Nov. 29, 2005 —

Most Numerous

• 26 Named Storms (previous record: 21 in 1933)
• 13 Hurricanes (previous record: 12 in 1969)
• Four major hurricanes hitting the U.S. (previous record: three in 2004)
• Three 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: 41
  (previous record: 32 most recently in 1995-96)
• Two-Year Consecutive Total of Hurricanes: 24
  (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: 57
  (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 (155 mph top sustained winds)
  (previous record: Dennis (150 mph) in 2005; Hurricane #1 (140 mph) in 1926