Hurricane History Map

2005 North Atlantic season

31 storms formed in the North Atlantic basin in 2005, from 8 June 2005 to 7 January 2006.

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Years2005
Ocean basin

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Key
  • Tropical depression Winds below 34 knots (39 mph)
  • Tropical storm 34 to 63 knots (39 to 73 mph)
  • Category 1 64 to 82 knots (74 to 95 mph)
  • Category 2 83 to 95 knots (96 to 110 mph)
  • Category 3 96 to 112 knots (111 to 129 mph), major
  • Category 4 113 to 136 knots (130 to 156 mph), major
  • Category 5 137 knots (157 mph) or more, major
  • Unknown intensity No wind speed in the record
  • Post-tropical Storm has become post-tropical (dashed line)

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The 2005 season in numbers

The record holds 31 storms for the 2005 North Atlantic season, of which 27 had names.28 reached tropical storm strength (34 knots or more), 15 reached hurricane strength (category 1 or more) and 7 were major (category 3 or more).

  • 31storms
  • 28tropical storm strength or more
  • 15hurricane strength or more
  • 7major (category 3 to 5)
  • 250accumulated cyclone energy

Accumulated cyclone energy adds up the squared wind speed of every position of 34 knots or more, divided by 10,000. It is approximate here because the winds are 1-minute equivalents, and it is mostly useful for comparing seasons of one basin.

Strongest storms of 2005

  • Wilma (2005)15 October 2005 to 26 October 2005, peak Category 5 (160 kt), 882 hPa
  • Rita (2005)18 September 2005 to 26 September 2005, peak Category 5 (155 kt), 897 hPa
  • Katrina (2005)23 August 2005 to 31 August 2005, peak Category 5 (150 kt), 902 hPa
  • Emily (2005)11 July 2005 to 21 July 2005, peak Category 5 (140 kt), 929 hPa
  • Dennis (2005)4 July 2005 to 18 July 2005, peak Category 4 (130 kt), 930 hPa

All 31 storms of 2005

StormPeak
Arlene Tropical storm
Bret Tropical storm
Cindy Category 1
Dennis Category 4
Emily Category 5
Franklin Tropical storm
Gert Tropical storm
Harvey Tropical storm
Irene Category 2
Unnamed storm Tropical depression
Jose Tropical storm
Katrina Category 5
Lee Tropical storm
Maria Category 3
Nate Category 1
Ophelia Category 1
Philippe Category 1
Rita Category 5
Unnamed storm Tropical depression
Stan Category 1
Unnamed storm Tropical storm
Tammy Tropical storm
Unnamed storm Tropical depression
Vince Category 1
Wilma Category 5
Alpha Tropical storm
Beta Category 3
Gamma Tropical storm
Delta Tropical storm
Epsilon Category 1
Zeta Tropical storm

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