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1859 Atlantic hurricane season

The 1859 Atlantic season had 8 storms of tropical-storm strength or more, 7 of them hurricanes and 1 major (Category 3 or stronger).

The first storm was tracked from June 20, 1859 and the last ended on January 1, 1970. The strongest by wind was Unnamed hurricane 10, 1859 Atlantic, at 125 mph (205 km/h). The season's accumulated cyclone energy (ACE) was 55.7.

Storms
8
Hurricanes
7
Major
1
Category 5
0
ACE
55.7
Every storm of the season, coloured by strength.

DepressionTropical stormCat 1Cat 2Cat 3Cat 4Cat 5

Storms

StormDatesPeakPressureStrongestLandfalls
Unnamed storm 1, 1859 AtlanticJun 20 – Jun 27——Storm—
Unnamed hurricane 2, 1859 AtlanticJul 1 – Jul 1105 mph—Category 2 hurricane—
Unnamed hurricane 3, 1859 AtlanticAug 17 – Aug 19105 mph—Category 2 hurricane—
Unnamed storm 4, 1859 AtlanticAug 21 – Aug 26——Storm—
Unnamed storm 5, 1859 AtlanticAug 23 – Aug 25——Storm—
Unnamed hurricane 6, 1859 AtlanticSep 2 – Sep 380 mph—Category 1 hurricane—
Unnamed hurricane 7, 1859 AtlanticSep 12 – Sep 13105 mph—Category 2 hurricane—
Unnamed hurricane 8, 1859 AtlanticSep 15 – Sep 1880 mph—Category 1 hurricane1
Unnamed storm 9, 1859 AtlanticSep 28 – Oct 7——Storm—
Unnamed hurricane 10, 1859 AtlanticOct 2 – Oct 6125 mph938 mbCategory 3 hurricane—
Unnamed storm 11, 1859 AtlanticOct 10 – Oct 18——Storm—
Unnamed tropical storm 12, 1859 AtlanticOct 16 – Oct 1870 mph—Tropical storm1
Unnamed hurricane 13, 1859 AtlanticOct 24 – Oct 2990 mph989 mbCategory 1 hurricane1
Unnamed storm 14, 1859 AtlanticNov 8 – Nov 15——Storm—