2005 Major Hurricanes                        

                                  

Records of The 2005 Atlantic Hurricane Season

  • 28 Named Storms (previous record: 21 in 1933)
  • 15 Hurricanes (previous record: 12 in 1969)
  • Four major hurricanes hitting the U.S. (previous record: three in 2004)
  • Four Category 5 Hurricanes (previous record: two in 1960 and 1961)
  • Seven Tropical Storms before August 1 (previous record: five in 1997)
  • Two-Year Consecutive Total of Tropical Storms: 42
    (previous record: 32 most recently in 1995-96)
  • Two-Year Consecutive Total of Hurricanes: 25
    (previous record: 21 in 1886-87)
  • Two-Year Consecutive Total of Major Hurricanes: 13
    (ties record in 1950-51)
  • Two-Year Consecutive Major Hurricane Landfalls: Seven
    (previous record: five in 1954-55)
  • Two -Year Consecutive Florida Major Hurricane Landfalls: Five
    (previous record: three in 1949-50)
  • Three-Year Consecutive Total of Tropical Storms: 58
    (previous record: 43 most recently in 2002-04)
  • Three-Year Consecutive Total of Hurricanes: 30
    (previous record: 27 in 1886-88)
  • Three-Year Consecutive Total of Major Hurricanes: 16
    (ties record in 1949-51 and 1950-52

    Costliest
    Hurricane: Katrina (at least $80 billion)
    (previous record Andrew, $26.5 billion - 1992 dollars

    Deadliest
    U.S. Hurricane since 1928: Katrina (at least 1,300)

    Strongest

    • Hurricane in the Atlantic Basin: Wilma 882 millibars (mb)
      (previous record: Gilbert at 888 mb)
    • Three of the six strongest hurricanes on record: Wilma 882 mb (1st), Rita 897 mb (4th), Katrina 902 mb (6th)
      July hurricane: Emily (160 mph top sustained winds)
      (previous record: Dennis (150 mph) in 2005; Hurricane #1 (140 mph) in 1926

     

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