Storm history › Atlantic › 1878 season
Unnamed hurricane 14, 1878 Atlantic
This storm was a Category 3 hurricane of the 1878 Atlantic season. It was tracked from October 13, 1878 to October 19, 1878, about 7 days, and covered 2,121 miles.
At its peak it had winds of 115 mph (185 km/h) and a lowest pressure of 951 mb.
- Peak wind
- 115 mph
- Lowest pressure
- 951 mb
- Strongest
- Category 3 hurricane
- Landfalls
- None recorded
- Duration
- 7 days
- Track length
- 2,121 mi
- Energy (ACE)
- 17.9
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How it compares
- Peak winds: 282nd highest of 2,017 Atlantic storms on record, tied with Hurricane Bonnie (2022), Hurricane Epsilon (2020), Hurricane Zeta (2020) and 34 more.
- Lowest pressure: 195th lowest of 1,294 Atlantic storms with a recorded pressure, tied with Hurricane Gracie (1959).
- Energy: 10% of the 1878 Atlantic season's ACE.