Storm history › Atlantic › 1871 season
Unnamed hurricane 6, 1871 Atlantic
This storm was a Category 2 hurricane of the 1871 Atlantic season. It was tracked from August 30, 1871 to September 2, 1871, about 4 days, and covered 1,243 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
- 4 days
- Track length
- 1,243 mi
- Energy (ACE)
- 13.0
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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: 15% of the 1871 Atlantic season's ACE.