Season Summary
The Atlantic hurricane database (HURDAT) recognizes four tropical cyclones for the 1884 season.The 1884 Atlantic hurricane season is one of only four Atlantic hurricane seasons, along with 1852, 1858, and 1866, in which every known tropical cyclone attained hurricane status. In the 1884 Atlantic season there were two Category 1 hurricanes, one Category 2 hurricane and one major hurricane (Category 3+). The first storm of the season was a Category 1 hurricane that grazed Newfoundland. The second storm of the year existed between September 2 and September 16, and peaked as a Category 3 hurricane but never made landfall. Hurricane 3 impacted Georgia as a tropical storm before reaching hurricane strength over the Atlantic. Hurricane Four formed south of Jamaica, passed over Cuba and the Bahamas. It reached Category 2 strength before it dissipated.
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