1861 Atlantic hurricane season
The 1861 Atlantic season had 8 storms of tropical-storm strength or more, 6 of them hurricanes and 0 major (Category 3 or stronger).
The first storm was tracked from July 6, 1861 and the last ended on January 1, 1970. The strongest by wind was Unnamed hurricane 1, 1861 Atlantic, at 105 mph (165 km/h). The season's accumulated cyclone energy (ACE) was 49.7.
- Storms
- 8
- Hurricanes
- 6
- Major
- 0
- Category 5
- 0
- ACE
- 49.7
DepressionTropical stormCat 1Cat 2Cat 3Cat 4Cat 5
Storms
| Storm | Dates | Peak |
|---|---|---|
| Unnamed hurricane 1, 1861 Atlantic | Jul 6 – Jul 12 | 105 mph |
| Unnamed storm 2, 1861 Atlantic | Jul 20 – Jul 25 | — |
| Unnamed storm 3, 1861 Atlantic | Jul 28 – Aug 1 | — |
| Unnamed storm 4, 1861 Atlantic | Aug 9 – Aug 18 | — |
| Unnamed hurricane 5, 1861 Atlantic | Aug 13 – Aug 17 | 90 mph |
| Unnamed hurricane 6, 1861 Atlantic | Aug 25 – Aug 30 | 105 mph |
| Unnamed storm 7, 1861 Atlantic | Sep 11 – Sep 18 | — |
| Unnamed storm 8, 1861 Atlantic | Sep 11 – Sep 19 | — |
| Unnamed hurricane 9, 1861 Atlantic | Sep 17 – Sep 17 | 80 mph |
| Unnamed storm 10, 1861 Atlantic | Sep 22 – Sep 29 | — |
| Unnamed hurricane 11, 1861 Atlantic | Sep 27 – Sep 28 | 80 mph |
| Unnamed storm 12, 1861 Atlantic | Oct 1 – Oct 10 | — |
| Unnamed storm 13, 1861 Atlantic | Oct 3 – Oct 12 | — |
| Unnamed tropical storm 14, 1861 Atlantic | Oct 6 – Oct 9 | 70 mph |
| Unnamed tropical storm 15, 1861 Atlantic | Oct 7 – Oct 7 | 60 mph |
| Unnamed storm 16, 1861 Atlantic | Oct 16 – Oct 22 | — |
| Unnamed storm 17, 1861 Atlantic | Oct 31 – Nov 3 | — |
| Unnamed hurricane 18, 1861 Atlantic | Nov 1 – Nov 3 | 80 mph |