1884 Atlantic hurricane season

1884 Atlantic hurricane season
Season summary map
Seasonal boundaries
First system formedSeptember 1, 1884
Last system dissipatedOctober 17, 1884
Strongest storm
NameTwo
  Maximum winds115 mph (185 km/h)
(1-minute sustained)
  Lowest pressure957 mbar (hPa; 28.26 inHg)
Seasonal statistics
Total depressions4
Total storms4
Hurricanes4
Major hurricanes
(Cat. 3+)
1
Total fatalities8
Total damageUnknown

The 1884 Atlantic hurricane season was the last of only three Atlantic hurricane seasons, succeeding 1852 and 1858, in which every known tropical cyclone attained hurricane status. Overall, four tropical cyclones developed, three of which made landfall. The first system was initially observed over the northwestern Atlantic Ocean on September 1. It struck Newfoundland the following day, but impact there is unknown. On September 3, the next hurricane developed, though it did not affect land in its duration. The third hurricane struck Georgia, accompanied by damaging waves in north Florida.

The final storm was last noted on October 17. These dates fall within the period with the most tropical cyclone activity in the Atlantic. Only two tropical cyclones during the season existed simultaneously. The hurricane brought heavy rainfall to Jamaica, resulting in eight deaths. This storm also left damage to crops and vessels in portions of the Bahamas and Cuba. Because technologies such as satellite monitoring were not available until the 1960s, historical data on tropical cyclones from this period may not be comprehensive. An undercount bias of zero to six tropical cyclones per year between 1851 and 1885 has been estimated.