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1885 Atlantic hurricane season

The 1885 Atlantic season had 7 storms of tropical-storm strength or more, 5 of them hurricanes and 0 major (Category 3 or stronger).

The first storm was tracked from August 7, 1885 and the last ended on January 1, 1970. The strongest by wind was Unnamed hurricane 2, 1885 Atlantic, at 105 mph (165 km/h). The season's accumulated cyclone energy (ACE) was 58.3.

Storms
7
Hurricanes
5
Major
0
Category 5
0
ACE
58.3
Every storm of the season, coloured by strength.

DepressionTropical stormCat 1Cat 2Cat 3Cat 4Cat 5

Storms

StormDatesPeakPressureStrongestLandfalls
Unnamed hurricane 1, 1885 AtlanticAug 7 – Aug 1590 mph981 mbCategory 1 hurricane—
Unnamed hurricane 2, 1885 AtlanticAug 21 – Aug 28105 mph958 mbCategory 2 hurricane1
Unnamed tropical storm 3, 1885 AtlanticAug 29 – Aug 3160 mph—Tropical storm1
Unnamed hurricane 4, 1885 AtlanticSep 17 – Oct 290 mph—Category 1 hurricane3
Unnamed hurricane 5, 1885 AtlanticSep 18 – Sep 2180 mph999 mbCategory 1 hurricane—
Unnamed storm 6, 1885 AtlanticSep 23 – Sep 29——Storm—
Unnamed hurricane 7, 1885 AtlanticSep 26 – Sep 2990 mph—Category 1 hurricane—
Unnamed storm 8, 1885 AtlanticOct 7 – Oct 18——Storm—
Unnamed tropical storm 9, 1885 AtlanticOct 10 – Oct 1470 mph—Tropical storm1
Unnamed storm 10, 1885 AtlanticOct 16 – Oct 27——Storm—
Unnamed storm 11, 1885 AtlanticNov 8 – Nov 10——Storm—