North Atlantic in the 1880s

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The North Atlantic in the 1880s decade featured the following:

  • 121 Catalogued cyclones
  • 45 Estimated Intensities / 76 Partial / 0 Unknown
  • 1,497 Known Fatalities
  • 1,584 Buildings Damaged
  • 1,043 Buildings Destroyed
  • $2.41 million in Monetary Damages
  • Strongest: Two (1880), Five (1886) – 150mph
  • Most intense: Hurricane Five (1886) – 925mb
  • Deadliest: Hurricane Four (1881) – 700 fatalities
  • Costliest: Hurricane Two (1885) – $1.95 million
  • Most destructive: Hurricane Six (1886) – 1,300 buildings affected
  • Wettest: Unknown
  • Highest Surge: Unknown

Storm Numbers by year

188013
188112
188210
18837
18845
188510
188613
188724
188814
188912