Unnamed Hurricane, AL03 1879
Aug 19, 12:00 AM UTC – Aug 24, 6:00 PM UTC (5.8 days)
- Peak
- Hurricane, Category 2
- Max sustained wind
- 105 mph (90 kt)
- Lowest pressure
- 964 mb
- Landfalls
- 1
Track
- Hurricane
- Tropical Storm
- Tropical Depression
- Other
- Large white-ringed dots: landfall
Landfalls
- Aug 23, 2:00 AM UTC · 29.6°N 94.4°W · Hurricane · 105 mph · 964 mb
Every track point (25)
| UTC | Status | Position | Wind kt | mb | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1879-08-19 00:00 | TS | 16.7°N 81.1°W | 60 | — | |
| 1879-08-19 06:00 | TS | 17.1°N 82.1°W | 60 | — | |
| 1879-08-19 12:00 | TS | 17.5°N 83.0°W | 60 | — | |
| 1879-08-19 18:00 | TS | 18.0°N 84.1°W | 60 | — | |
| 1879-08-20 00:00 | HU | 18.5°N 85.4°W | 70 | — | |
| 1879-08-20 06:00 | HU | 19.1°N 86.5°W | 70 | — | |
| 1879-08-20 12:00 | HU | 19.7°N 87.6°W | 70 | — | |
| 1879-08-20 18:00 | TS | 20.2°N 89.0°W | 60 | — | |
| 1879-08-21 00:00 | TS | 21.0°N 90.3°W | 60 | — | |
| 1879-08-21 06:00 | TS | 22.0°N 91.5°W | 60 | — | |
| 1879-08-21 12:00 | HU | 23.0°N 92.5°W | 70 | — | |
| 1879-08-21 18:00 | HU | 24.0°N 93.0°W | 70 | — | |
| 1879-08-22 00:00 | HU | 25.0°N 93.5°W | 80 | — | |
| 1879-08-22 06:00 | HU | 26.1°N 93.8°W | 80 | — | |
| 1879-08-22 12:00 | HU | 27.1°N 94.0°W | 90 | — | |
| 1879-08-22 18:00 | HU | 28.1°N 94.2°W | 90 | — | |
| 1879-08-23 00:00 | HU | 29.3°N 94.4°W | 90 | 964 | |
| 1879-08-23 02:00 | HU | 29.6°N 94.4°W | 90 | 964 | Landfall |
| 1879-08-23 06:00 | HU | 30.8°N 94.2°W | 70 | — | |
| 1879-08-23 12:00 | TS | 32.3°N 93.8°W | 50 | 988 | |
| 1879-08-23 18:00 | TS | 33.5°N 93.3°W | 40 | — | |
| 1879-08-24 00:00 | TS | 34.4°N 92.6°W | 40 | — | |
| 1879-08-24 06:00 | TD | 35.2°N 91.6°W | 30 | — | |
| 1879-08-24 12:00 | TD | 36.0°N 90.5°W | 30 | — | |
| 1879-08-24 18:00 | TD | 36.8°N 88.6°W | 30 | — |
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.