Unnamed Hurricane, AL02 1879
Aug 13, 12:00 AM UTC – Aug 20, 6:00 PM UTC (7.8 days)
- Peak
- Hurricane, Category 3
- Max sustained wind
- 115 mph (100 kt)
- Lowest pressure
- 971 mb
- Landfalls
- 2
Track
- Hurricane
- Tropical Storm
- Tropical Depression
- Other
- Large white-ringed dots: landfall
Landfalls
- Aug 18, 12:00 PM UTC · 34.5°N 76.8°W · Hurricane · 115 mph · 971 mb
- Aug 19, 6:00 AM UTC · 41.4°N 70.8°W · Hurricane · 80 mph · 984 mb
Every track point (32)
| UTC | Status | Position | Wind kt | mb | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1879-08-13 00:00 | TS | 19.0°N 58.0°W | 40 | — | |
| 1879-08-13 06:00 | TS | 19.0°N 59.0°W | 40 | — | |
| 1879-08-13 12:00 | TS | 19.0°N 60.0°W | 40 | — | |
| 1879-08-13 18:00 | TS | 19.0°N 61.3°W | 40 | — | |
| 1879-08-14 00:00 | TS | 19.1°N 62.9°W | 40 | — | |
| 1879-08-14 06:00 | TS | 19.2°N 64.5°W | 40 | — | |
| 1879-08-14 12:00 | TS | 19.2°N 65.6°W | 40 | — | |
| 1879-08-14 18:00 | TS | 19.5°N 66.8°W | 40 | — | |
| 1879-08-15 00:00 | TS | 19.7°N 68.0°W | 40 | — | |
| 1879-08-15 06:00 | TS | 20.1°N 69.0°W | 40 | — | |
| 1879-08-15 12:00 | TS | 20.5°N 70.0°W | 50 | — | |
| 1879-08-15 18:00 | TS | 21.2°N 71.1°W | 50 | — | |
| 1879-08-16 00:00 | TS | 21.7°N 72.1°W | 60 | — | |
| 1879-08-16 06:00 | TS | 22.5°N 72.9°W | 60 | — | |
| 1879-08-16 12:00 | HU | 23.2°N 73.6°W | 70 | — | |
| 1879-08-16 18:00 | HU | 24.2°N 74.6°W | 70 | — | |
| 1879-08-17 00:00 | HU | 25.2°N 75.6°W | 80 | — | |
| 1879-08-17 06:00 | HU | 26.5°N 76.9°W | 80 | — | |
| 1879-08-17 12:00 | HU | 27.7°N 77.6°W | 90 | — | |
| 1879-08-17 18:00 | HU | 29.3°N 78.4°W | 90 | — | |
| 1879-08-18 00:00 | HU | 31.2°N 78.4°W | 100 | — | |
| 1879-08-18 06:00 | HU | 32.8°N 77.9°W | 100 | — | |
| 1879-08-18 12:00 | HU | 34.5°N 76.8°W | 100 | 971 | Landfall |
| 1879-08-18 18:00 | HU | 37.3°N 75.4°W | 90 | 979 | |
| 1879-08-19 00:00 | HU | 39.5°N 73.4°W | 80 | 984 | |
| 1879-08-19 06:00 | HU | 41.4°N 70.8°W | 70 | 984 | Landfall |
| 1879-08-19 12:00 | TS | 43.3°N 68.0°W | 60 | — | |
| 1879-08-19 18:00 | TS | 44.8°N 65.4°W | 60 | — | |
| 1879-08-20 00:00 | TS | 46.5°N 61.7°W | 60 | — | |
| 1879-08-20 06:00 | TS | 48.2°N 58.3°W | 60 | — | |
| 1879-08-20 12:00 | TS | 49.3°N 55.0°W | 50 | — | |
| 1879-08-20 18:00 | TS | 50.2°N 51.5°W | 50 | — |
From the National Hurricane Center's best-track archive (HURDAT2), its post-season reanalysis; values can differ from the advisories issued at the time. Source: hurdat2-1851-2025-092326.txt, hurdat2-nepac-1949-2025-092926.txt.