Storm history › Atlantic › 1878 season
Unnamed hurricane 4, 1878 Atlantic
This storm was a Category 1 hurricane of the 1878 Atlantic season. It was tracked from August 19, 1878 to August 21, 1878, about 3 days, and covered 1,267 miles.
At its peak it had winds of 90 mph (150 km/h) and a lowest pressure of 963 mb.
- Peak wind
- 90 mph
- Lowest pressure
- 963 mb
- Strongest
- Category 1 hurricane
- Landfalls
- None recorded
- Duration
- 3 days
- Track length
- 1,267 mi
- Energy (ACE)
- 4.8
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: 299th lowest of 1,294 Atlantic storms with a recorded pressure, tied with Hurricane Isaac (2024), Hurricane Cristobal (2014), Hurricane Dolly (2008) and 3 more.
- Energy: 3% of the 1878 Atlantic season's ACE.