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NHC AL061875 · Atlantic basin

Unnamed Hurricane of 1875

October 12, 1875 – October 16, 1875

Data: NOAA NHC HURDAT2 and NOAA SPC tornado and hail reports, through 2025 · Updated

Hurricane Unnamed 1875 storm peaked at Category 1 with 81 mph sustained winds and passed within 75 miles of 41 US cities, 0 of them while still at hurricane strength.

The 1875 storm in the record

HURDAT2 tracks the unnamed storm of 1875 (AL061875) from October 12, 1875 to October 16, 1875; its peak was 81 mph (Category 1). Its centre passed within 75 miles of 41 US cities, all in Massachusetts. The strongest pass was 63 mph (tropical storm) 28 miles from Nantucket, MA.

Peak strength
Category 1

81 mph

Cities within 75 mi
41
At hurricane strength
0

when closest

States
1
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Cities Unnamed 1875 storm passed near, strongest first

Massachusetts (41)

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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.