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1888 Atlantic hurricane season

The 1888 Atlantic season had 9 storms of tropical-storm strength or more, 6 of them hurricanes and 2 major (Category 3 or stronger).

The first storm was tracked from June 16, 1888 and the last ended on January 1, 1970. The strongest by wind was Unnamed hurricane 4, 1888 Atlantic, at 125 mph (205 km/h). The season's accumulated cyclone energy (ACE) was 84.9.

Storms
9
Hurricanes
6
Major
2
Category 5
0
ACE
84.9
Every storm of the season, coloured by strength.

DepressionTropical stormCat 1Cat 2Cat 3Cat 4Cat 5

Storms

StormDatesPeakPressureStrongestLandfalls
Unnamed hurricane 1, 1888 AtlanticJun 16 – Jun 1880 mph—Category 1 hurricane1
Unnamed storm 2, 1888 AtlanticJun 25 – Jun 28——Storm—
Unnamed tropical storm 3, 1888 AtlanticJul 4 – Jul 660 mph—Tropical storm1
Unnamed hurricane 4, 1888 AtlanticAug 14 – Aug 24125 mph—Category 3 hurricane2
Unnamed storm 5, 1888 AtlanticAug 19 – Aug 24——Storm—
Unnamed hurricane 6, 1888 AtlanticAug 31 – Sep 8125 mph—Category 3 hurricane—
Unnamed storm 7, 1888 AtlanticSep 5 – Sep 12——Storm—
Unnamed tropical storm 8, 1888 AtlanticSep 6 – Sep 1360 mph999 mbTropical storm1
Unnamed storm 9, 1888 AtlanticSep 16 – Sep 20——Storm—
Unnamed hurricane 10, 1888 AtlanticSep 23 – Sep 2780 mph985 mbCategory 1 hurricane1
Unnamed storm 11, 1888 AtlanticOct 1 – Oct 8——Storm—
Unnamed hurricane 12, 1888 AtlanticOct 8 – Oct 12110 mph970 mbCategory 2 hurricane2
Unnamed storm 13, 1888 AtlanticOct 13 – Oct 18——Storm—
Unnamed storm 14, 1888 AtlanticOct 29 – Nov 8——Storm—
Unnamed tropical storm 15, 1888 AtlanticNov 1 – Nov 860 mph—Tropical storm—
Unnamed hurricane 16, 1888 AtlanticNov 17 – Dec 2100 mph—Category 2 hurricane—