Storm history › Atlantic › 1872 season
Unnamed hurricane 7, 1872 Atlantic
This storm was a Category 1 hurricane of the 1872 Atlantic season. It was tracked from September 30, 1872 to October 6, 1872, about 7 days, and covered 2,798 miles.
At its peak it had winds of 80 mph (130 km/h).
- Peak wind
- 80 mph
- Lowest pressure
- Not recorded
- Strongest
- Category 1 hurricane
- Landfalls
- None recorded
- Duration
- 7 days
- Track length
- 2,798 mi
- Energy (ACE)
- 10.9
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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: 17% of the 1872 Atlantic season's ACE.