1884/01: No major changes from this newly documented hurricane from Partagas and Diaz (1996). Storm is determined to have reached hurricane intensity based upon reports from the ships "Oder" and "Engelbert".
1884/02: No major changes from Partagas
and Diaz (1996). Track unaltered from Neumann
et al. (1993). Central pressure of 957 mb corresponds to winds
of 103 kt from the southern wind-pressure
relationship - 100 kt chosen for best track. A pressure reading
of 983 mb not in the hurricane's center (at 00 UTC on the 15th of September)
suggests winds of at least 70 kt from the northern wind-pressure relationship
- 70 kt chosen for best track. 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 major hurricane until its dissipation
below tropical storm intensity). Storm is determined to have reached major
hurricane intensity based upon the central pressure reading of 957 mb.
1884/03: No major changes from Partagas
and Diaz (1996), who altered the track reasonably from that shown in
Neumann et al. (1993). 982 mb
central pressure corresponds with 73 kt from the subtropical latitude wind-pressure
relationship - 70 kt chosen for best track. 982 mb central pressure corresponds
to 71 kt from the northern wind-pressure relationship - 70 kt chosen for
best track. A ressure reading of 982 mb not at the hurricane's center
(at 18 UTC on the 16th of September) suggests winds of at least 73 kt from
the subtropical latitude wind-pressure relationship - 80 kt chosen for
best track. 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
storm). Storm is determined to have reached hurricane intensity
based upon pressure measurements and several ship reports.
1884/04: No major changes from Partagas
and Diaz (1996), who altered the track reasonably from that shown in
Neumann et al. (1993). Pressure readings
of 982 and 980 mb not in the hurricane's center
(on 00 UTC and 18 UTC on the 14th of October) suggest winds of at least
73 and 75 kt, respectively, from the subtropical wind-pressure relationship
- 90 kt chosen for best track. Storm is determined to ave reached
hurricane intensity while in the Caribbean based upon reports from the
ship "Cienfuegos" and from damage in Santiago de Cuba, Cuba. The storm
then regained hurricane intensity over the Atlantic based upon the pressure
measurements and several ship reports.