1879 Atlantic hurricane season
The 1879 Atlantic season had 8 storms of tropical-storm strength or more, 6 of them hurricanes and 2 major (Category 3 or stronger).
The first storm was tracked from August 9, 1879 and the last ended on January 1, 1970. The strongest by wind was Unnamed hurricane 6, 1879 Atlantic, at 125 mph (205 km/h). The season's accumulated cyclone energy (ACE) was 63.6.
- Storms
- 8
- Hurricanes
- 6
- Major
- 2
- Category 5
- 0
- ACE
- 63.6
DepressionTropical stormCat 1Cat 2Cat 3Cat 4Cat 5
Storms
| Storm | Dates | Peak |
|---|---|---|
| Unnamed hurricane 1, 1879 Atlantic | Aug 9 – Aug 12 | 80 mph |
| Unnamed hurricane 2, 1879 Atlantic | Aug 13 – Aug 20 | 115 mph |
| Unnamed storm 3, 1879 Atlantic | Aug 15 – Aug 18 | — |
| Unnamed storm 4, 1879 Atlantic | Aug 15 – Aug 31 | — |
| Unnamed hurricane 5, 1879 Atlantic | Aug 19 – Aug 24 | 105 mph |
| Unnamed hurricane 6, 1879 Atlantic | Aug 29 – Sep 2 | 125 mph |
| Unnamed storm 7, 1879 Atlantic | Sep 8 – Sep 14 | — |
| Unnamed storm 8, 1879 Atlantic | Sep 10 – Sep 20 | — |
| Unnamed storm 9, 1879 Atlantic | Sep 22 – Sep 27 | — |
| Unnamed tropical storm 10, 1879 Atlantic | Oct 3 – Oct 7 | 60 mph |
| Unnamed tropical storm 11, 1879 Atlantic | Oct 9 – Oct 16 | 60 mph |
| Unnamed storm 12, 1879 Atlantic | Oct 11 – Oct 20 | — |
| Unnamed hurricane 13, 1879 Atlantic | Oct 24 – Oct 29 | 80 mph |
| Unnamed storm 14, 1879 Atlantic | Nov 5 – Nov 12 | — |
| Unnamed hurricane 15, 1879 Atlantic | Nov 18 – Nov 21 | 105 mph |