Storm history › Atlantic › 1870 season
Unnamed hurricane 6, 1870 Atlantic
This storm was a Category 1 hurricane of the 1870 Atlantic season. It was tracked from September 17, 1870 to September 20, 1870, about 4 days, and covered 2,645 miles.
At its peak it had winds of 90 mph (150 km/h) and a lowest pressure of 969 mb.
- Peak wind
- 90 mph
- Lowest pressure
- 969 mb
- Strongest
- Category 1 hurricane
- Landfalls
- None recorded
- Duration
- 4 days
- Track length
- 2,645 mi
- Energy (ACE)
- 7.4
DepressionTropical stormCat 1Cat 2Cat 3Cat 4Cat 5
How it compares
- Peak winds: 601st highest of 2,017 Atlantic storms on record, tied with Hurricane Imelda (2025), Hurricane Margot (2023), Hurricane Lisa (2022) and 35 more.
- Lowest pressure: 366th lowest of 1,294 Atlantic storms with a recorded pressure, tied with Hurricane Margot (2023), Hurricane Chris (2018), Tropical Storm Alberto (2006) and 6 more.
- Energy: 8% of the 1870 Atlantic season's ACE.