North Atlantic in the 1850s

< 1840s 1860s >

The North Atlantic in the 1850s decade featured the following:

• 89 Catalogued cyclones
• 57 Estimated Intensities / 30 Partial / 2 Unknown
• 872 Known Fatalities
• 152 Buildings Damaged
• 231 Buildings Destroyed
• $8.08 million in Monetary Damages
• Strongest: Hurricane Five (1853) – 150mph
• Most intense: Hurricane Five (1853) – 928mb
• Deadliest: Hurricane Five (1857) – 424 fatalities
• Costliest: Storm Two (1850) – $7 million
• Most destructive: Hurricane Seven (1857) – 200 buildings affected
• Wettest: Unknown
• Highest Surge: Hurricane Two (1859) – 16 feet

Storm Numbers by year