1885 Atlantic hurricane season | |
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![]() Season summary map | |
Seasonal boundaries | |
First system formed | August 7, 1885 |
Last system dissipated | October 13, 1885 |
Strongest storm | |
Name | Two |
• Maximum winds | 105 mph (165 km/h) (1-minute sustained) |
• Lowest pressure | 953 mbar (hPa; 28.14 inHg) |
Seasonal statistics | |
Total storms | 8 |
Hurricanes | 6 |
Major hurricanes (Cat. 3+) | 0 |
Total fatalities | 25 |
Total damage | $1.806 million (1885 USD) |
The 1885 Atlantic hurricane season ran through the summer and the first half of fall in 1885. This is the period of each year when most tropical cyclones form in the Atlantic basin. In 1885 there were two tropical storms and six hurricanes in the Atlantic basin. However, in the absence of modern satellite monitoring and remote-sensing technologies, only storms that affected populated land areas or encountered ships at sea were recorded, so the actual total could be higher. An undercount bias of zero to six tropical cyclones per year between 1851 and 1885 and zero to four per year between 1886 and 1910 has been estimated.[1]