Unnamed Hurricane, AL04 1879
Aug 29, 12:00 AM UTC – Sep 2, 6:00 PM UTC (4.8 days)
- Peak
- Hurricane, Category 3
- Max sustained wind
- 125 mph (110 kt)
- Lowest pressure
- —
- Landfalls
- 1
Track
- Hurricane
- Tropical Storm
- Tropical Depression
- Other
- Large white-ringed dots: landfall
Landfalls
- Sep 1, 4:00 PM UTC · 29.5°N 91.4°W · Hurricane · 125 mph
Every track point (21)
| UTC | Status | Position | Wind kt | mb | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1879-08-29 00:00 | TS | 23.5°N 88.5°W | 50 | — | |
| 1879-08-29 06:00 | TS | 23.7°N 88.8°W | 50 | — | |
| 1879-08-29 12:00 | TS | 24.0°N 89.1°W | 50 | — | |
| 1879-08-29 18:00 | TS | 24.2°N 89.3°W | 50 | — | |
| 1879-08-30 00:00 | HU | 24.4°N 89.6°W | 70 | — | |
| 1879-08-30 06:00 | HU | 24.7°N 90.0°W | 70 | — | |
| 1879-08-30 12:00 | HU | 25.0°N 90.3°W | 80 | — | |
| 1879-08-30 18:00 | HU | 25.4°N 90.6°W | 80 | — | |
| 1879-08-31 00:00 | HU | 25.8°N 91.0°W | 90 | — | |
| 1879-08-31 06:00 | HU | 26.2°N 91.3°W | 90 | — | |
| 1879-08-31 12:00 | HU | 26.8°N 91.5°W | 100 | — | |
| 1879-08-31 18:00 | HU | 27.3°N 91.6°W | 100 | — | |
| 1879-09-01 00:00 | HU | 27.8°N 91.7°W | 110 | — | |
| 1879-09-01 06:00 | HU | 28.3°N 91.6°W | 110 | — | |
| 1879-09-01 12:00 | HU | 28.8°N 91.5°W | 110 | — | |
| 1879-09-01 16:00 | HU | 29.5°N 91.4°W | 110 | — | Landfall |
| 1879-09-01 18:00 | HU | 29.9°N 91.1°W | 90 | — | |
| 1879-09-02 00:00 | TS | 31.2°N 90.5°W | 60 | — | |
| 1879-09-02 06:00 | TS | 32.4°N 89.9°W | 50 | — | |
| 1879-09-02 12:00 | TS | 33.5°N 88.5°W | 40 | — | |
| 1879-09-02 18:00 | TD | 34.8°N 87.1°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.