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1851 North Atlantic season

13 storms formed in the North Atlantic basin in 1851, from 23 June 1851 to 19 November 1851.

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Years1851
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Key
  • Tropical depression Winds below 34 knots (39 mph)
  • Tropical storm 34 to 63 knots (39 to 73 mph)
  • Category 1 64 to 82 knots (74 to 95 mph)
  • Category 2 83 to 95 knots (96 to 110 mph)
  • Category 3 96 to 112 knots (111 to 129 mph), major
  • Category 4 113 to 136 knots (130 to 156 mph), major
  • Category 5 137 knots (157 mph) or more, major
  • Unknown intensity No wind speed in the record
  • Post-tropical Storm has become post-tropical (dashed line)

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The 1851 season in numbers

The record holds 13 storms for the 1851 North Atlantic season, of which 0 had names.4 reached tropical storm strength (34 knots or more), 2 reached hurricane strength (category 1 or more) and 1 were major (category 3 or more). 9 have no wind speed in the record.

  • 13storms
  • 4tropical storm strength or more
  • 2hurricane strength or more
  • 1major (category 3 to 5)
  • 35accumulated cyclone energy

Accumulated cyclone energy adds up the squared wind speed of every position of 34 knots or more, divided by 10,000. It is approximate here because the winds are 1-minute equivalents, and it is mostly useful for comparing seasons of one basin.

Strongest storms of 1851

  • Unnamed storm of August 1851 (North Atlantic)16 August 1851 to 28 August 1851, peak Category 3 (100 kt)
  • Unnamed storm of June 1851 (North Atlantic)23 June 1851 to 28 June 1851, peak Category 1 (80 kt)
  • Unnamed storm of October 1851 (North Atlantic)16 October 1851 to 19 October 1851, peak Tropical storm (60 kt)
  • Unnamed storm of September 1851 (North Atlantic)13 September 1851 to 16 September 1851, peak Tropical storm (50 kt)

All 13 storms of 1851

StormPeak
Unnamed storm Category 1
Unnamed storm Unknown intensity
Unnamed storm Unknown intensity
Unnamed storm Category 3
Unnamed storm Unknown intensity
Unnamed storm Unknown intensity
Unnamed storm Unknown intensity
Unnamed storm Unknown intensity
Unnamed storm Tropical storm
Unnamed storm Unknown intensity
Unnamed storm Unknown intensity
Unnamed storm Tropical storm
Unnamed storm Unknown intensity

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