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1885 North Atlantic season

11 storms formed in the North Atlantic basin in 1885, from 30 July 1885 to 10 November 1885.

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Years1885
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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 1885 season in numbers

The record holds 11 storms for the 1885 North Atlantic season, of which 0 had names.7 reached tropical storm strength (34 knots or more), 5 reached hurricane strength (category 1 or more) and 0 were major (category 3 or more). 4 have no wind speed in the record.

  • 11storms
  • 7tropical storm strength or more
  • 5hurricane strength or more
  • 0major (category 3 to 5)
  • 62accumulated 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 1885

  • Unnamed storm of August 1885 (North Atlantic)21 August 1885 to 28 August 1885, peak Category 2 (90 kt), 958 hPa
  • Unnamed storm of July 1885 (North Atlantic)30 July 1885 to 15 August 1885, peak Category 1 (80 kt), 981 hPa
  • Unnamed storm of September 1885 (North Atlantic)17 September 1885 to 2 October 1885, peak Category 1 (80 kt)
  • Unnamed storm of September 1885 (North Atlantic)18 September 1885 to 24 September 1885, peak Category 1 (80 kt), 999 hPa
  • Unnamed storm of September 1885 (North Atlantic)26 September 1885 to 29 September 1885, peak Category 1 (80 kt)

All 11 storms of 1885

StormPeak
Unnamed storm Category 1
Unnamed storm Category 2
Unnamed storm Tropical storm
Unnamed storm Category 1
Unnamed storm Category 1
Unnamed storm Unknown intensity
Unnamed storm Category 1
Unnamed storm Unknown intensity
Unnamed storm Tropical storm
Unnamed storm Unknown intensity
Unnamed storm Unknown intensity

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