North Atlantic Tropical Cyclone - Extremes

Extremes

See also: List of Atlantic hurricane records
  • The season in which the most tropical storms formed on record was the 2005 Atlantic hurricane season (28). That season was also the one in which the most hurricanes formed on record (15).
  • The 1950 Atlantic hurricane season had the most major hurricanes on record (8).
  • The least active season on record since 1944 (when the database is considered more reliable) was the 1983 Atlantic hurricane season, with one tropical storm, two hurricanes, and one major hurricane. Overall, the 1914 Atlantic hurricane season remains the least active, with only one documented storm.
  • The most intense hurricane (by barometric pressure) on record to form in the North Atlantic basin was Hurricane Wilma (2005) (882 mbar).
  • The largest hurricane (in gale diameter) on record to form in the North Atlantic was Hurricane Sandy (2012) with a gale diameter of 945 miles.
  • The five longest-lasting hurricanes were: the San Cariaco Hurricane (1899) -- 27.75 days, Ginger (1971) -- 27 days, Inga (1969) -- 24.75 days, Kyle (2002) -- 22 days and Nadine (2012) -- 21.75 days
  • The fastest-moving hurricane was Hurricane Emily (1987) at 69 mph (111 km/h).
  • The most tornadoes spawned by a hurricane was 127 by Hurricane Ivan (2004 season).
  • The strongest landfalling hurricane was the Labor Day Hurricane of 1935 (892 hPa).
  • The deadliest hurricane was the Great Hurricane of 1780 (22,000 fatalities).
  • The deadliest hurricane to make landfall on the continental United States was the Galveston Hurricane in 1900 which may have killed up to 12,000 people.
  • The most damaging hurricane (adjusted for inflation) was Hurricane Katrina of the 2005 season which caused $81.2 billion in damages (2005 USD).
  • The quickest forming hurricane was Hurricane Humberto in 2007. It was a minimal hurricane that formed and intensified faster than any other tropical cyclone on record before landfall. Developing on September 12, 2007, in the northwestern Gulf of Mexico, the cyclone rapidly strengthened and struck High Island, Texas, with winds of about 90 mph (150 km/h) early on September 13.

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