Storm history › Atlantic › 1872 season
Unnamed hurricane 5, 1872 Atlantic
This storm was a Category 1 hurricane of the 1872 Atlantic season. It was tracked from September 9, 1872 to September 20, 1872, about 12 days, and covered 2,380 miles.
At its peak it had winds of 80 mph (130 km/h).
- Peak wind
- 80 mph
- Lowest pressure
- Not recorded
- Strongest
- Category 1 hurricane
- Landfalls
- None recorded
- Duration
- 12 days
- Track length
- 2,380 mi
- Energy (ACE)
- 20.7
DepressionTropical stormCat 1Cat 2Cat 3Cat 4Cat 5
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: 32% of the 1872 Atlantic season's ACE.