Storm history › Atlantic › 1880 season
Unnamed hurricane 4, 1880 Atlantic
This storm was a Category 1 hurricane of the 1880 Atlantic season. It was tracked from August 15, 1880 to August 20, 1880, about 6 days, and covered 1,964 miles.
At its peak it had winds of 90 mph (150 km/h) and a lowest pressure of 980 mb.
Its closest pass to a major city was 1 miles from Kingston, Jamaica.
- Peak wind
- 90 mph
- Lowest pressure
- 980 mb
- Strongest
- Category 1 hurricane
- Landfalls
- None recorded
- Duration
- 6 days
- Track length
- 1,964 mi
- Energy (ACE)
- 7.2
DepressionTropical stormCat 1Cat 2Cat 3Cat 4Cat 5
Closest pass to major cities
| City | Closest pass |
|---|---|
| Kingston, Jamaica | 1 mi (1 km) |
| New Kingston, Jamaica | 1 mi (2 km) |
| Santiago de Cuba, Cuba | 106 mi (170 km) |
How it compares
- Peak winds: 601st highest of 2,017 Atlantic storms on record, tied with Hurricane Imelda (2025), Hurricane Margot (2023), Hurricane Lisa (2022) and 35 more.
- Lowest pressure: 519th lowest of 1,294 Atlantic storms with a recorded pressure, tied with Hurricane Nicole (2022), Tropical Storm Karl (2016), Hurricane Kate (2015) and 15 more.
- Energy: 6% of the 1880 Atlantic season's ACE.