The 1898 Atlantic hurricane season was an ongoing event in the annual cycle of tropical cyclone formation. It officially began on June 1, 1898 and ended on November 30, 1898. Hurricane Ivan viewed from the International Space Station, September 2004. ... June 1 is the 152nd day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (153rd in leap years), with 213 days remaining. ... 1898 was a common year starting on Saturday (see link for calendar). ... November 30 is the 334th day (335th on leap years) of the year in the Gregorian calendar, with 31 days remaining, as the final day of November. ... 1898 was a common year starting on Saturday (see link for calendar). ...

The 1898 season was a fairly active one, with 9 storms forming, 4 of which became hurricanes.

The first storm of the season formed on August 2 and hit Florida with 80 mph (128 km/h) winds. It went into Alabama and dissipated on August 3. The next storm formed to the east of the upper part of Florida on August 30. It hit near the border of South Carolina and Georgia with 100 mph (161 km/h) winds. It went into Georgia and dissipated on September 1. Another storm had a long life, spawning off of Africa as a Cape Verde-type hurricane on September 5. It hit the Lesser Antillies with 100 mph (161 km/h) winds then headed far north, striking Newfoundland with 65 mph (105 km/h) winds. It dissipated on September 20. The fourth storm formed near the Panama Canal on September 12, and hit the Yucatan Pennisula with 60 mph (97 km/h) winds. It traveled north and hit Louisiana with 60 mph (97 km/h) winds also. It headed up through Arkansas and Missouri, and finally dissipated in Illinois on September 22. The fifth storm formed on September 20 right to the east of the Lesser Antillies. It traveled northwest and hit the Lessers, Puerto Rico and the Bahamas at 60, 50, and 45 mph (97, 80, 72 km/h) It dissipated in the open sea shortly thereafter on September 28. The sixth storm formed right near the Panama Canal again on September 20, hit near Cancun nd Tullum, Mexico at 60 mph (97 km/h), and traveled north to hit Texas with 40 mph (64 km/h) winds. It dissipated very soon after making landfall on September 28. The seventh storm formed to the east of the Lessers on September 25 and traveled northwest, reaching 110 mph (177 km/h) winds but hitting no land. Later, it hit Georgia with 75 mph (120 km/h) winds. It dissipated after winding its way through Alabama, Tennese, Kentucky, Indiana, Michigan, Southern Canada, part of Maine and Newfoundland on October 6. The eighth storm formed near the Lessers again on October 2, went northwest, curved around Cuba and hit Florida, going over Orlando with 60 mph (97 km/h) winds. It then left Florida and dissipated on October 14. The final storm of the season formed above the Lessers on October 27 and took a nearly straight-lined path to the west, hitting the Yucatan Pennisula with 60 mph (97 km/h) winds, and dissintigrated soon after on November 4. August 2 is the 214th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (215th in leap years), with 151 days remaining. ... August 3 is the 215th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (216th in leap years), with 150 days remaining. ... August 30 is the 242nd day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (243rd in leap years), with 123 days remaining. ... September 1 is the 244th day of the year (245th in leap years). ... A Cape Verde-type hurricane is a tropical cyclone that develops near the Cape Verde islands, and becomes a hurricane in the Atlantic Ocean. ... September 5 is the 248th day of the year (249th in leap years). ... September 20 is the 263rd day of the year (264th in leap years). ... September 12 is the 255th day of the year (256th in leap years). ... September 22 is the 265th day of the year (266th in leap years). ... September 20 is the 263rd day of the year (264th in leap years). ... September 28 is the 271st day of the year (272nd in leap years). ... September 20 is the 263rd day of the year (264th in leap years). ... September 28 is the 271st day of the year (272nd in leap years). ... September 25 is the 268th day of the year (269th in leap years). ... October 6 is the 279th day of the year (280th in Leap years). ... October 2nd is the 275th day (276th in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian Calendar, with 90 days remaining. ... October 14 is the 287th day of the year (288th in Leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... October 27 is the 300th day of the year (301st in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 65 days remaining. ... November 4 is the 308th day of the year (309th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 57 days remaining. ...

The following is a list of Atlantic hurricane seasons. ... The 1895 Atlantic hurricane season was an ongoing event in the annual cycle of tropical cyclone formation. ... The 1896 Atlantic hurricane season was an ongoing event in the annual cycle of tropical cyclone formation. ... The 1897 Atlantic hurricane season was an ongoing event in the annual cycle of tropical cyclone formation. ...

See also

• Monthly Weather Review
• List of Atlantic hurricane seasons