1871/01:  No major changes from Partagas and Diaz's (1995b) analysis. Track unaltered from Neumann et al. (1993).  Inland decay model of Kaplan  and DeMaria (1995) utilized for inland winds over Texas.  999 mb central pressure provides guidance of 47 kt using the Gulf of Mexico wind-pressure relationship - 50 kt chosen in best track. The best track provided appears to describe the full life cycle of this tropical cyclone (from its formation as a tropical storm until its dissipation below tropical depression strength).

1871/02:  No major changes from Partagas and Diaz (1995b).  Track unaltered from Neumann et al. (1993).  Inland decay model of Kaplan and DeMaria (1995) utilized for inland winds over Texas.  The best track provided appears to describe the full life cycle of this tropical cyclone (from its formation as a tropical storm until its dissipation below tropical depression strength).

1871/03:  Only major change from Partagas and Diaz's (1995b) was to extend track of storm one full day into the SE United States to accommodate a typical decay of the hurricane to  tropical depression
strength, as suggested by the inland decay model of Kaplan  and DeMaria (1995).  Partagas and Diaz (1995b) did reasonably alter the track found in Neumann et al. (1993).  952 mb central pressure
provides guidance of 101 kt using the subtropical latitude wind-pressure relationship - 100 kt used in the best track.  955 mb central pressure provides guidance of 99 kt using the subtropical
latitude wind-pressure relationship - 100 kt used in the best track. Storm is determined to have reached major hurricane status based upon above central pressure measurements.

1871/04: No major changes from Partagas and Diaz (1995b), who altered the track reasonably from that shown in Neumann et al. (1993).  965 mb central pressure provides guidance for 95 kt utilizing the southern wind-pressure relationship - 100 kt chosen for best track.  962 mb central pressure suggests 98 kt from the southern wind-pressure relationship - 100 kt chosen for best track.  Inland decay model of Kaplan and DeMaria (1995) utilized for inland winds over the SE United States.  Storm is determined to have reached major hurricane status based upon above central pressure measurements.

1871/05:  No major changes from Partagas and Diaz (1995b) for this newly documented hurricane.  Storm is determined to have reached hurricane status based upon several ship reports.

1871/06:  No major changes from Partagas and Diaz (1995b), who altered the track reasonably from that shown in Neumann et al. (1993). Inland decay model of Kaplan and DeMaria (1995) utilized for inland winds over Florida.  Storm is determined to have reached hurricane status based upon reports from the ship "Robert Myhan" and "Lizzie M. Merrill".

1871/07:  Only major change from Partagas and Diaz (1995b) is to extend out the track of the storm an additional one day to the 7th of October based upon suggestion in the Partagas and Diaz writeup
due to the ship "Robert Cadwell".  Track otherwise unaltered from Neumann et al. (1993).  Inland decay model of Kaplan and DeMaria (1995) utilized for inland winds over SE United States.  The best track provided appears to describe the full life cycle of this tropical cyclone (from its formation as a tropical storm to its peak as a hurricane until its dissipation below tropical storm
strength).  Storm is determined to have reached hurricane status based upon loss of steamships "Hall" and "Twelfth Era".

1871/08:  No major changes from Partagas and Diaz (1995b) for this newly documented hurricane.  Storm is determined to have reached hurricane force based upon reports from ships "Nellie Antrim" and "Armida" as well as destruction in Halifax, Nova Scotia.