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Unnamed hurricane of 1885 (AL041885)

Unnamed hurricane of 1885 (AL041885) was a Category 1 hurricane at its peak, with 92 mph winds, per NOAA's National Hurricane Center. Modeled winds reached tropical-storm force (39 mph) at 2 of the cities we track; the strongest was Portland, ME, with a modeled peak gust of 50 mph.

Peak strength92 mph winds (1-minute)
Category 1
Cities with tropical-storm-force windsModeled, of the cities we track
2
LandfallsFirst September 21, 1885
2
Lowest pressure
Not recorded

Track, wind field and cities

Select a piece of the track or a city for details.

  • Depression or weaker
  • Tropical storm
  • Hurricane, Category 1 or 2
  • Major hurricane, Category 3 to 5
  • Landfall
  • City (larger ring, stronger modeled gust)
  • Modeled wind field, 39 to 111 mph sustained (darker, stronger; orange 111 mph+)
Source: NOAA/NWS National Hurricane Center best track (HURDAT2). City winds and the wind field are modeled.

The shaded areas are where our model puts Unnamed hurricane of 1885 (AL041885)’s sustained winds over open land at 39 mph or more (tropical-storm force), 58, 74 (hurricane force) and 111 mph (major hurricane force) at some point along its track. Modeled, not measured. How we model hurricane winds

Landfalls

  1. September 21, 1885, tropical storm at 58 mph, 29.0°N, 89.4°W
  2. September 21, 1885, tropical storm at 58 mph, 30.0°N, 85.6°W

Modeled winds at cities (2)

Estimated peak winds for open, flat ground at each city’s center. Not measurements. How we model hurricane winds

CityPeak gustSustainedClosest passPeak
Portland, ME50 mph40 mph103 milesSep 23, 1885, 2:00 AM GMT-5
Boston, MA50 mph40 mph103 milesSep 23, 1885, 1:00 AM GMT-5

Best track (29 positions)

TimeStatusWindPressurePosition
Sep 17, 00:00 UTCTropical storm46 mph21.2°N, 95.5°W
Sep 17, 06:00 UTCTropical storm46 mph21.7°N, 96.0°W
Sep 17, 12:00 UTCTropical storm46 mph22.4°N, 96.5°W
Sep 17, 18:00 UTCTropical storm46 mph23.2°N, 96.6°W
Sep 18, 00:00 UTCTropical storm46 mph24.1°N, 96.6°W
Sep 18, 06:00 UTCTropical storm46 mph24.9°N, 96.5°W
Sep 18, 12:00 UTCTropical storm58 mph25.7°N, 96.4°W
Sep 18, 18:00 UTCTropical storm58 mph26.1°N, 96.1°W
Sep 19, 00:00 UTCTropical storm58 mph26.5°N, 96.0°W
Sep 19, 06:00 UTCTropical storm58 mph26.8°N, 95.8°W
Sep 19, 12:00 UTCTropical storm58 mph27.1°N, 95.6°W
Sep 19, 18:00 UTCTropical storm58 mph27.4°N, 95.3°W
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