Storm history › Atlantic › 1870 season
Unnamed hurricane 13, 1870 Atlantic
This storm was a Category 1 hurricane of the 1870 Atlantic season. It was tracked from October 30, 1870 to November 3, 1870, about 5 days, and covered 689 miles.
At its peak it had winds of 80 mph (130 km/h).
Its closest pass to a major city was 10 miles from Cancún, Mexico.
- Peak wind
- 80 mph
- Lowest pressure
- Not recorded
- Strongest
- Category 1 hurricane
- Landfalls
- None recorded
- Duration
- 5 days
- Track length
- 689 mi
- Energy (ACE)
- 7.8
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Closest pass to major cities
| City | Closest pass |
|---|---|
| Cancún, Mexico | 10 mi (16 km) |
| Havana, Cuba | 126 mi (203 km) |
| Mérida, Mexico | 149 mi (239 km) |
How it compares
- Peak winds: 767th highest of 2,017 Atlantic storms on record, tied with Tropical Storm Dexter (2025), Hurricane Debby (2024), Hurricane Pablo (2019) and 41 more.
- Energy: 9% of the 1870 Atlantic season's ACE.