Tropics 2011: An Active Year

This Atlantic hurricane season yields a surprising statistic: 15 named storms in the Atlantic Basin for the 2011 Hurricane Season make this the 10^th most active season of all time. Of all time!

Not only that, but only 14 seasons on record have had 15 or more named storms. Those years include:

• 1887 -- 19 (Would-be) named storms -- They hadn't start naming storms yet back then -- 12 Hurricanes


• 1933 -- 21 (Would-be) named storms -- 10 Hurricanes


• 1936 -- 16 (Would-be) named storms -- 7 Hurricanes


• 1969 -- 18 named storms -- 12 Hurricanes *Including Camille


• 1995 -- 19 named storms -- 11 Hurricanes *Including Felix and Opal


• 2000 -- 15 named storms -- 8 Hurricanes


• 2001 -- 15 named storms -- 9 Hurricanes


• 2003 -- 16 named storms -- 7 Hurricanes *Including Isabel


• 2004 -- 15 named storms -- 9 Hurricanes *Including Charley, Frances and Ivan


• 2005 -- 28! named storms -- 15! Hurricanes *Including Emily, Katrina, Rita and Wilma


• 2007 -- 15 named storms -- 7 Hurricanes *Including Dean and Felix


• 2008 -- 16 named storms -- 9 Hurricanes *Including Gustav and Ike


• 2010 -- 19 named storms -- 12 Hurricanes

And now, 2011. Which includes 15 named storms and 3 Hurricanes, including Irene and Katia.

The most active season on the list is 2005 where from JUNE 8th all the way to JANUARY 7th, 28 named storms, 15 Hurricanes, and 4 Category 5 Hurricanes tore through the Atlantic.



Hurricane season typically comes to an end in November.