The 1896 hurricane season

Every storm track on one map · Atlantic · 7 systems

Atlantic storms
7
6 hurricanes · 2 major
Atlantic ACE
136
1991–2020 avg ≈ 123
Strongest
127 mph
Unnamed hurricane #4
Landfalling
4
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 1896 season went

The 1896 Atlantic season produced 7 tropical storms, 6 hurricanes and 2 major hurricanes (Cat 3+), with an accumulated cyclone energy (ACE) of 136. The strongest was Unnamed hurricane #4 at 127 mph / 960 mb. 4 storms made landfall.

02 · Timeline

Storm by storm, month by month

JULAUGSEPOCTNOVUnnamed hurricane #1 — July 4–12, 1896Unnamed hurricane #1 Cat 2Unnamed hurricane #2 — August 30 – September 11, 1896Unnamed hurricane #2 Cat 3Unnamed hurricane #3 — September 18–28, 1896Unnamed hurricane #3 Cat 2Unnamed hurricane #4 — September 22–30, 1896Unnamed hurricane #4 Cat 3Unnamed hurricane #5 — October 7–16, 1896Unnamed hurricane #5 Cat 2Unnamed hurricane #6 — October 26 – November 9, 1896Unnamed hurricane #6 Cat 2Unnamed storm #7 — November 27–29, 1896Unnamed storm #7 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 1896

StormDatesPeakPressureLandfallACE
Unnamed hurricane #1Jul 4 – Jul 12Cat 2 98 mph—yes7.7
Unnamed hurricane #2Aug 30 – Sep 11Cat 3 115 mph956 mbyes36.3
Unnamed hurricane #3Sep 18 – Sep 28Cat 2 98 mph——25.7
Unnamed hurricane #4Sep 22 – Sep 30Cat 3 127 mph960 mbyes19.5
Unnamed hurricane #5Oct 7 – Oct 16Cat 2 98 mph—yes11.5
Unnamed hurricane #6Oct 26 – Nov 9Cat 2 98 mph——33.1
Unnamed storm #7Nov 27 – Nov 29TS 58 mph——2.3
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