Tracks of all known Atlantic tropical cyclones from 1851 to 2005

The following is a list of Atlantic hurricane seasons. The Atlantic hurricane season is the period in a year when hurricanes usually form in the Atlantic Ocean. Tropical cyclones in the North Atlantic are called hurricanes, tropical storms, or tropical depressions.

Worldwide, tropical cyclone activity peaks in late summer, when the difference between temperatures aloft and sea surface temperatures is the greatest. However, each particular basin has its own seasonal patterns. On a worldwide scale, May is the least active month, while September is the most active.^[1]

In the Northern Atlantic Ocean, a distinct hurricane season occurs from June 1 to November 30, sharply peaking from late August through September.^[1] The climatological peak of activity is around September 10 each season.^[2] The Northwest Pacific sees tropical cyclones year-round, with a minimum in February and March and a peak in early September. In the North Indian basin, storms are most common from April to December, with peaks in May and November.^[1]

Tropical disturbances that reach tropical storm intensity are named from a pre-determined list. On average, 10.1 named storms occur each season, with an average of 5.9 becoming hurricanes and 2.5 becoming major hurricanes (Category 3 or greater). The most active season was 2005, during which 28 tropical cyclones formed, of which a record 15 became hurricanes. The least active season was the 1914, with only one known tropical cyclone developing during that year.^[3]

[edit] Pre-1700s

Pre-1600

1600-1619 1620-1639

1640-1659 1660-1679 1680-1699

[edit] 1700s

1700-1719 1720-1739 1740-1759

1760-1769 1770-1779 1780 1781-1789 1790-1799

[edit] 1800s

1800-1809 1810-1819 1820-1829 1830-1839 1840-1849

1850-1859 1851 1852 1860-1869 1870 1870-1878 1879

1880 1881 1882 1883 1884 1885 1886 1887 1888 1889

1890 1891 1892 1893 1894 1895 1896 1897 1898 1899

[edit] 1900s

1900 1901 1902 1903 1904 1905 1906 1907 1908 1909

1910 1911 1912 1913 1914 1915 1916 1917 1918 1919

1920 1921 1922 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929

1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939

1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949

1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959

1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969

1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979

1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989

1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999

[edit] 2000s

2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009

2010 Post-2010

[edit] See also

Tropical cyclones portal

[edit] Parent topics

• Tropical cyclone
• List of environment topics
• List of tropical cyclones
• Lists of tropical cyclone names
• List of previous tropical cyclone names

[edit] Atlantic hurricane topics

• Atlantic hurricane
• Accumulated cyclone energy
• List of Atlantic hurricane records

[edit] Other tropical cyclone basins

• List of Pacific hurricane seasons
• List of Pacific typhoon seasons
• List of North Indian Ocean cyclone seasons
• List of Southern Hemisphere tropical cyclone seasons

[edit] References