North Atlantic in the 1840s

< 1830s 1850s >

The North Atlantic in the 1840s decade featured the following:

• 33 Catalogued cyclones
• 3 Estimated Intensities / 30 Unknown
• 837 Known Fatalities
• 1,000 Buildings Damaged
• 3,490 Buildings Destroyed
• $1.04 million in Monetary Damages
• Strongest: Hurricane Four (1846) – 160mph
• Most intense: Hurricane Four (1846) – 938mb
• Deadliest: Hurricane Four (1846) – 164 fatalities
• Costliest: Storm Seven (1842) – $500,000
• Most destructive: Hurricane Four (1846) – 2,362 buildings affected
• Wettest: Unknown
• Highest Surge: Unknown

Storm Numbers by year