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Unnamed hurricane of 1888 (AL061888)

Unnamed hurricane of 1888 (AL061888) was a Category 1 hurricane at its peak, with 81 mph winds and a lowest pressure of 985 mb, per NOAA's National Hurricane Center. Modeled winds reached tropical-storm force (39 mph) at 2 of the cities we track; the strongest was Boston, MA, with a modeled peak gust of 52 mph.

Peak strength81 mph winds (1-minute)
Category 1
Cities with tropical-storm-force windsModeled, of the cities we track
2
LandfallsFirst September 26, 1888
1
Lowest pressure
985 mb

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 1888 (AL061888)’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 26, 1888, Category 1 at 81 mph, about 77 miles from Boston, MA

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
Boston, MA52 mph42 mph75 milesSep 26, 1888, 8:00 AM GMT-5
Providence, RI51 mph41 mph76 milesSep 26, 1888, 8:00 AM GMT-5

Best track (18 positions)

TimeStatusWindPressurePosition
Sep 23, 12:00 UTCTropical storm40 mph24.3°N, 81.0°W
Sep 23, 18:00 UTCTropical storm40 mph25.5°N, 80.2°W
Sep 24, 00:00 UTCTropical storm46 mph26.6°N, 79.7°W
Sep 24, 06:00 UTCTropical storm46 mph27.7°N, 79.1°W
Sep 24, 12:00 UTCTropical storm52 mph28.7°N, 78.6°W
Sep 24, 18:00 UTCTropical storm52 mph29.5°N, 78.2°W
Sep 25, 00:00 UTCTropical storm52 mph30.1°N, 77.8°W
Sep 25, 06:00 UTCTropical storm58 mph30.7°N, 77.5°W
Sep 25, 12:00 UTCTropical storm63 mph31.7°N, 76.9°W
Sep 25, 18:00 UTCTropical storm69 mph33.5°N, 75.7°W
Sep 26, 00:00 UTCCategory 1 hurricane75 mph36.1°N, 73.9°W
Sep 26, 06:00 UTCCategory 1 hurricane81 mph38.9°N, 71.9°W
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