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NHC AL091888 · Atlantic basin

Unnamed Hurricane of 1888

November 17, 1888 – December 2, 1888

Hurricane Unnamed 1888 storm peaked at Category 2 with 98 mph sustained winds and passed within 75 miles of 35 US cities, 35 of them while still at hurricane strength.

Peak strength
Category 2

98 mph

Cities within 75 mi
35
At hurricane strength
35

when closest

States
2

Cities Unnamed 1888 storm passed near, strongest first

Massachusetts (34)

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.