Storm history › Atlantic › 1872 season
Unnamed hurricane 2, 1872 Atlantic
This storm was a Category 2 hurricane of the 1872 Atlantic season. It was tracked from August 20, 1872 to September 2, 1872, about 14 days, and covered 3,909 miles.
At its peak it had winds of 105 mph (165 km/h).
- Peak wind
- 105 mph
- Lowest pressure
- Not recorded
- Strongest
- Category 2 hurricane
- Landfalls
- None recorded
- Duration
- 14 days
- Track length
- 3,909 mi
- Energy (ACE)
- 25.8
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How it compares
- Peak winds: 399th highest of 2,017 Atlantic storms on record, tied with Hurricane Francine (2024), Hurricane Isaac (2024), Hurricane Leslie (2024) and 33 more.
- Energy: 39% of the 1872 Atlantic season's ACE.