Storm history › Atlantic › 1878 season
Unnamed hurricane 9, 1878 Atlantic
This storm was a Category 2 hurricane of the 1878 Atlantic season. It was tracked from September 12, 1878 to September 18, 1878, about 7 days, and covered 1,774 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
- 7 days
- Track length
- 1,774 mi
- Energy (ACE)
- 17.1
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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: 9% of the 1878 Atlantic season's ACE.