North Atlantic in the 1880s

< 1870s 1890s >

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