1878 Atlantic hurricane season
The 1878 Atlantic season had 12 storms of tropical-storm strength or more, 10 of them hurricanes and 2 major (Category 3 or stronger).
The first storm was tracked from July 1, 1878 and the last ended on January 1, 1970. The strongest by wind was Unnamed hurricane 11, 1878 Atlantic, at 140 mph (220 km/h). The season's accumulated cyclone energy (ACE) was 180.8.
- Storms
- 12
- Hurricanes
- 10
- Major
- 2
- Category 5
- 0
- ACE
- 180.8
DepressionTropical stormCat 1Cat 2Cat 3Cat 4Cat 5
Storms
| Storm | Dates | Peak |
|---|---|---|
| Unnamed tropical storm 1, 1878 Atlantic | Jul 1 – Jul 3 | 45 mph |
| Unnamed storm 2, 1878 Atlantic | Jul 7 – Jul 12 | — |
| Unnamed hurricane 3, 1878 Atlantic | Aug 8 – Aug 19 | 80 mph |
| Unnamed hurricane 4, 1878 Atlantic | Aug 19 – Aug 21 | 90 mph |
| Unnamed hurricane 5, 1878 Atlantic | Aug 25 – Aug 30 | 105 mph |
| Unnamed hurricane 6, 1878 Atlantic | Sep 1 – Sep 13 | 105 mph |
| Unnamed storm 7, 1878 Atlantic | Sep 2 – Sep 13 | — |
| Unnamed storm 8, 1878 Atlantic | Sep 4 – Sep 18 | — |
| Unnamed hurricane 9, 1878 Atlantic | Sep 12 – Sep 18 | 105 mph |
| Unnamed storm 10, 1878 Atlantic | Sep 13 – Sep 17 | — |
| Unnamed hurricane 11, 1878 Atlantic | Sep 24 – Oct 8 | 140 mph |
| Unnamed hurricane 12, 1878 Atlantic | Oct 9 – Oct 16 | 80 mph |
| Unnamed hurricane 13, 1878 Atlantic | Oct 9 – Oct 15 | 80 mph |
| Unnamed hurricane 14, 1878 Atlantic | Oct 13 – Oct 19 | 115 mph |
| Unnamed hurricane 15, 1878 Atlantic | Oct 18 – Oct 25 | 105 mph |
| Unnamed storm 16, 1878 Atlantic | Oct 23 – Oct 28 | — |
| Unnamed tropical storm 17, 1878 Atlantic | Nov 25 – Dec 2 | 70 mph |
| Unnamed storm 18, 1878 Atlantic | Nov 25 – Dec 2 | — |