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1896 Atlantic hurricane season

The 1896 Atlantic season had 7 storms of tropical-storm strength or more, 6 of them hurricanes and 2 major (Category 3 or stronger).

The first storm was tracked from July 4, 1896 and the last ended on January 1, 1970. The strongest by wind was Unnamed hurricane 4, 1896 Atlantic, at 125 mph (205 km/h). The season's accumulated cyclone energy (ACE) was 136.1.

Storms
7
Hurricanes
6
Major
2
Category 5
0
ACE
136.1
Every storm of the season, coloured by strength.

DepressionTropical stormCat 1Cat 2Cat 3Cat 4Cat 5

Storms

StormDatesPeakPressureStrongestLandfalls
Unnamed hurricane 1, 1896 AtlanticJul 4 – Jul 12100 mph—Category 2 hurricane1
Unnamed hurricane 2, 1896 AtlanticAug 30 – Sep 11115 mph956 mbCategory 3 hurricane1
Unnamed hurricane 3, 1896 AtlanticSep 18 – Sep 28100 mph—Category 2 hurricane—
Unnamed hurricane 4, 1896 AtlanticSep 22 – Sep 30125 mph960 mbCategory 3 hurricane1
Unnamed storm 5, 1896 AtlanticSep 25 – Oct 1——Storm—
Unnamed hurricane 6, 1896 AtlanticOct 7 – Oct 16100 mph—Category 2 hurricane1
Unnamed storm 7, 1896 AtlanticOct 10 – Oct 13——Storm—
Unnamed hurricane 8, 1896 AtlanticOct 26 – Nov 9100 mph—Category 2 hurricane—
Unnamed storm 9, 1896 AtlanticOct 30 – Nov 9——Storm—
Unnamed tropical storm 10, 1896 AtlanticNov 27 – Nov 2960 mph—Tropical storm—