| 1886 Atlantic hurricane season | |
|---|---|
 Season summary map | |
| Seasonal boundaries | |
| First system formed | June 13, 1886 |
| Last system dissipated | October 26, 1886 |
| Strongest storm | |
| Name | "Indianola" |
| • Maximum winds | 150 mph (240 km/h) (1-minute sustained) |
| • Lowest pressure | 925 mbar (hPa; 27.32 inHg) |
| Seasonal statistics | |
| Total depressions | 12 |
| Total storms | 12 |
| Hurricanes | 10 |
| Major hurricanes (Cat. 3+) | 4 |
| Total fatalities | 200 to 225 total |
| Total damage | ~ $2.25 million (1886 USD) |
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The 1886 Atlantic hurricane season was a very active and record breaking Atlantic hurricane season that ran through the early summer and the first half of fall in 1886. Out of the ten known hurricanes, six of them struck the United States;[1] an event that would not occur again until 1985 and 2020. The season also had the most active June on record, and reached the modern seasonal average of hurricanes by mid-August.[2] This record has only occurred once more in 1893, and has yet to come close since. Four of the hurricanes also reached major hurricanes status. However, with the absence of modern satellites and other remote-sensing technologies, only storms that affected populated land areas or encountered ships at sea were documented. The actual total is likely higher with a average under-count bias estimate of zero to six tropical cyclones per year between 1851 to 1885.[3] Several studies have also suggested that the 1883 eruption of Krakatoa may have played a significant role in the unusual and enhanced activity.[4][5] Hurricane Seven and Tropical Storm Eleven were recently documented in 1996 by Jose Fernandez-Partagas and Henry Diaz, in which they also proposed alterations to other known tracks of several other 1886 storms.[6]
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- ^ "Background Information: North Atlantic Hurricane Season". College Park, Maryland: Climate Prediction Center. May 22, 2019. Archived from the original on June 22, 2021. Retrieved April 5, 2021.
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- ^ Elsner, J. B. & Kara, A. B. Hurricanes of the North Atlantic: climate and society. Chapter 10, 240–278 (Oxford University Press, New York, NY, 1999).
- ^ Yan Q, Zhang Z, Wang H (2018) Divergent responses of tropical cyclone genesis factors to strong volcanic eruptions at different latitudes. Clim Dyn 50:2121–2136.
- ^ Partagas, J.F. and H.F. Diaz, 1996a "A reconstruction of historical Tropical Cyclone frequency in the Atlantic from documentary and other historical sources Part III: 1881–1890" Climate Diagnostics Center, NOAA, Boulder, Colorado