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NHC AL051872 · Atlantic basin

Unnamed Hurricane of 1872

October 22, 1872 – October 28, 1872

Hurricane Unnamed 1872 storm peaked at Category 1 with 81 mph sustained winds and passed within 75 miles of 2,268 US cities, 1 of them while still at hurricane strength.

Peak strength
Category 1

81 mph

Cities within 75 mi
2,268
At hurricane strength
1

when closest

States
15
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Cities Unnamed 1872 storm passed near, strongest first

New Jersey (455)

and 395 more

Massachusetts (331)

and 271 more

New York (323)

and 263 more

Pennsylvania (195)

and 135 more

Florida (192)

and 132 more

Connecticut (186)

and 126 more

North Carolina (171)

and 111 more

Maryland (169)

and 109 more

Virginia (111)

and 51 more

Rhode Island (49)

Delaware (37)

New Hampshire (37)

South Carolina (10)

District of Columbia (1)

Maine (1)

About this record

The track is the National Hurricane Center's best-track record, revised after the season with every observation available. Strength at a city is the sustained wind on the track at the closest point, not the wind that city measured.