1888 Atlantic hurricane season | |
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Seasonal boundaries | |
First system formed | June 16, 1888 |
Last system dissipated | November 25, 1888 |
Strongest storm | |
Name | Three |
• Maximum winds | 125 mph (205 km/h) (1-minute sustained) |
• Lowest pressure | 945 mbar (hPa; 27.91 inHg) |
Seasonal statistics | |
Total storms | 9 |
Hurricanes | 6 |
Major hurricanes (Cat. 3+) | 2 |
Total fatalities | 924 |
Total damage | $2.7 million (1888 USD) |
The 1888 Atlantic hurricane season ran through the summer and the first half of fall in 1888. In the 1888 Atlantic season there were two tropical storms, four hurricanes, and two major hurricanes. However, in the absence of modern satellite and other remote-sensing technologies, only storms that affected populated land areas or encountered ships at sea are known, 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]