Storm history › Atlantic › 1891 season
Unnamed hurricane 7, 1891 Atlantic
This storm was a Category 2 hurricane of the 1891 Atlantic season. It was tracked from September 29, 1891 to October 8, 1891, about 10 days, and covered 3,890 miles.
At its peak it had winds of 100 mph (155 km/h).
Its closest pass to a major city was 42 miles from Halifax, Canada.
- Peak wind
- 100 mph
- Lowest pressure
- Not recorded
- Strongest
- Category 2 hurricane
- Landfalls
- None recorded
- Duration
- 10 days
- Track length
- 3,890 mi
- Energy (ACE)
- 13.3
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Closest pass to major cities
| City | Closest pass |
|---|---|
| Halifax, Canada | 42 mi (68 km) |
How it compares
- Peak winds: 515th highest of 2,017 Atlantic storms on record, tied with Hurricane Ernesto (2024), Hurricane Nigel (2023), Hurricane Arthur (2014) and 26 more.
- Energy: 11% of the 1891 Atlantic season's ACE.