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NORTH ATLANTIC · SEASON MAP

2005 Atlantic hurricane season

Every recorded track, mapped · 31 storms · 8 Jun 2005–6 Jan 2006

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2005 Atlantic hurricane season: every recorded storm trackRecorded tracks of all 31 storms, colored by the wind category at each observation. Hover or focus a storm in the table to highlight its track.UNITED STATESCANADAMEXICOCUBABRAZILAFRICAEUROPECHINAJAPANINDIAGulf of MexicoAtlantic OceanPacific OceanArabian SeaBay of BengalArlene: 8 Jun–13 Jun, peak 60 kt, Tropical stormBret: 28 Jun–30 Jun, peak 35 kt, Tropical stormCindy: 3 Jul–7 Jul, peak 65 kt, Category 1Dennis: 4 Jul–13 Jul, peak 130 kt, Category 4Emily: 11 Jul–21 Jul, peak 140 kt, Category 5Franklin: 21 Jul–29 Jul, peak 60 kt, Tropical stormGert: 23 Jul–25 Jul, peak 40 kt, Tropical stormHarvey: 2 Aug–8 Aug, peak 55 kt, Tropical stormIrene: 4 Aug–18 Aug, peak 90 kt, Category 2Unnamed: 13 Aug–14 Aug, peak 30 kt, Tropical depressionJose: 22 Aug–23 Aug, peak 50 kt, Tropical stormKatrina: 23 Aug–30 Aug, peak 150 kt, Category 5Lee: 28 Aug–2 Sep, peak 35 kt, Tropical stormMaria: 1 Sep–10 Sep, peak 100 kt, Category 3Nate: 5 Sep–10 Sep, peak 80 kt, Category 1Ophelia: 6 Sep–17 Sep, peak 75 kt, Category 1Philippe: 17 Sep–23 Sep, peak 70 kt, Category 1Rita: 18 Sep–26 Sep, peak 155 kt, Category 5Unnamed: 30 Sep–2 Oct, peak 30 kt, Tropical depressionStan: 1 Oct–5 Oct, peak 70 kt, Category 1Unnamed: 4 Oct–5 Oct, no US-agency windTammy: 5 Oct–6 Oct, peak 45 kt, Tropical stormUnnamed: 8 Oct–14 Oct, no US-agency windVince: 9 Oct–11 Oct, peak 65 kt, Category 1Wilma: 15 Oct–25 Oct, peak 160 kt, Category 5Alpha: 22 Oct–24 Oct, peak 45 kt, Tropical stormBeta: 26 Oct–31 Oct, peak 100 kt, Category 3Gamma: 14 Nov–21 Nov, peak 45 kt, Tropical stormDelta: 23 Nov–28 Nov, peak 60 kt, Tropical stormEpsilon: 29 Nov–8 Dec, peak 75 kt, Category 1Zeta: 30 Dec–6 Jan, peak 55 kt, Tropical storm

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Whole season

DepressionTropical stormCat 1Cat 2Cat 3Cat 4Cat 5Post-tropical
Every storm of the 2005 Atlantic hurricane season. Column headers sort the list.
Arlene–60Tropical storm9891,960
Bret–35Tropical storm1002230
Cindy–65Cat 19912,610
Dennis–130Cat 49303,290
Emily–140Cat 59293,540
Franklin–60Tropical storm9972,290
Gert–40Tropical storm1005530
Harvey–55Tropical storm9942,530
Irene–90Cat 29703,780
Unnamed–30Tropical depression10081,050
Jose–50Tropical storm998180
Katrina–150Cat 59021,840
Lee–35Tropical storm10061,820
Maria–100Cat 39624,080
Nate–80Cat 19792,440
Ophelia–75Cat 19764,680
Philippe–70Cat 19851,440
Rita–155Cat 58952,150
Unnamed–30Tropical depression1006340
Stan–70Cat 1977740
Unnamed–—Unclassified—760
Tammy–45Tropical storm1001530
Unnamed–—Unclassified—1,560
Vince–65Cat 1988790
Wilma–160Cat 58823,030
Alpha–45Tropical storm998920
Beta–100Cat 3962440
Gamma–45Tropical storm10021,680
Delta–60Tropical storm9803,530
Epsilon–75Cat 19812,170
Zeta–55Tropical storm9941,340

31 storms with an IBTrACS 2005 hurricane season record. Tracks are the archived center positions, first observation 8 Jun 2005, last 6 Jan 2006.

Tropical storms28

Tropical-stage US-agency wind of 34 kt or more

Hurricanes15

64 kt or more, one-minute sustained

Major (Category 3+)7

96 kt or more, Saffir–Simpson scale

Category 54

137 kt or more at any tropical-stage observation

Strongest stormWilma

160 kt · 184 mph / 296 km/h

Lowest pressure882 hPa

Wilma, 19 Oct 2005

Longest track record16.8 days

Ophelia, full archive record

Storms without US-agency wind2

Mapped, but outside the counts above

QUICK ANSWERS

The 2005 season in brief

How many hurricanes were there in the 2005 Atlantic hurricane season?

The archive records 15 hurricanes (one-minute winds of 64 kt or more) among 28 tropical storms, with 7 major hurricanes reaching 96 kt. Counts use US-agency winds during the tropical stage.

What was the strongest storm of the 2005 Atlantic hurricane season?

Wilma, with a peak one-minute sustained wind of 160 kt (Category 5) on 19 Oct 2005, 12:00 UTC and a minimum central pressure of 882 hPa.

How many Category 5 storms were there in 2005?

4 storms in the 2005 Atlantic hurricane season reached Category 5 on the Saffir–Simpson one-minute wind scale: Emily, Katrina, Rita, Wilma.

When did the 2005 Atlantic hurricane season start and end?

The first tropical-stage observation is on 8 Jun 2005 and the last on 6 Jan 2006, from 31 tracked storms in the archive.

What was the first hurricane of the 2005 Atlantic hurricane season?

Cindy, which reached hurricane strength (64 kt) on 6 Jul 2005, 00:00 UTC.

METHODOLOGY

Data sources and limitations

The map and totals are generated from NOAA’s IBTrACS v04r01 archive. A storm belongs to this page when the archive lists it in the North Atlantic basin for the 2005 season, so a December storm whose track ends in January stays with its season. Storms that cross between basins appear on the page of their archive basin only.

Counts use US-agency one-minute winds during the tropical stage: 34 kt for a tropical storm, 64 kt for hurricane strength and 96 kt for major intensity, on the Saffir–Simpson scale in every basin. Local agencies classify storms differently, and official season summaries can differ from the archive. Accumulated cyclone energy sums squared winds at six-hourly synoptic times, counting observations in the calendar year. Storms with no US-agency wind are mapped but cannot enter the counts.

The map frame is the same for every North Atlantic season, so a track that leaves it is cut at the edge. Lines show each storm’s center, not its size, rainfall or flood extent. Coastlines use Natural Earth’s 1:10m land data.

Archive retrieved

NOAA IBTrACS archive · Field documentation

Sources & methodology