Hurricane History Map

1860 North Atlantic season

15 storms formed in the North Atlantic basin in 1860, from 25 July 1860 to 24 October 1860.

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Years1860
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Key
  • Tropical depression Winds below 34 knots (39 mph)
  • Tropical storm 34 to 63 knots (39 to 73 mph)
  • Category 1 64 to 82 knots (74 to 95 mph)
  • Category 2 83 to 95 knots (96 to 110 mph)
  • Category 3 96 to 112 knots (111 to 129 mph), major
  • Category 4 113 to 136 knots (130 to 156 mph), major
  • Category 5 137 knots (157 mph) or more, major
  • Unknown intensity No wind speed in the record
  • Post-tropical Storm has become post-tropical (dashed line)

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The 1860 season in numbers

The record holds 15 storms for the 1860 North Atlantic season, of which 0 had names.7 reached tropical storm strength (34 knots or more), 6 reached hurricane strength (category 1 or more) and 1 were major (category 3 or more). 8 have no wind speed in the record.

  • 15storms
  • 7tropical storm strength or more
  • 6hurricane strength or more
  • 1major (category 3 to 5)
  • 62accumulated cyclone energy

Accumulated cyclone energy adds up the squared wind speed of every position of 34 knots or more, divided by 10,000. It is approximate here because the winds are 1-minute equivalents, and it is mostly useful for comparing seasons of one basin.

Strongest storms of 1860

  • Unnamed storm of August 1860 (North Atlantic)8 August 1860 to 16 August 1860, peak Category 3 (110 kt)
  • Unnamed storm of August 1860 (North Atlantic)24 August 1860 to 26 August 1860, peak Category 2 (90 kt)
  • Unnamed storm of September 1860 (North Atlantic)7 September 1860 to 16 September 1860, peak Category 2 (90 kt)
  • Unnamed storm of September 1860 (North Atlantic)24 September 1860 to 3 October 1860, peak Category 2 (90 kt)
  • Unnamed storm of October 1860 (North Atlantic)15 October 1860 to 24 October 1860, peak Category 2 (90 kt)

All 15 storms of 1860

StormPeak
Unnamed storm Unknown intensity
Unnamed storm Category 3
Unnamed storm Unknown intensity
Unnamed storm Unknown intensity
Unnamed storm Unknown intensity
Unnamed storm Category 2
Unnamed storm Unknown intensity
Unnamed storm Category 1
Unnamed storm Category 2
Unnamed storm Unknown intensity
Unnamed storm Unknown intensity
Unnamed storm Tropical storm
Unnamed storm Unknown intensity
Unnamed storm Category 2
Unnamed storm Category 2

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