1494–1850 (pre-HURDAT era)
| Period | Seasons | Individual years |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-19th century | Pre-17th century (pre 1600), 17th century (1600s), 18th century (1700s) | 1780 |
| 1800–1850 | 1800–1809, 1810–1819, 1820–1829, 1830–1839, 1840–1849 | 1842, 1850. |
1851–1899 (within HURDAT data)
1850s
| Year | TS | H | MH | ACE | Deaths | Strongest storm | Major landfalling storms | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1851 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 36.24 | 24 | 3 "San Agapito" | 3 "San Agapito" | First Atlantic hurricane season to be included in the HURDAT. |
| 1852 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 73.28 | 100+ | 3 "Great Mobile" | 3 "Great Mobile" | One of three seasons in which all known cyclones became hurricanes. |
| 1853 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 76.49 | 40 | 4 Three | Earliest known Category 4 hurricane on the Saffir-Simpson scale. | |
| 1854 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 31.00 | 30+ | 3 "South Carolina" | 3 "South Carolina" | |
| 1855 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 18.12 | Unknown | 3 "Middle Gulf Shore" | 3 "Middle Gulf Shore" | |
| 1856 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 48.94 | 200+ | 4 "Last Island" | 3 "Southeastern States" 4 "Last Island" |
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| 1857 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 46.84 | 424 | 2 SS Central America Disaster 2 Four |
2 SS Central America Disaster | |
| 1858 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 44.79 | None | 2 Three 2 Six |
2 Hurricane Three | One of three seasons in which all known cyclones became hurricanes. |
| 1859 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 55.73 | Numerous | 3 Six | 1 Hurricane Five 3 Hurricane Six 1 Hurricane Eight |
1860s
| Year | TS | H | MH | ACE | Deaths | Strongest storm | Major landfalling storms | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1860 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 62.06 | 60+ | 3 One | 3 Hurricane One | |
| 1861 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 49.71 | 22+ | 2 One 2 Three |
1 "Key West" 1 "Expedition" |
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| 1862 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 46.03 | 3 | 2 Two 2 Three |
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| 1863 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 50.35 | 90 | 2 "Amanda" | 2 "Amanda" | |
| 1864 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 26.55 | None | 1 One 1 Three 1 Five |
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| 1865 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 49.13 | 326 | 2 Four 2 Seven |
2 Hurricane Four | |
| 1866 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 83.65 | 383 | 4 "Nassau" | 4 "Nassau" | |
| 1867 | 9 | 7 | 1 | 59.97 | 811 | 3 "San Narciso" | 3 "San Narciso" | |
| 1868 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 34.65 | 2 | 2 One 2 Two 2 Four |
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| 1869 | 10 | 7 | 1 | 51.02 | 38 | 3 New England Gale | 3 New England Gale 2 Saxby Gale |
1870s
| Year | TS | H | MH | ACE | Deaths | Strongest storm | Major landfalling storms | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1870 | 11 | 10 | 2 | 87.80 | 2,052 | 3 Four | 3 "First Key West" 2 "Second Key West" |
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| 1871 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 88.39 | 30 | 3 Three 3 "Santa Juana" |
3 Hurricane Three 3 "Santa Juana" |
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| 1872 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 65.38 | Unknown | 2 Two | ||
| 1873 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 69.47 | 626 | 3 "Central Florida" | 3 "Central Florida" | |
| 1874 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 47.05 | Unknown | 2 Seven | ||
| 1875 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 72.48 | 800 | 3 "Indianola" | 3 "Indianola" | |
| 1876 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 56.05 | 19 | 3 "San Felipe" | 3 "San Felipe" 3 "Cuba-South Florida" |
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| 1877 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 73.36 | 34 | 3 "Florida Panhandle" | 3 "Florida Panhandle" | |
| 1878 | 12 | 10 | 2 | 180.85 | 108 | 4 Seven | 2 Gale of 1878 | First known above-average season (in modern-day terms) |
| 1879 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 63.63 | 47 | 3 "Louisiana" | 3 "Great Beaufort" 3 "Louisiana" |
1880s
| Year | TS | H | MH | ACE | Deaths | Strongest storm | Major landfalling storms | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1880 | 11 | 9 | 2 | 131.08 | 133 | 4 Eight | 4 Hurricane Two | |
| 1881 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 59.25 | 700 | 2 "Georgia" | 2 "Georgia" | |
| 1882 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 59.47 | 6 | 4 "Cuba" | 3 "Pensacola" 4 "Cuba" |
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| 1883 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 66.70 | 236 | 3 Two | 3 "Bahamas-North Carolina" | |
| 1884 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 72.06 | 8 | 3 Two | ||
| 1885 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 58.30 | 25 | 2 Two | ||
| 1886 | 12 | 10 | 4 | 166.17 | 200+ | 4 "Indianola" | 4 "Indianola" 3 "Cuba" 3 "Texas-Louisiana" |
Seven hurricanes struck the United States, the most during a single year.[1] |
| 1887 | 19 | 11 | 2 | 181.26 | 2 | 3 Seven | Record five off-season storms. | |
| 1888 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 84.95 | 924 | 3 "San Gil" | 3 "Louisiana" 3 "San Gil" |
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| 1889 | 9 | 6 | 0 | 104.04 | 40 | 2 Six |
1890s
| Year | TS | H | MH | ACE | Deaths | Strongest storm | Major landfalling storms | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1890 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 33.35 | 14 | 3 Three | ||
| 1891 | 10 | 7 | 1 | 116.11 | 700+ | 3 "Martinique" | 3 "Martinique" | |
| 1892 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 115.84 | 16 | 2 Three 2 Five 2 Seven |
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| 1893 | 12 | 10 | 5 | 231.15 | 4,028 | 4 "Cheniere Caminada" | 3 "San Roque" 3 "New York" 3 "Sea Islands" 3 "Charleston" 4 "Cheniere Caminada" |
Two hurricanes caused more than 2,000 deaths in the United States. Four simultaneous hurricanes on August 22, one of two times on record. |
| 1894 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 135.42 | 200+ | 4 Six | 3 "Florida Panhandle" | |
| 1895 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 68.77 | 56 | 2 Two | ||
| 1896 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 136.08 | 286 | 3 "Cedar Keys" | 3 "San Ramón" 3 "Cedar Keys" |
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| 1897 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 54.54 | 262 | 2 One | ||
| 1898 | 11 | 5 | 1 | 113.24 | 562 | 4 "Georgia" | 4 "Georgia" | |
| 1899 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 151.03 | 4,167 | 4 "San Ciríaco" | 4 "San Ciríaco" | The San Ciríaco hurricane was the longest-lasting Atlantic hurricane on record |
1900s
NOTE: In the following tables, all estimates of damage costs are expressed in contemporaneous US dollars (USD).
1900s
| Year | TS | H | MH | ACE | Deaths | Damage | Strongest storm | Major landfalling storms | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 83.35 | 8,000+ | $35.4M | 4 "Galveston" | 4 "Galveston" | The Galveston hurricane was the deadliest disaster in the United States. |
| 1901 | 13 | 6 | 0 | 98.98 | 35-40 | $1M | 2 Seven | 1 "Louisiana" | |
| 1902 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 32.65 | 5 | Unknown | 2 Four | ||
| 1903 | 10 | 7 | 1 | 102.07 | 222 | $18.5M | 3 "Jamaica" | 3 "Jamaica" 1 "Florida" 2 "New Jersey" |
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| 1904 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 30.35 | 112 | $2.5M | 1 Two | 1 One | |
| 1905 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 28.38 | 8 | Unknown | 3 Four | ||
| 1906 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 162.88 | 381 | $25.4M | 4 Four | 3 "Mississippi" 3 "Florida Keys" |
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| 1907 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 13.06 | None | Unknown | TS One | One of two seasons with no recorded hurricanes, the other being 1914. | |
| 1908 | 10 | 6 | 1 | 95.11 | 37 | Unknown | 3 Six | Includes the only known March tropical cyclone in the basin. | |
| 1909 | 12 | 6 | 4 | 93.34 | 4,673 | $77.3M | 3 "Grand Isle" | 3 "Velasco" 3 "Monterrey" 3 "Grand Isle" 3 "Florida Keys" 2 "Greater Antilles" |
1910s
| Year | TS | H | MH | ACE | Deaths | Damage | Strongest storm | Major landfalling storms | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1910 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 63.90 | 100 | $1.25M | 4 "Cuba" | 4 "Cuba" | |
| 1911 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 34.29 | 27 | $3M | 2 Three | ||
| 1912 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 57.26 | 116 | $1.6M | 3 "Jamaica" | 3 "Jamaica" | |
| 1913 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 35.60 | 5 | $4M | 1 Four | ||
| 1914 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2.53 | 0 | Unknown | TS One | Least active season on record. One of two seasons with no recorded hurricanes, along with 1907. | |
| 1915 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 130.10 | 675 | $63M | 4 "New Orleans" | 4 "Galveston" 4 "New Orleans" |
Two Category 4 hurricanes made landfall in the United States. |
| 1916 | 15 | 10 | 5 | 144.01 | 31 | $5.9M | 4 "Texas" | 3 "Gulf Coast" 3 "Charleston" 4 "Texas" |
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| 1917 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 60.67 | 76 | $170,000 | 4 "Nueva Gerona" | 4 "Nueva Gerona" | |
| 1918 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 39.87 | 55 | $5M | 3 "Louisiana" | 3 "Louisiana" | |
| 1919 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 55.04 | 828 | $22M | 4 "Florida Keys" | 4 "Florida Keys" |
1920s
| Year | TS | H | MH | ACE | Deaths | Damage | Strongest storm | Major landfalling storms | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1920 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 29.81 | 1 | $1.5M | 2 "Louisiana" | 2 "Louisiana" | |
| 1921 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 86.53 | 6 | $36.5M | 4 "Tampa Bay" | 3 "San Pedro" 4 "Tampa Bay" |
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| 1922 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 54.52 | 105 | $2.3M | 3 Two | ||
| 1923 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 49.31 | 15 | $1.3M | 3 Five | ||
| 1924 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 100.19 | 179 | Unknown | 5 "Cuba" | 5 "Cuba" | First official Category 5 Atlantic hurricane on the Saffir–Simpson scale. |
| 1925 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 7.25 | 59+ | $19.9M | 1 One | TS "Florida" | |
| 1926 | 11 | 8 | 6 | 229.56 | 1,448 | $247.4M | 4 "Miami" | 4 "Nassau" 3 "Nova Scotia" 3 "Louisiana" 4 "Miami" 4 "Havana–Bermuda" |
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| 1927 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 56.48 | 184 | Unknown | 3 "Nova Scotia" | 3 "Nova Scotia" | |
| 1928 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 83.48 | 4,289 | $102M | 5 "Okeechobee" | 5 "Okeechobee" | Least active season that featured a category 5 hurricane, tied with 1977.
One of five seasons to have a category 5 as the sole major hurricane of the season. |
| 1929 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 48.07 | 62 | $10.0M | 4 "Bahamas" | 4 "Bahamas" |
1930s
| Year | TS | H | MH | ACE | Deaths | Damage | Strongest storm | Major landfalling storms | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1930 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 49.77 | 8,000 | $50M | 4 "San Zenón" | 4 "San Zenón" | The San Zenón hurricane was the fifth deadliest on record. Second least active season in terms of tropical storms. |
| 1931 | 13 | 3 | 1 | 47.84 | 2,502 | $7.5M | 4 "British Honduras" | 4 "British Honduras" | |
| 1932 | 15 | 6 | 4 | 169.66 | 3,315 | $37M | 5 "Cuba" | 4 "Freeport" 5 "Bahamas" 4 "San Ciprián" 5 "Cuba" |
Only season with a Category 5 hurricane in November, which was the longest lasting category 5, at 3.6 days.
First season to have multiple (more than one) Category 5 hurricanes. |
| 1933 | 20 | 11 | 6 | 258.57 | 651 | $86.6M | 5 "Tampico" | 4 "Chesapeake–Potomac" 5 "Cuba–Brownsville" 4 "Treasure Coast" 4 "Outer Banks" 5 "Tampico" |
Fourth most active season on record.
Most Accumulated Cyclone Energy (ACE) in an Atlantic season on record. |
| 1934 | 13 | 7 | 1 | 79.07 | 2,017 | $4.26M | 3 Thirteen | ||
| 1935 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 106.21 | 2,604 | $12.5M | 5 "Labor Day" | 5 "Labor Day" 4 "Cuba" |
Most intense landfalling Atlantic hurricane known to date ("Labor Day"). |
| 1936 | 17 | 7 | 1 | 99.78 | 5 | $1.23M | 3 "Mid-Atlantic" | ||
| 1937 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 65.85 | 0 | Unknown | 3 Six | ||
| 1938 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 77.58 | ~700 | $290.3M | 5 "New England" | 5 "New England" | Earliest-starting season on record (January 3). |
| 1939 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 43.68 | 5 | Unknown | 4 Five |
1940s
| Year | TS | H | MH | ACE | Deaths | Damage | Strongest storm | Major landfalling storms | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1940 | 9 | 6 | 0 | 67.79 | 101 | $4.7M | 2 "New England" | 2 "South Carolina" | |
| 1941 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 51.77 | 63 | $10M | 4 "Nicaragua" | 3 "Texas" 4 "Nicaragua" 3 "Florida" |
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| 1942 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 62.49 | 17 | $30.6M | 3 "Matagorda" | 3 "Matagorda" | |
| 1943 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 94.01 | 19 | $17.2M | 4 Three | 2 "Surprise" | First year of hurricane hunters. |
| 1944 | 14 | 8 | 3 | 104.45 | 1,153 | $202M | 5 "Great Atlantic" | 5 "Great Atlantic" 4 "Cuba–Florida" |
Great Atlantic hurricane was the only Category 5 of the entire decade |
| 1945 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 63.42 | 80 | $80M | 4 "Homestead" | 3 "Texas" 4 "Homestead" |
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| 1946 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 19.61 | 5 | $5.2M | 2 Four | 2 "Florida" | |
| 1947 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 88.49 | 94 | $145.3M | 4 "Fort Lauderdale" | 4 "Fort Lauderdale" (George) 2 "Cape Sable" (King) |
First year of internal Atlantic tropical cyclone naming.[2] |
| 1948 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 94.98 | 94 | $30.9M | 4 "Florida" 4 "Bermuda-Newfoundland" |
4 "Florida" (Easy) 3 "Miami" (Fox) |
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| 1949 | 16 | 7 | 3 | 96.45 | 3 | $58.2M | 4 "Florida" | 4 "Florida" 2 "Texas" |
1950s
| Year | TS | H | MH | ACE | Deaths | Damage | Strongest storm | Retired names | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 16 | 11 | 6 | 211.28 | 20 | $37M | 4 Dog | None | First year of external Atlantic tropical cyclone naming
Record-breaking 8 tropical storms in October. |
| 1951 | 12 | 8 | 3 | 126.33 | 257 | $80M | 4 Easy | None | |
| 1952 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 69.08 | 607 | $3.75M | 4 Fox | None | Includes the only known February tropical cyclone in the basin. |
| 1953 | 14 | 7 | 3 | 98.51 | 1 | $6M | 5 Carol | None | First year of female names for storms.[3] One of only 4 seasons to have both a preseason and postseason storm. Carol was one of six Category 5 hurricanes whose name was not retired (Carol was retired in 1954 as a Category 3) |
| 1954 | 16 | 7 | 3 | 110.88 | 1,069 | $752M | 4 Hazel | 3 Carol 3 Edna 4 Hazel |
Includes Alice, one of two storms in the basin to span two calendar years.[4] |
| 1955 | 13 | 9 | 4 | 158.17 | 1,518 | $1.2bn | 5 Janet | 4 Connie 2 Diane 4 Ione 5 Janet |
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| 1956 | 12 | 4 | 1 | 56.67 | 76 | $67.8M | 3 Betsy | None | |
| 1957 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 78.66 | 513 | $152.5M | 4 Carrie | 3 Audrey | One of only three seasons to feature a major hurricane in June. |
| 1958 | 12 | 7 | 3 | 109.69 | 41 | $12M | 4 Helene | None | |
| 1959 | 14 | 7 | 2 | 77.11 | 59 | $23.3M | 4 Gracie | None | |
| Total | 128 | 68 | 29 | 1096.38 | 4,161 | $2.54bn | Janet | 8 names |
1960s
| Year | TS | H | MH | ACE | Deaths | Damage | Strongest storm |
Retired names |
Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 72.90 | 455 | $442.34M | 4 Donna | 4 Donna | |
| 1961 | 12 | 8 | 5 | 188.89 | 345 | $392M | 5 Hattie | 4 Carla 5 Hattie |
Two Category 5 hurricanes. Lowest number of named storms for an extremely active season. Esther was one of six Category 5 hurricanes whose name was not retired |
| 1962 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 50.45 | 39 | >$4.88M | 2 Ella | None | |
| 1963 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 112.09 | 7,225 | $589M | 4 Flora | 4 Flora | Flora was the sixth-deadliest hurricane on record. |
| 1964 | 13 | 7 | 5 | 153.04 | 261 | $605M | 4 Cleo | 4 Cleo 4 Dora 4 Hilda |
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| 1965 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 86.74 | 76 | $1.45bn | 4 Betsy | 4 Betsy | Betsy became the first Atlantic tropical cyclone to inflict at least $1 billion USD in damages. |
| 1966 | 15 | 7 | 3 | 138.68 | 1,094 | $410M | 5 Inez | 5 Inez | One of only three seasons to feature a major hurricane in June. |
| 1967 | 15 | 6 | 1 | 125.43 | 64 | $217M | 5 Beulah | 5 Beulah | First hurricane season in the modern satellite era. Features the highest number of tropical depressions in a season at the time. One of five seasons to have a category 5 as the sole major hurricane of the season. |
| 1968 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 46.60 | 10 | $10M | 2 Gladys | None | There was one subtropical storm with Category 1 hurricane strength. |
| 1969 | 18 | 12 | 3 | 149.25 | 364 | $1.7bn | 5 Camille | 5 Camille | Tied for the third most hurricanes in a season on record. |
| Total | 116 | 64 | 23 | 1124.09 | 9,933 | $5.82bn | Camille | 11 names |
1970s
| Year | TS | H | MH | ACE | Deaths | Damage | Strongest storm |
Retired names |
Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 14 | 7 | 2 | 66.63 | 71 | $454M | 4 Celia | 4 Celia | First season of a 24-year period of decreased activity in the Atlantic (-AMO) Current extent of the reanalysis project as of January 2022 |
| 1971 | 13 | 6 | 1 | 96.53 | 45 | $213M | 5 Edith | None | Includes first documented hurricane to cross Central America, Irene.
One of five seasons to have a category 5 as the sole major hurricane of the season. Edith was one of six Category 5 hurricanes whose name was not retired |
| 1972 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 35.61 | 122 | $2.1bn | 2 Betty | 1 Agnes | Includes three subtropical storms. |
| 1973 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 47.85 | 15 | $18M | 3 Ellen | None | |
| 1974 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 68.13 | 8,260+ | $1.97bn | 4 Carmen | 4 Carmen 2 Fifi |
Includes four subtropical storms. Fifi was the fourth-deadliest hurricane on record. |
| 1975 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 76.06 | 80 | $100M | 4 Gladys | 3 Eloise | |
| 1976 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 84.17 | 72 | $100M | 3 Belle | None | Includes two subtropical storms. |
| 1977 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 25.32 | 10 | $10M | 5 Anita | 5 Anita | Features the strongest Atlantic hurricane to strike Mexico.
Least active season to feature a category 5, tied with 1928. One of five seasons to have a category 5 as the sole major hurricane of the season. |
| 1978 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 63.22 | 37 | $45M | 4 Greta | 4 Greta | Includes one off-season subtropical storm. |
| 1979 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 92.92 | 2,118 | $4.3bn | 5 David | 5 David 4 Frederic |
First year for alternating male/female names. Includes one subtropical storm of Category 1 strength. |
| Total | 99 | 51 | 16 | 657 | 10,830+ | $9.31bn | David | 9 names |
1980s
| Year | TC | TS | H | MH | ACE | Deaths | Damage | Strongest storm |
Retired names |
Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 18 | 11 | 9 | 2 | 148.94 | 256 | $1bn | 5 Allen | 5 Allen | Includes the storm with the highest sustained winds attained so far in the Atlantic. |
| 1981 | 22 | 12 | 7 | 3 | 100.38 | 10 | $45M | 4 Harvey | None | |
| 1982 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 31.50 | 141 | $100M | 4 Debby | None | |
| 1983 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 17.40 | 22 | $2.6bn | 3 Alicia | 3 Alicia | Least active hurricane season in the satellite era, in terms of both named storms and ACE
No storms were active in October. |
| 1984 | 20 | 13 | 5 | 1 | 84.30 | 35 | $66M | 4 Diana | None | Latest forming A-named storm on record. |
| 1985 | 14 | 11 | 7 | 3 | 87.98 | 241 | $4.5bn | 4 Gloria | 3 Elena 4 Gloria |
Hurricane Kate struck Florida on November 21, the latest United States hurricane landfall. |
| 1986 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 35.79 | 70 | $57M | 2 Earl | None | |
| 1987 | 14 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 34.36 | 10 | $90M | 3 Emily | None | |
| 1988 | 19 | 12 | 5 | 3 | 102.99 | 550 | $7bn | 5 Gilbert | 5 Gilbert 4 Joan |
Included the strongest hurricane on record until 2005 First hurricane since 1978 to cross Central America. Last until 1996, and 2022 to be a Pacific-Atlantic crossover. |
| 1989 | 15 | 11 | 7 | 2 | 135.13 | 112 | $10.7bn | 5 Hugo | 5 Hugo | Hugo held the record for costliest U.S. hurricane for 3 years until Andrew. |
| Total | 148 | 93 | 52 | 17 | 778.71 | 1,447 | $26.2bn | Gilbert | 7 names |
1990s
| Year | TC | TS | H | MH | ACE | Deaths | Damage | Strongest storm |
Retired names |
Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 16 | 14 | 8 | 1 | 96.80 | 116 | $150M | 3 Gustav | 2 Diana 1 Klaus |
No tropical storms or hurricanes made landfall in the United States. |
| 1991 | 12 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 35.54 | 30 | $2.5bn | 4 Claudette | 3 Bob | Featured the Perfect Storm—a deliberately unnamed hurricane that made landfall in Atlantic Canada. |
| 1992 | 10 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 76.22 | 66 | $27bn | 5 Andrew | 5 Andrew | Hurricane Andrew was the costliest U.S. hurricane until 2005.
One of five seasons to have a category 5 as the sole major hurricane of the season. |
| 1993 | 10 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 38.67 | 274 | $271M | 3 Emily | None | No storms were active in October. |
| 1994 | 12 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 32.02 | 1,184 | $1.56bn | 2 Florence | None | Last season of a 24-year period of decreased activity in the Atlantic (-AMO). |
| 1995 | 21 | 19 | 11 | 5 | 227.10 | 115 | $9.3bn | 4 Opal | 4 Luis 3 Marilyn 4 Opal 3 Roxanne |
Tied for fifth most active season on record (with 1887, 2010, 2011 and 2012). First season of an ongoing period of increased activity in the Atlantic (+AMO). |
| 1996 | 13 | 13 | 9 | 6 | 166.18 | 179 | $3.8bn | 4 Edouard | 1 Cesar 3 Fran 4 Hortense |
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| 1997 | 9 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 40.93 | 11 | $110M | 3 Erika | None | Least active August (0) and September (1) combined, tied with 1914. |
| 1998 | 14 | 14 | 10 | 3 | 181.77 | 12,000+ | $12.2bn | 5 Mitch | 4 Georges 5 Mitch |
Four simultaneous hurricanes on September 26, the first time since 1893. Mitch was the deadliest hurricane in over 200 years. |
| 1999 | 16 | 12 | 8 | 5 | 176.53 | 465 | $5.9bn | 4 Floyd | 4 Floyd 4 Lenny |
Most Category 4 hurricanes on record, later tied by 2005 and 2020. |
| Total | 133 | 110 | 64 | 25 | 1071.75 | 14,440 | $62.7bn | Mitch | 15 names |
2000s
NOTE: In the following tables, all estimates of damage costs are expressed in contemporaneous US dollars (USD).
2000s
| Year | TC | TS | H | MH | ACE | Deaths | Damage | Strongest storm |
Retired names | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 19 | 15 | 8 | 3 | 119.145 | 105 | $1.3bn | 4 Keith | 4 Keith | Features Hurricane Alberto—the longest-traveled hurricane in the Atlantic. |
| 2001 | 17 | 15 | 9 | 4 | 110.32 | 153 | $11.4bn | 4 Michelle | TS Allison 4 Iris 4 Michelle |
Allison was the first Atlantic tropical storm weaker than a hurricane to have its name retired. |
| 2002 | 14 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 67.99 | 50 | $2.5bn | 3 Isidore | 3 Isidore 4 Lili |
Gustav was the first Atlantic storm that was given a name out of the common six-year rotating lists while subtropical. |
| 2003 | 21 | 16 | 7 | 3 | 176.84 | 93 | $6.3bn | 5 Isabel | 4 Fabian 5 Isabel 2 Juan |
Ana formed in April—one of two storms that was given a name to do so. Includes 3 off-season storms. |
| 2004 | 16 | 15 | 9 | 6 | 226.88 | 3,260 | $61.2bn | 5 Ivan | 4 Charley 4 Frances 5 Ivan 3 Jeanne |
Featured Ivan, the southernmost hurricane in the basin (9.5°N). Features 4 hurricanes to make landfall in Florida; Charley, Frances, Ivan and Jeanne. |
| 2005 | 31 | 28 | 15 | 7 | 250.13 | 3,912 | $171.8bn | 5 Wilma | 4 Dennis 5 Katrina 5 Rita 1 Stan 5 Wilma |
Third-costliest hurricane season on record. Holds the records for most hurricanes, major hurricanes, and Category 5 hurricanes. Most retired names. The first year to use the Greek alphabet, later also used in 2020. Includes 1 subtropical storm and 1 subtropical depression. Emily was one of six Category 5 hurricanes whose name was not retired. |
| 2006 | 10 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 78.54 | 14 | $504.4M | 3 Gordon 3 Helene |
None | No storms formed in October. |
| 2007 | 17 | 15 | 6 | 2 | 73.89 | 478 | $3.4bn | 5 Dean | 5 Dean 5 Felix 1 Noel |
First season on record with two hurricanes landfalling at Category 5 intensity (Dean and Felix). |
| 2008 | 17 | 16 | 8 | 5 | 145.72 | 1,073 | $49.4bn | 4 Ike | 4 Gustav 4 Ike 4 Paloma |
Only year on record in which a major hurricane existed in every month from July through November. |
| 2009 | 11 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 52.58 | 9 | $58M | 4 Bill | None | Second-lowest number of hurricanes in the satellite era. |
| Total | 173 | 151 | 74 | 36 | 1302.02 | 9,146 | $307.9bn | Wilma | 24 names |
2010s
| Year | TC | TS | H | MH | ACE | Deaths | Damage | Strongest storm |
Retired names | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 21 | 19 | 12 | 5 | 165.48 | 393 | $7.4bn | 4 Igor | 4 Igor 2 Tomas |
Fifth most active season on record (tied with 1887, 1995, 2011 and 2012). |
| 2011 | 20 | 19 | 7 | 4 | 126.30 | 112 | $17.4bn | 4 Ophelia | 3 Irene | Fifth most active season on record (tied with 1887, 1995, 2010 and 2012). |
| 2012 | 19 | 19 | 10 | 2 | 132.63 | 355 | $72.3bn | 3 Sandy | 3 Sandy | Fifth most active season on record (tied with 1887, 1995, 2010 and 2011). |
| 2013 | 15 | 14 | 2 | 0 | 36.12 | 54 | $1.5bn | 1 Humberto | 1 Ingrid | Featured one unnamed subtropical storm in December. First season since 1986 and 1994 with no major hurricanes. |
| 2014 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 66.73 | 21 | $371.6M | 4 Gonzalo | None | Featured the fewest tropical storms since 1997. |
| 2015 | 12 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 62.69 | 89 | $813.9M | 4 Joaquin | TS Erika 4 Joaquin |
Erika was the second Atlantic tropical storm to have its name retired, following Tropical Storm Allison in 2001. |
| 2016 | 16 | 15 | 7 | 4 | 141.25 | 736 | ≥$17.5bn | 5 Matthew | 5 Matthew 3 Otto |
Alex became the first satellite-era January hurricane. |
| 2017 | 18 | 17 | 10 | 6 | 224.87 | 3,364 | ≥$294.7bn | 5 Maria | 4 Harvey 5 Irma 5 Maria 1 Nate |
Arlene formed in April—one of two storms that was given a name to do so. Costliest tropical cyclone season on record. |
| 2018 | 16 | 15 | 8 | 2 | 132.58 | 172 | ≥$50.5bn | 5 Michael | 4 Florence 5 Michael |
Includes seven storms that were subtropical at one point. |
| 2019 | 20 | 18 | 6 | 3 | 132.20 | 118 | $11.6bn | 5 Dorian | 5 Dorian | Includes two subtropical storms. Lorenzo was one of six Category 5 hurricanes whose name was not retired. |
| Total | 166 | 155 | 72 | 30 | 1220.86 | 5,413 | $474.1bn | Maria | 16 names |
2020s
| Year | TC | TS | H | MH | ACE | Deaths | Damage | Strongest storm |
Retired names |
Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 31 | 30 | 14 | 7 | 180.37 | 432 | >$54.3bn | 4 Iota | 4 Laura 4 Eta 4 Iota |
Most active season in terms of tropical depressions and named storms. Tied with 2005 for most recorded major hurricanes. Second and final season after 2005 to use the Greek alphabet. |
| 2021 | 21 | 21 | 7 | 4 | 145.55 | 197 | $80.8bn | 4 Sam | 4 Ida | Third most active season on record. |
| 2022 | 16 | 14 | 8 | 2 | 95.1 | 304 | >$117.7bn | 4 Fiona | 4 Fiona 5 Ian |
First season not to have above-average activity since 2015. First season since 1988 and 1996 with more than one Atlantic–Pacific crossover hurricane (Bonnie and Julia). |
| 2023 | 21 | 20 | 7 | 3 | 145.6 | 19 | >$4.1bn | 5 Lee | None | Fourth most active season on record (tied with 1933). Featured one unnamed subtropical storm in January. Lee was one of six Category 5 hurricanes whose name was not retired. |
| 2024 | 18 | 18 | 11 | 5 | 161.6 | 401 | >$128bn | 5 Milton | TBD | Featured Beryl, the earliest forming Category 5 hurricane on record in the Atlantic basin. Featured Milton, the fifth most powerful hurricane on record in the Atlantic basin. Featured Oscar, the smallest hurricane recorded in the Atlantic basin. |
| 2025 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | None | None | TBD | ||
| Total | 107 | 103 | 47 | 21 | 728.22 | ≥1,353 | >$384.9bn | Milton | 6 names |
References
- ^ Hurricane Research Division (2008). "Chronological List of All Hurricanes which Affected the Continental United States: 1851-2007". National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. Retrieved March 21, 2008.
- ^ Dorst, Neal (October 23, 2012). "They Called the Wind Mahina: The History of Naming Cyclones" (PPTX). Hurricane Research Division, Atlantic Oceanographic and Meteorological Laboratory. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. p. Slides 49–51.
- ^ "Tropical Cyclone Naming History and Retired Names". www.nhc.noaa.gov. Retrieved November 1, 2021.
- ^ Knabb, Richard D; Brown, Daniel P (March 17, 2006). "Tropical Cyclone Report: Tropical Storm Zeta" (PDF). National Hurricane Center. Retrieved March 11, 2020.