1853 Atlantic hurricane season

1853 Atlantic hurricane season
Season summary map
Seasonal boundaries
First system formed	August 5, 1853
Last system dissipated	October 22, 1853
Strongest storm
Name	Three
• Maximum winds	150 mph (240 km/h) (1-minute sustained)
• Lowest pressure	924 mbar (hPa; 27.29 inHg)
Seasonal statistics
Total storms	8
Hurricanes	4
Major hurricanes (Cat. 3+)	2
Total fatalities	40
Total damage	Unknown
Atlantic hurricane seasons 1851, 1852, 1853, 1854, 1855

The 1853 Atlantic hurricane season featured eight known tropical cyclones, none of which made landfall. Operationally, a ninth tropical storm was believed to have existed over the Dominican Republic on November 26,^[1] but HURDAT – the official Atlantic hurricane database – now excludes this system.^[2] The first system, Tropical Storm One, was initially observed on August 5. The final storm, Hurricane Eight, was last observed on October 22. These dates fall within the period with the most tropical cyclone activity in the Atlantic. At two points during the season, pairs of tropical cyclones existed simultaneously. Four of the cyclones only have a single known point in their tracks due to a sparsity of data, so storm summaries for those systems are unavailable.

Of the season's eight tropical cyclones, four reached hurricane status. Furthermore, two of those four strengthened into major hurricanes, which are Category 3 or higher on the modern-day Saffir–Simpson hurricane wind scale. The strongest cyclone of the season, the third hurricane, peaked at Category 4 strength with 150 mph (240 km/h) winds. With a minimum barometric pressure of 924 mbar (27.3 inHg), it was the most intense tropical cyclone recorded in the Atlantic basin until the 1924 Cuba hurricane. The hurricane caused 40 fatalities after a brig went missing off the coast of North Carolina. Despite remaining offshore, Tropical Storm Five brought very strong winds to the Mexican city of Veracruz. Hurricane Eight brought strong winds and rough seas to North Florida and Georgia, causing significant damage in the latter.