The Record Breaking Hurricane ...

When the 2005 North Atlantic Hurricane Season finally came to a close with the demise of Tropical Storm Zeta back on January 6, 2006, several records lay in shambles, including:

…the most storms in a single season (28)

…First time V and W names used in Atlantic

…Most July tropical cyclones (5)

…Most June and July tropical cyclones (7)

…Earliest D storm, and every storm thereafter

…Strongest Gulf of Mexico July hurricane (Dennis)

…Strongest July hurricane in history (Emily – 155 mph)

…Highest Atlantic storm surge (28 feet – Katrina)

…First tropical cyclone to make landfall in Spain

…Wilma established a new record low pressure for the Atlantic Basin (882 mb)

…Most major hurricanes to strike U.S. in a single season (4 – Dennis, Katrina, Rita and Wilma)

…the most tropical cyclones in November (3)

One of the few records that did not fall was the record for most major hurricanes in a season, still 8 in 1950.