North Atlantic in the 1870s

< 1860s 1880s >

The North Atlantic in the 1870s decade featured the following:

• 106 Catalogued cyclones
• 34 Estimated Intensities / 72 Partial / 0 Unknown
• 3,405 Known Fatalities
• 1,244 Buildings Damaged
• 2,828 Buildings Destroyed
• $18 million in Monetary Damages
• Strongest: Hurricane Seven (1870) – 160mph
• Most intense: Hurricane Seven (1870) – 914mb
• Deadliest: Hurricane Seven (1870) – 2,000 fatalities
• Costliest: Hurricane Seven (1870) – $12 million
• Most destructive: Hurricane One (1873) – 2,100 buildings affected
• Wettest: Hurricane Three (1870) – 466mm
• Highest Surge: Unknown

Storm Numbers by year