Storm history › Atlantic › 1862 season
Unnamed hurricane 5, 1862 Atlantic
This storm was a Category 2 hurricane of the 1862 Atlantic season. It was tracked from August 18, 1862 to August 21, 1862, about 3 days, and covered 1,557 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
- 3 days
- Track length
- 1,557 mi
- Energy (ACE)
- 10.0
DepressionTropical stormCat 1Cat 2Cat 3Cat 4Cat 5
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: 22% of the 1862 Atlantic season's ACE.