However, in the absence of modern satellite and other remote-sensing technologies, only storms that affected populated land areas or encountered ships at sea were recorded, so the actual total could be higher.

The first known storm of the season was initially observed by the schooner J. W. Coffin on August 16,[4] with the hurricane situated about 255 mi (410 km) northeast of Little Abaco Island in the Bahamas.

Due to sparsity of data, HURDAT indicates that the cyclone maintained intensity as an 80 mph (130 km/h) Category 1 hurricane on the modern day Saffir–Simpson scale, as it tracked north-northeastward to northeastward.

[4] A tropical storm developed about 820 mi (1,320 km) west-southwest of the Cabo Verde Islands early on September 1.

[5] Early on September 6, the steamship Caribbean observed a barometric pressure of 982 mbar (29.0 inHg),[4] the lowest in relation to the storm.

On September 13, the storm made a few landfalls on the southern coast of Cuba before moving inland over Sancti Spíritus Province.

[5] The minimum barometric pressure was 955 mbar (28.2 inHg), based on the pressure–wind relationship developed by National Hurricane Center meteorologist Dan Brown in 2006.

[7] Navassa Island experienced strong winds, heavy rainfall, and waves that topped the 75 ft (23 m) cliffs.

[9] Strong winds and above normal tides in Cuba left damage across the island, especially in Júcaro and Santa Cruz del Sur.

The cyclone peaked with maximum sustained winds of 60 mph (95 km/h), and due to lack of data, was believed to have maintained this intensity until making landfall near modern-day Panama City, Florida at 13:00 UTC on September 27.

[4] Climate researcher Michael Chenoweth suggested the removal of this storm from HURDAT in a 2014 study, noting "No evidence in land-based reports or from ships".

[5] The final known tropical cyclone of the season was first encountered by the schooner Lillie Taylor early on October 12,[4] about 150 mi (240 km) northeast of the Abaco Islands.

Early October 16, the storm made landfall near Yarmouth, Nova Scotia, with winds of 60 mph (95 km/h), shortly before transitioning into an extratropical cyclone.

[4] Chenoweth argued that evidence supports this system being an extratropical low, while a cold core high pressure-area moved over the Southeastern United States by October 12.