Unnamed Hurricane, AL05 1881
Aug 21, 12:00 AM UTC – Aug 29, 6:00 PM UTC (8.8 days)
- Peak
- Hurricane, Category 2
- Max sustained wind
- 105 mph (90 kt)
- Lowest pressure
- 970 mb
- Landfalls
- 1
Track
- Hurricane
- Tropical Storm
- Tropical Depression
- Other
- Large white-ringed dots: landfall
Landfalls
- Aug 28, 2:00 AM UTC · 31.7°N 81.1°W · Hurricane · 105 mph · 970 mb
Every track point (37)
| UTC | Status | Position | Wind kt | mb | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1881-08-21 00:00 | TS | 17.6°N 57.0°W | 60 | — | |
| 1881-08-21 06:00 | TS | 17.7°N 58.0°W | 60 | — | |
| 1881-08-21 12:00 | TS | 17.7°N 59.0°W | 60 | — | |
| 1881-08-21 18:00 | TS | 17.7°N 59.9°W | 60 | — | |
| 1881-08-22 00:00 | TS | 18.0°N 60.9°W | 60 | — | |
| 1881-08-22 06:00 | TS | 18.2°N 62.0°W | 60 | — | |
| 1881-08-22 12:00 | TS | 18.6°N 63.0°W | 60 | — | |
| 1881-08-22 18:00 | TS | 18.9°N 63.9°W | 60 | — | |
| 1881-08-23 00:00 | TS | 19.2°N 64.9°W | 60 | — | |
| 1881-08-23 06:00 | TS | 19.6°N 65.9°W | 60 | — | |
| 1881-08-23 12:00 | TS | 20.1°N 67.0°W | 60 | — | |
| 1881-08-23 18:00 | TS | 20.7°N 68.0°W | 60 | — | |
| 1881-08-24 00:00 | HU | 21.6°N 69.1°W | 70 | — | |
| 1881-08-24 06:00 | HU | 22.2°N 70.0°W | 70 | — | |
| 1881-08-24 12:00 | HU | 23.0°N 70.8°W | 70 | — | |
| 1881-08-24 18:00 | HU | 23.7°N 71.9°W | 70 | — | |
| 1881-08-25 00:00 | HU | 24.4°N 72.8°W | 70 | — | |
| 1881-08-25 06:00 | HU | 24.9°N 73.6°W | 70 | — | |
| 1881-08-25 12:00 | HU | 25.5°N 74.6°W | 80 | — | |
| 1881-08-25 18:00 | HU | 26.0°N 75.4°W | 80 | — | |
| 1881-08-26 00:00 | HU | 26.7°N 76.4°W | 80 | — | |
| 1881-08-26 06:00 | HU | 27.4°N 77.3°W | 80 | — | |
| 1881-08-26 12:00 | HU | 28.2°N 78.1°W | 80 | — | |
| 1881-08-26 18:00 | HU | 28.6°N 78.6°W | 90 | — | |
| 1881-08-27 00:00 | HU | 29.3°N 79.0°W | 90 | — | |
| 1881-08-27 06:00 | HU | 29.9°N 79.3°W | 90 | — | |
| 1881-08-27 12:00 | HU | 30.7°N 79.6°W | 90 | — | |
| 1881-08-27 18:00 | HU | 31.3°N 80.1°W | 90 | — | |
| 1881-08-28 00:00 | HU | 31.6°N 80.9°W | 90 | 970 | |
| 1881-08-28 02:00 | HU | 31.7°N 81.1°W | 90 | 970 | Landfall |
| 1881-08-28 06:00 | HU | 31.9°N 81.9°W | 70 | — | |
| 1881-08-28 12:00 | TS | 32.0°N 83.0°W | 50 | — | |
| 1881-08-28 18:00 | TS | 32.0°N 84.4°W | 50 | — | |
| 1881-08-29 00:00 | TS | 32.5°N 86.3°W | 40 | — | |
| 1881-08-29 06:00 | TS | 33.2°N 87.6°W | 40 | — | |
| 1881-08-29 12:00 | TS | 34.0°N 89.0°W | 40 | 1002 | |
| 1881-08-29 18:00 | TD | 34.7°N 90.4°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.