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InfoCenter: 2005 Historical Archive
2005 was a four time record breaker with 28 named storms, 15 hurricanes, 7 major hurricanes, 6 struck USA.
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
Click here to see our hurricane facts slides for 2005Click here for more on the records.
Click here to see the Storm Name List
2005 Storm Archival
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This is the normal (historical archive) 28 named storms, 15 hurricanes, 7 major hurricanes, 6 struck USA.
Last resting place for the 2005 named/numbered Hurricanes/Storms/Depressions
Tammy (#19)
STAN (Hurricane) cat-1, Killed people in Centra America
WS#18 (Hurricane Rita)
WS#17 (Hurricane Philippe)
OPHELIA (was hurricane)
NATE (was hurricane)
Maria (HURRICANE)
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Lee
Katrina ( DEADLY HURRICANE)
Jose
Irene (Hurricane)
All of these hurricanes or tropical storms:
Last Tropical Storm #8 (Harvey)/ Hurricane Forecast in
Last Tropical Storm #7 (Gert)/ Hurricane Forecast in
Last Tropical Storm #6 (Franklin)/ Hurricane Forecast in
Tropical Storm #5 (Emily)/ Hurricane Forecast in
Tropical Storm #4 (Dennis)/ Hurricane Forecast in
Tropical Storm #3 (Cindy)/ Hurricane Forecast in
Tropical Storm #2 (Bret)/ Hurricane Forecast in
Tropical Storm #1 (Arlene)/ Hurricane Forecast in