The 1893 hurricane season

Every storm track on one map · Atlantic · 12 systems

Atlantic storms
12
10 hurricanes · 5 major
Atlantic ACE
231
1991–2020 avg ≈ 123
Strongest
132 mph
1893 Cheniere Caminada Hurricane
Landfalling
7
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 1893 season went

The 1893 Atlantic season produced 12 tropical storms, 10 hurricanes and 5 major hurricanes (Cat 3+), with an accumulated cyclone energy (ACE) of 231. The strongest was 1893 Cheniere Caminada Hurricane at 132 mph / 948 mb. 7 storms made landfall.

02 · Timeline

Storm by storm, month by month

JUNJULAUGSEPOCTNOVUnnamed hurricane #1 — June 12–20, 1893Unnamed hurricane #1 Cat 1Unnamed hurricane #2 — July 4–7, 1893Unnamed hurricane #2 Cat 2Unnamed hurricane #3 — August 13–25, 1893Unnamed hurricane #3 Cat 3Unnamed hurricane #4 — August 15–26, 1893Unnamed hurricane #4 Cat 3Unnamed hurricane #5 — August 15–19, 1893Unnamed hurricane #5 Cat 2Unnamed hurricane #6 — August 15 – September 2, 1893Unnamed hurricane #6 Cat 3Unnamed hurricane #7 — August 20–29, 1893Unnamed hurricane #7 Cat 2Unnamed hurricane #8 — September 4–9, 1893Unnamed hurricane #8 Cat 2Unnamed hurricane #9 — September 25 – October 15, 1893Unnamed hurricane #9 Cat 31893 Cheniere Caminada Hurricane — September 27 – October 5, 18931893 Cheniere Caminada Hurricane Cat 4Unnamed storm #11 — October 20–23, 1893Unnamed storm #11 TSUnnamed storm #12 — November 5–12, 1893Unnamed storm #12 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 1893

StormDatesPeakPressureLandfallACE
Unnamed hurricane #1Jun 12 – Jun 20Cat 1 75 mph—yes10.3
Unnamed hurricane #2Jul 4 – Jul 7Cat 2 98 mph——5.6
Unnamed hurricane #3Aug 13 – Aug 25Cat 3 121 mph——26.0
Unnamed hurricane #4Aug 15 – Aug 26Cat 3 115 mph952 mbyes24.6
Unnamed hurricane #5Aug 15 – Aug 19Cat 2 98 mph——7.6
Unnamed hurricane #6Aug 15 – Sep 2Cat 3 121 mph954 mbyes39.8
Unnamed hurricane #7Aug 20 – Aug 29Cat 2 98 mph——21.7
Unnamed hurricane #8Sep 4 – Sep 9Cat 2 98 mph—yes7.3
Unnamed hurricane #9Sep 25 – Oct 15Cat 3 121 mph955 mbyes63.5
1893 Cheniere Caminada HurricaneSep 27 – Oct 5Cat 4 132 mph948 mbLouisiana, Mississippi17.7
Unnamed storm #11Oct 20 – Oct 23TS 58 mph—yes2.0
Unnamed storm #12Nov 5 – Nov 12TS 69 mph——5.2
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