1875 Atlantic hurricane season
| 1875 Atlantic hurricane season | |
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Season summary map
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| Seasonal boundaries | |
| First system formed | August 16, 1875 |
| Last system dissipated | October 16, 1875 |
| Strongest storm | |
| Name | Three |
| • Maximum winds | 115 mph (185 km/h) |
| Seasonal statistics | |
| Total storms | 6 |
| Major hurricanes (Cat. 3+) |
1 |
| Total fatalities | ~800 |
| Total damage | Unknown |
| Category 1 hurricane (SSHWS) | |
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| Duration | August 16 – August 19 |
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| Peak intensity | 80 mph (130 km/h) (1-min) |
| Category 1 hurricane (SSHWS) | |
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| Duration | September 1 – September 10 |
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| Peak intensity | 80 mph (130 km/h) (1-min) 982 mbar (hPa) |
| Category 3 hurricane (SSHWS) | |
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| Duration | September 8 – September 18 |
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| Peak intensity | 115 mph (185 km/h) (1-min) 960 mbar (hPa) |
| Tropical storm (SSHWS) | |
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| Duration | September 24 – September 28 |
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| Peak intensity | 60 mph (95 km/h) (1-min) |
| Category 2 hurricane (SSHWS) | |
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| Duration | October 7 – October 10 |
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| Peak intensity | 105 mph (165 km/h) (1-min) |
| Category 1 hurricane (SSHWS) | |
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| Duration | October 12 – October 16 |
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| Peak intensity | 80 mph (130 km/h) (1-min) |
The 1875 Atlantic hurricane season lasted from mid-summer to late-fall. Records show that 1875 was a relatively inactive hurricane season. There were six storms of which one peaked as a tropical storm, four as hurricanes and one as a major hurricane (Category 3+). However, in the absence of modern satellite and other remote-sensing technologies, only storms that affected populated land areas or encountered ships at sea were recorded, so the actual total could be higher. An undercount bias of zero to six tropical cyclones per year between 1851 and 1885 and zero to four per year between 1886 and 1910 has been estimated. Of the known 1875 cyclones, both Hurricane One and Hurricane Five were first documented in 1995 by Jose Fernandez-Partagas and Henry Diaz. They also proposed large changes to the known track of Hurricane Six and to the duration of Hurricane Two as well as more minor changes to the track of Hurricane Three. The duration of Hurricane Two was further amended in 2008.
The Atlantic hurricane database (HURDAT) officially recognizes six tropical cyclones for the 1875 season. Five storms attained hurricane status, with winds of 75 mph (121 km/h) or greater. The third hurricane of the season was the most intense, with maximum sustained winds up to 120 mph (193 km/h). The first storm of the season was a hurricane that formed northeast of the Bahamas and dissipated on August 19. Hurricane Two formed on September 1 and traveled over open ocean before dissipating on September 10 without making landfall. Hurricane 3 which also formed on September 1, traveled across the Atlantic from southwest of the Cape Verde Islands to cause extensive damage and great loss of life in Barbados, Cuba and Texas. The fifth storm of 1875 was a tropical storm that formed on September 24 in the Gulf of Mexico. It made landfall in Florida before dissipating on September 28. The final storm of the season was a hurricane that existed for four days in October off the east coast of the United States.
A hurricane was first observed northeast of the Bahamas on August 16. Its intensity remained steady at 80 mph (129 km/h) before it apparently dissipated while tracking parallel to the coast of Nova Scotia on August 19.
A tropical storm formed on September 1 near the coast of Africa. By September 3,the storm had strengthened into a hurricane. It reached a peak intensity with sustained winds at 80 mph (129 km/h). In addition, a minimum pressure of 982 mbar (hPa; 29.00 inHg) was observed a few days thereafter. This hurricane dissipated on September 10.
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