Unnamed Hurricane, AL05 1878
Sep 1, 12:00 AM UTC – Sep 13, 6:00 PM UTC (12.8 days)
- Peak
- Hurricane, Category 2
- Max sustained wind
- 105 mph (90 kt)
- Lowest pressure
- 970 mb
- Landfalls
- 4
Track
- Hurricane
- Tropical Storm
- Tropical Depression
- Other
- Large white-ringed dots: landfall
Landfalls
- Sep 7, 9:00 PM UTC · 24.7°N 80.9°W · Tropical Storm · 70 mph
- Sep 8, 2:00 AM UTC · 25.2°N 81.0°W · Tropical Storm · 70 mph
- Sep 10, 11:00 AM UTC · 28.6°N 82.6°W · Hurricane · 105 mph
- Sep 12, 12:00 PM UTC · 32.5°N 80.4°W · Hurricane · 90 mph
Every track point (55)
| UTC | Status | Position | Wind kt | mb | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1878-09-01 00:00 | TS | 8.5°N 54.2°W | 50 | — | |
| 1878-09-01 06:00 | TS | 8.7°N 55.6°W | 50 | — | |
| 1878-09-01 12:00 | TS | 9.0°N 57.0°W | 60 | — | |
| 1878-09-01 18:00 | TS | 9.6°N 58.4°W | 60 | — | |
| 1878-09-02 00:00 | HU | 10.3°N 59.9°W | 70 | — | |
| 1878-09-02 06:00 | HU | 11.3°N 61.7°W | 80 | — | |
| 1878-09-02 12:00 | HU | 12.3°N 63.3°W | 80 | — | |
| 1878-09-02 18:00 | HU | 13.3°N 64.8°W | 80 | — | |
| 1878-09-03 00:00 | HU | 14.3°N 66.3°W | 80 | — | |
| 1878-09-03 06:00 | HU | 15.2°N 67.8°W | 80 | — | |
| 1878-09-03 12:00 | HU | 16.0°N 69.3°W | 80 | — | |
| 1878-09-03 18:00 | HU | 16.7°N 70.1°W | 80 | — | |
| 1878-09-04 00:00 | HU | 17.5°N 71.1°W | 80 | — | |
| 1878-09-04 06:00 | HU | 18.2°N 72.1°W | 70 | — | |
| 1878-09-04 12:00 | TS | 18.9°N 73.0°W | 60 | — | |
| 1878-09-04 18:00 | HU | 19.5°N 73.9°W | 70 | — | |
| 1878-09-05 00:00 | HU | 20.0°N 74.6°W | 70 | — | |
| 1878-09-05 06:00 | TS | 20.5°N 75.6°W | 60 | — | |
| 1878-09-05 12:00 | TS | 21.0°N 76.6°W | 60 | — | |
| 1878-09-05 18:00 | TS | 21.5°N 77.1°W | 60 | — | |
| 1878-09-06 00:00 | TS | 21.9°N 77.8°W | 50 | — | |
| 1878-09-06 06:00 | TS | 22.1°N 78.4°W | 50 | — | |
| 1878-09-06 12:00 | TS | 22.3°N 79.0°W | 50 | — | |
| 1878-09-06 18:00 | TS | 22.5°N 79.5°W | 50 | — | |
| 1878-09-07 00:00 | TS | 22.8°N 80.0°W | 50 | — | |
| 1878-09-07 06:00 | TS | 23.1°N 80.5°W | 50 | — | |
| 1878-09-07 12:00 | TS | 23.6°N 80.8°W | 50 | — | |
| 1878-09-07 18:00 | TS | 24.3°N 80.9°W | 50 | — | |
| 1878-09-07 21:00 | TS | 24.7°N 80.9°W | 60 | — | Landfall |
| 1878-09-08 00:00 | TS | 25.0°N 81.0°W | 60 | — | |
| 1878-09-08 02:00 | TS | 25.2°N 81.0°W | 60 | — | Landfall |
| 1878-09-08 06:00 | TS | 25.8°N 81.2°W | 50 | — | |
| 1878-09-08 12:00 | TS | 26.5°N 81.5°W | 40 | — | |
| 1878-09-08 18:00 | TS | 26.9°N 81.9°W | 40 | — | |
| 1878-09-09 00:00 | TS | 27.2°N 82.4°W | 40 | — | |
| 1878-09-09 06:00 | TS | 27.4°N 82.9°W | 50 | — | |
| 1878-09-09 12:00 | TS | 27.6°N 83.3°W | 60 | — | |
| 1878-09-09 18:00 | HU | 27.8°N 83.5°W | 70 | — | |
| 1878-09-10 00:00 | HU | 28.0°N 83.4°W | 80 | — | |
| 1878-09-10 06:00 | HU | 28.3°N 83.0°W | 90 | — | |
| 1878-09-10 11:00 | HU | 28.6°N 82.6°W | 90 | — | Landfall |
| 1878-09-10 12:00 | HU | 28.7°N 82.5°W | 80 | 970 | |
| 1878-09-10 18:00 | HU | 29.2°N 82.0°W | 70 | — | |
| 1878-09-11 00:00 | TS | 29.7°N 81.5°W | 60 | 985 | |
| 1878-09-11 06:00 | HU | 30.1°N 81.1°W | 70 | — | |
| 1878-09-11 12:00 | HU | 30.5°N 80.9°W | 80 | — | |
| 1878-09-11 18:00 | HU | 30.9°N 80.7°W | 80 | — | |
| 1878-09-12 00:00 | HU | 31.3°N 80.6°W | 80 | — | |
| 1878-09-12 06:00 | HU | 31.8°N 80.5°W | 80 | — | |
| 1878-09-12 12:00 | HU | 32.5°N 80.4°W | 80 | — | Landfall |
| 1878-09-12 18:00 | TS | 34.0°N 80.1°W | 60 | — | |
| 1878-09-13 00:00 | TS | 36.5°N 79.8°W | 50 | — | |
| 1878-09-13 06:00 | EX | 39.0°N 79.4°W | 50 | — | |
| 1878-09-13 12:00 | EX | 41.5°N 79.0°W | 40 | — | |
| 1878-09-13 18:00 | EX | 44.0°N 78.5°W | 40 | — |
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.