The 1888 Atlantic hurricane season was significantly less active compared to the previous season but still featured several landfalls in the United States. Overall, the season had nine tropical cyclones, six of which intensified into hurricanes, while two of those became major hurricanes. However, in the absence of modern satellites and other remote-sensing technologies, only storms that affected populated land areas or encountered ships at sea are known, so the actual total could be higher. An undercount bias of zero to six tropical cyclones per year between 1851 and 1885 and zero to four per year between 1886 and 1910 has been estimated. The first system was initially detected over the northwestern Gulf of Mexico on June 16, while the ninth and final storm transitioned into an extratropical cyclone offshore North Carolina on November 25. 9 storms, 6 hurricanes, 2 major hurricanes (Category 3+). Strongest: an unnamed storm (125 mph). Accumulated cyclone energy ≈ 85. Wiki link