Storm history › Atlantic › 1853 season
Unnamed hurricane 6, 1853 Atlantic
This storm was a Category 4 hurricane of the 1853 Atlantic season. It was tracked from August 30, 1853 to September 10, 1853, about 12 days, and covered 6,073 miles.
At its peak it had winds of 150 mph (240 km/h) and a lowest pressure of 924 mb.
- Peak wind
- 150 mph
- Lowest pressure
- 924 mb
- Strongest
- Category 4 hurricane
- Landfalls
- None recorded
- Duration
- 12 days
- Track length
- 6,073 mi
- Energy (ACE)
- 45.1
DepressionTropical stormCat 1Cat 2Cat 3Cat 4Cat 5
How it compares
- Peak winds: 57th highest of 2,017 Atlantic storms on record, tied with Hurricane Kirk (2024), Hurricane Franklin (2023), Hurricane Ida (2021) and 14 more.
- Lowest pressure: 34th lowest of 1,294 Atlantic storms with a recorded pressure, tied with Hurricane Igor (2010), Hurricane David (1979).
- Energy: 59% of the 1853 Atlantic season's ACE.