Storm history › Atlantic › 1896 season
Unnamed hurricane 8, 1896 Atlantic
This storm was a Category 2 hurricane of the 1896 Atlantic season. It was tracked from October 26, 1896 to November 9, 1896, about 15 days, and covered 3,863 miles.
At its peak it had winds of 100 mph (155 km/h).
- Peak wind
- 100 mph
- Lowest pressure
- Not recorded
- Strongest
- Category 2 hurricane
- Landfalls
- None recorded
- Duration
- 15 days
- Track length
- 3,863 mi
- Energy (ACE)
- 33.1
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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: 24% of the 1896 Atlantic season's ACE.