1872/01:  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 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 until its dissipation below tropical depression strength).

1872/02:  No major changes from Partagas and Diaz (1995b), who altered the track reasonably from that shown in Neumann et al. (1993). The storm reached hurricane status based upon observations from several ships.  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 as an extratropical cyclone).

1872/03:  No major changes from Partagas and Diaz (1995b), who altered the track reasonably from that shown in Neumann et al. (1993). Storm is determined to have reached hurricane status based upon observations from several ships.

1872/04:  No major changes from Partagas and Diaz (1995b), who altered the track reasonably from that shown in Neumann et al. (1993).
Storm is determined to have reached hurricane force based upon report from the ship "Tare".

1872/05:  Track considerably altered from Partagas and Diaz (1995b). The track chosen is a compromise between that shown in Neumann et al. (1993) and that advocated by Partagas and Diaz.  The reasoning is that observations in the 1872 _Monthly Weather Review_ show that 7 1/2 inches of rain occurred in Norfolk , which is unlikely to be produced by a seperate
extratopical storm alone as is what is suggested by Partagas and Diaz to have caused the gales and low pressures throughout the middle Atlantic states.  Additionally, the U.S. Army Signal Corp did provide overland tracks of extratropical storms, none of which matched up to the one that Partagas and Diaz suggested to have occurred.  This new track takes it across Florida a bit farther south than both previous tracks to allow for a turn northward near the ship "Cardenas", then the new track brings the system ashore as a tropical storm in North Carolina just a bit farther east of Neumann et al.'s landfall.  The new track then stays east of Neumann et al.'s track while over the middle Atlantic states to correspond with the the northeast to north winds over Washington and the low pressures measured in New York City.  After leaving New England, the new track rejoins the original Neumann et al. track.