Storm history › Atlantic › 1878 season
Unnamed hurricane 12, 1878 Atlantic
This storm was a Category 1 hurricane of the 1878 Atlantic season. It was tracked from October 9, 1878 to October 16, 1878, about 8 days, and covered 2,872 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
- 8 days
- Track length
- 2,872 mi
- Energy (ACE)
- 10.9
DepressionTropical stormCat 1Cat 2Cat 3Cat 4Cat 5
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: 6% of the 1878 Atlantic season's ACE.