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2005 season Records:
* 28 Named Storms (previous record: 21 in 1933)
* 15 Hurricanes (previous record: 12 in 1969)
* 4 major hurricanes hitting the U.S. (previous record: three in 2004)
* 4 Category 5 Hurricanes (previous record: two in 1960 and 1961)
* 7 Tropical Storms before August 1 (previous record: five in 1997)
* 2-Year Consecutive Total of Tropical Storms: 42
(previous record: 32 most recently in 1995-96)
* 2-Year Consecutive Total of Hurricanes: 25
(previous record: 21 in 1886-87)
* 2-Year Consecutive Total of Major Hurricanes: 13
(ties record in 1950-51)
* 2-Year Consecutive Major Hurricane Landfalls: Seven
(previous record: five in 1954-55)
* 2 -Year Consecutive Florida Major Hurricane Landfalls: Five
(previous record: three in 1949-50)
* 3-Year Consecutive Total of Tropical Storms: 58
(previous record: 43 most recently in 2002-04)
* 3-Year Consecutive Total of Hurricanes: 30
(previous record: 27 in 1886-88)
* 3-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