cat 2 98 mph——13.3
Unnamed storm #7Oct 4 – Oct 10TS 52 mph1004 mbyes3.2
Unnamed storm #8Oct 7 – Oct 16TS 63 mph——0.9
Unnamed hurricane #9Oct 12 – Oct 20Cat 1 86 mph——13.4
Unnamed storm #10Nov 3 – Nov 6TS 58 mph——2.5
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