2005 Season records

[Astro_man92]

These are the 2005 season records for just the Hurricane saeason.

2005 deserves the title:

2005: The Record Breaking Year
or
2005: The Year of Records

2005 was just AMAZING

RECORDS OF THE 2005 ATLANTIC HURRICANE SEASON:

Most Numerous:

27 Named Storms (previous record: 21 in 1933)

14 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: 42 (previous record: 32 most recently in 1995-96)

Two-Year Consecutive Total of Hurricanes: 23 (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 Atlantic Season ($107 billion+) (previous record 2004, $45 billion)

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

Deadliest U.S. Hurricane since 1928: Katrina (at least 1,200)

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.

Hurricane Epsilon became the longest lasting Atlantic hurricane on record for the month of December.

Tropical Storm Zeta ties Alice (1954) as the latest forming storm in the Atlantic Basin pushing the total number of storms to a record setting 27.

[brunota2003]

Here ye go, the complete list as best of my knowledge...:

Records and notable events
The 2005 season has broken numerous records for tropical cyclone activity. Note that systematic monitoring of the Atlantic for tropical cyclones and disturbances that could become tropical cyclones did not commence until 1944 [29]. Before then, storms or depressions that did not approach populated land or shipping lanes, especially those of relatively short duration, could have gone undetected.

See also: 2005 Atlantic hurricane season statistics and the NOAA list of all the records surpassed or tied by the 2005 season.[30]

Rapid formation
Almost every storm in 2005 has set a record for early formation. The table shows the dates on which each storm formed, and the old record for earliest-forming storm of that number.

Early formation of storms in 2005

From the NHC "best track" data [31] Storm # Formation Day Name Previous Record Difference
1 June 9 Arlene January 19, 1978 +141 days
2 June 28 Bret May 17, 1887 +42 days
3 July 5 Cindy June 11, 1887 +24 days
4 July 5 Dennis Cindy - July 7, 1959 -2 days
5 July 11 Emily Danny - July 16, 1997 -5 days
6 July 21 Franklin August 4, 1936 -14 days
7 July 24 Gert August 7, 1936 -14 days
8 August 3 Harvey August 15, 1936 -12 days
9 August 7 Irene August 20, 1936 -13 days
10 August 22 Jose Jerry - August 23, 1995 -1 day
11 August 24 Katrina August 28, 1933/1936/
Karen - 1995 -4 days
12 August 31 Lee Luis - August 29, 1995 +2 days
13 September 2 Maria September 8, 1936 -6 days
14 September 5 Nate September 10, 1936 -5 days
15 September 7 Ophelia September 16, 1933 -9 days
16 September 17 Philippe September 27, 1933 -10 days
17 September 18 Rita September 28, 1933 -10 days
18 October 2 Stan October 1, 1933 +1 day
19 October 5 Tammy October 25, 1933 -20 days
20 October 9 Vince October 26, 1933 -17 days
21 October 17 Wilma November 15, 1933 -29 days
22 October 22 Alpha none N/A
23 October 27 Beta none N/A
24 November 18 Gamma none N/A
25 November 23 Delta none N/A
26 November 29 Epsilon none N/A
27 December 30 Zeta none N/A

Early strength
When its sustained winds reached 150 mph on July 7 and a minimum pressure of 930 mbar on July 10, Hurricane Dennis became the strongest storm to form prior to August, and the earliest Category 4 storm to form in the Caribbean.

When Hurricane Emily reached Category 4 intensity on July 16, the 2005 season became the only season to have two hurricanes reach Category 4 intensity before the end of July. Emily also broke Dennis's nine-day-old record for the strongest storm on record before August when its maximum sustained winds reached 155 mph (250 km/h) on July 16, along with a minimum central pressure of 929 mbar.

This activity was reflected in the Accumulated Cyclone Energy value at the end of July; at 61, it was the highest ever. The previous highest was 49 in 1916; the modern record was 33 in 1966.

Number of storms
The 2005 Atlantic hurricane season, with 27 storms, is the most active season on record, surpassing the 1933 season's 21 storms. With 14 hurricanes, the 2005 season also has had the most hurricanes form, surpassing the 1969 season's 12. While the 1950 season still holds the record for the most major hurricanes, eight (2005 had seven), the 2005 season has also tied the 1999 season's record of five Category 4 and 5 hurricanes and holds the record for the most Category 5 hurricanes in a single season, three (see below).

With the formation of Tropical Storm Vince, Tropical Storm Wilma, and Tropical Storm Alpha, 2005 became the first season to use the 'V', 'W' and Greek Letter names, respectively, since naming of Atlantic storms began in the 1950 season. It also has the distinction of being only the second season to use the 'R', 'S', and 'T' names. Only the 1995 season had previously used these letters.

With the formation of Tropical Storm Alpha, 2005 became the first hurricane season in the Atlantic to exhaust the list of names and the first, Atlantic or Pacific, to resort to using Greek letters for storm names.

2005 holds the record for the most storms to ever form during the month of July. Five storms (Cindy, Dennis, Emily, Franklin, and Gert) formed during that period. The previous record for most storms to form in the month of July was four; this record was held by the 1966 and 1995 seasons.

The number of storms before the end of July (seven) is also a record, breaking the record of five set in the 1887, 1933, 1936, 1959, 1966, and 1995 seasons.

2005 and 1933 share the record for the most storms (17) forming before the end of September. 2005 now also holds the record for most storms (23) forming before the end of October and ties for the number of storms forming during October with 1950, as six storms (Stan, Tammy, Vince, Wilma, Alpha and Beta) formed during that period. 2005 also ties the record for most storms forming in November, with 3 storms (Gamma, Delta and Epsilon); 2001 is the other year with 3.

Total activity
Tropical activity during the 2005 season was unusually continuous from start to finish, unlike most hurricane seasons, which have significant periods of inactivity. Out of the 26 weeks in the hurricane season, just two had no tropical activity, the week of June 19 and the week of November 6. Between June 28 and October 31, the longest lull period was just four and a half days. This means that 2005 saw 19 weeks of near-continuous activity. There was record or near-record activity in every month of the season except for June.

Strongest storms
Hurricane Katrina became the fourth most intense Atlantic hurricane on record (currently sixth) when the storm's central pressure dropped to 902 mb on August 28.

Hurricane Rita became the third most intense Atlantic hurricane (currently fourth) and the most intense hurricane on record in the Gulf of Mexico after reaching a pressure reading of 897 mb on September 21.

Hurricane Wilma became the most intense Atlantic hurricane in recorded history (but note numerous Pacific typhoons have been more intense) at just before 5:00 am EDT on October 18, when the central pressure was measured at 884 mb. At 8:00 am EDT, Wilma continued to intensify, reaching 882 mb. Wilma also holds the record of being the only Category 4 storm in the Atlantic Basin to record a minimum central pressure below 900 mb with a central pressure of 894 mb and winds of 155 mph on October 20. Katrina, Rita and Wilma are the three most intense storms ever in a single Atlantic hurricane season.

Hurricane Wilma also underwent the most rapid deepening for a 24-hour period ever measured. At noon on October 18, Wilma had a central pressure of 980 millibars (28.93 inches). At noon on October 19, Wilma had a central pressure of 882 millibars (26.04 inches), a pressure fall of 98 millibars (2.89 inches), breaking the previous record of 92 millibars (2.71 inches) set by Super Typhoon Forrest in the Western Pacific in 1983. Some sources, however, say that Forrest's pressure was lower than originally measured (876 mb instead of 883 mb). This fact would imply that Forrest retains the record with a pressure fall of 100 mb in 24 hours, and thus this uncertainty is noted here.

In addition, Hurricane Dennis and Hurricane Emily, both in July, reached 930 mb and 929 mb respectively, becoming the two strongest storms on record in July.

Katrina was also the third most intense hurricane on record to make landfall in the United States in terms of pressure (920 mbar), behind the Labor Day Hurricane of 1935 and Hurricane Camille in 1969.

When Rita reached Category 5 intensity on September 21, 25 days after Katrina, it became only the third time in recorded history (and the first time since the 1961 season) that there had been two Category 5 hurricanes in a single season. When Wilma became a Category 5 storm on October 19, the 2005 season became the first that had three Category 5 storms. In addition, Emily reached 155 mph and was on the Category 4/5 boundary at its peak.

Late activity
After forming on November 29, Hurricane Epsilon became the longest-lasting December hurricane on record when it sustained itself from December 2-December 7. It is also tied with Hurricane Nicole of 1998 as the second strongest December hurricane on record when its peak winds reached 85 mph (140 km/h).

When Tropical Storm Zeta formed on December 30, it tied Hurricane Alice (December 30, 1954) for the latest ever that the last storm of the season formed. The exact times will be determined in the Tropical Cyclone Report after the storm dissipates. Zeta also became only the second storm, after Alice, to persist through the end of year and still be active at the start of the next.

Other records
Hurricane Vince was the farthest north and east - although there has been confusion over this as other storms have formed farther north and farther east - that a tropical storm has ever formed in the Atlantic basin since records have been kept. It was also the first tropical cyclone on record to make landfall in mainland Europe without becoming extratropical.

[Tampa Bay Hurricane]

Great job compiling those statistics.

[brunota2003]

Great job compiling those statistics.

if ur talking to me, i didnt compile them, you can find them here: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2005_Atlan ... ane_Season
Timmy...

[Astro_man92]

and I got mine from:

http://www.weather.com/newscenter/tropi ... newslinker

[Astro_man92]

*bump*

[Tampa Bay Hurricane]

2005 was just an unbelievable year- All those records.
I got something to say- that's just crazy all records-
well almost every record broken

[NC George]

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)

This should be more accurately termed "Lowest recorded pressure in Atlantic Basin." As I'm sure Derek Ortt will be happy to agree with me, pressure and strength are not directly related.

[Matt-hurricanewatcher]

The nhc big board said 185 mph for Wilma...In it could easly be higher but what happen was a suprize for the nhc. In so there was only one plane in it was still deeping when they lefted. It was very tight so I would not be suprized if it was stronger.

[Brent]

The nhc big board said 185 mph for Wilma...In it could easly be higher but what happen was a suprize for the nhc. In so there was only one plane in it was still deeping when they lefted. It was very tight so I would not be suprized if it was stronger.

Me either... it was really amazing. I wish there had been a plane in there though since I think it continued to strengthen after it left.

[HurricaneBill]

I'll never forget that night when we were posting on the Wilma recon discussion thread. We were pretty much freaking out.

I think we all had "Marty Feldman" eyes.

[wxmann_91]

The nhc big board said 185 mph for Wilma...In it could easly be higher but what happen was a suprize for the nhc. In so there was only one plane in it was still deeping when they lefted. It was very tight so I would not be suprized if it was stronger.

In addition, despite the flat pressure gradient, the very deep convection of Wilma and the enormous heat content of the Caribbean waters beneath probably meant that the flight level to surface wind reduction was not the normal 90%; instead, it was probably closer to 100% or even 110%.

[Terrell]

Lets hope that 2006 doesn't try and break any or all of 2005's records.

[EDR1222]

It seems like everytime we thought another record couldn't be broken, it would end up happening. Truly a remarkable year.