Storm history › Atlantic › 1878 season
Unnamed hurricane 5, 1878 Atlantic
This storm was a Category 2 hurricane of the 1878 Atlantic season. It was tracked from August 25, 1878 to August 30, 1878, about 6 days, and covered 2,230 miles.
At its peak it had winds of 105 mph (165 km/h) and a lowest pressure of 972 mb.
- Peak wind
- 105 mph
- Lowest pressure
- 972 mb
- Strongest
- Category 2 hurricane
- Landfalls
- None recorded
- Duration
- 6 days
- Track length
- 2,230 mi
- Energy (ACE)
- 13.1
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.
- Lowest pressure: 405th lowest of 1,294 Atlantic storms with a recorded pressure, tied with Hurricane Francine (2024), Hurricane Danielle (2022), Hurricane Katia (2017) and 1 more.
- Energy: 7% of the 1878 Atlantic season's ACE.