1892 Atlantic hurricane season
1892 Atlantic hurricane season
| First storm formed |
June 9, 1892 |
| Last storm dissipated |
Oct. 29, 1892 |
| Strongest storm |
#3, 5, 7 – 85 knots (157 km/h) |
| Total storms |
9 |
| Major storms (Cat. 3+) |
0 |
| Total damage |
Unknown |
| Total fatalities |
16 |
Atlantic hurricane seasons
1890, 1891, 1892, 1893, 1894 |
The 1892 Atlantic hurricane season ran through the summer and the first half of fall in 1892. The season accumulated 9 tropical storms, 5 hurricanes, and 0 major hurricanes, with an Accumulated Cyclone Energy of 116, making this season an above average season. Three tropical storms made landfall on the United States. However, due to scarce technology and the fact that only storms that affected land or ships were recorded, the actual total could be higher.
Storms
Tropical Storm One
| Tropical storm (SSHS) |
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| Duration |
June 9 – June 16 |
| Intensity |
50 mph (85 km/h) (1-min), Unknown |
The first storm of the season formed south of Isla de la Juventud on June 19. it made landfalls in Cuba and Florida before dissipating south of North Carolina on June 16 after peaking at 50 mph.
Hurricane Two
| Category 1 hurricane (SSHS) |
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| Duration |
August 15 – August 24 |
| Intensity |
75 mph (120 km/h) (1-min), Unknown |
On August 15, a tropical storm was first seen in the open Atlantic east of the Leeward Islands. It tracked northwestward, becoming a hurricane on August 19 before becoming extratropical on August 21. The extratropical storm hit Newfoundland, and completely lost its identity on August 24.
Hurricane Three
| Category 2 hurricane (SSHS) |
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| Duration |
September 3 – September 17 |
| Intensity |
100 mph (155 km/h) (1-min), Unknown |
The third hurricane of the year was a long-lasting storm that formed southwest of the Cape Verde islands on September 3. The unnamed storm did not affect land, peaking at 100 mph before dissipating northeast of the Azores islands near Spain on September 17.
Tropical Storm Four
| Tropical storm (SSHS) |
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| Duration |
September 8 – September 17 |
| Intensity |
60 mph (95 km/h) (1-min), Unknown |
On September 8, the 4th tropical storm formed in the southwestern Gulf of Mexico northwest of Campeche. After tracking to the northeast, it made landfalls near New Orleans and near the Louisiana-Mississippi state lines as a 60 mph tropical storm. On September 13 the storm became extratropical over Tennessee, and lost its identity on September 17 near Greenland.
Hurricane Five
| Category 2 hurricane (SSHS) |
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| Duration |
September 12 – September 23 |
| Intensity |
100 mph (155 km/h) (1-min), Unknown |
First recorded east of the Cape Verde islands on September 12, Hurricane Five only affected the islands without officially making landfall before dissipating in the open Atlantic near 37°N 40°W on September 23.
Tropical Storm Six
| Tropical storm (SSHS) |
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| Duration |
September 25 – September 27 |
| Intensity |
60 mph (95 km/h) (1-min), Unknown |
The 6th tropical storm of the season was a very short-lived storm that was first recorded northwest of Ciudad del Carmen on September 25. The storm travelled northwest across the Bahía de Campeche before making landfall near the Mexico-Texas border, dissipating inland on September 27.
Hurricane Seven
| Category 2 hurricane (SSHS) |
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| Duration |
October 5 – October 16 |
| Intensity |
100 mph (155 km/h) (1-min), Unknown |
On October 5, the 7th storm of the season formed east of Trinidad and Tobago. It made landfalls on Paraguaná, Guajira, and after tracking across the Caribbean Sea, another near Cabo Gracias a Dios on the Nicaragua – Honduras border as a 100 mph Category 2. Belize and Tampico were where the storm made its fourth and then final landfalls before dissipating inland on October 16.
Hurricane Eight
| Category 1 hurricane (SSHS) |
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| Duration |
October 13 – October 20 |
| Intensity |
90 mph (150 km/h) (1-min), Unknown |
The 8th storm of the season formed northeast of the Bahamas on October 13, and briefly threatened Bermuda. However, as a fish-spinning storm, it never made landfall before becoming extratropical in the open Atlantic on October 18.
Tropical Storm Nine
| Tropical storm (SSHS) |
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| Duration |
October 21 – October 29 |
| Intensity |
50 mph (85 km/h) (1-min), Unknown |
The 9th and final tropical storm of the season formed northwest of the Yucatán Peninsula on October 21. It made its single landfall near Tampa, Florida as a 50 mph tropical storm, tracked east over Central Florida back into the Atlantic, turned northeast, and lost its identity on October 29 in the open Atlantic.
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