Storm history › Atlantic › 1862 season
Unnamed hurricane 12, 1862 Atlantic
This storm was a Category 1 hurricane of the 1862 Atlantic season. It was tracked from October 14, 1862 to October 17, 1862, about 3 days, and covered 1,070 miles.
At its peak it had winds of 80 mph (130 km/h).
Its closest pass to a major city was 25 miles from Halifax, Canada.
- Peak wind
- 80 mph
- Lowest pressure
- Not recorded
- Strongest
- Category 1 hurricane
- Landfalls
- None recorded
- Duration
- 3 days
- Track length
- 1,070 mi
- Energy (ACE)
- 4.9
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Closest pass to major cities
| City | Closest pass |
|---|---|
| Halifax, Canada | 25 mi (40 km) |
How it compares
- Peak winds: 767th highest of 2,017 Atlantic storms on record, tied with Tropical Storm Dexter (2025), Hurricane Debby (2024), Hurricane Pablo (2019) and 41 more.
- Energy: 11% of the 1862 Atlantic season's ACE.