Records Broken & Notable Milestones In 2023:
➤ Season's first namable storm developed in January for only the seventh time on record.
➤ Season's first namable storm formed before June 1 for eighth season out of the past nine.
➤ Franklin and Idalia coexisted as major hurricanes for only the third time on record in the Atlantic.
➤ Hurricane Idalia was the first major hurricane on record to make landfall in Florida's Big Bend (Aug. 30, 125 mph).
Records Broken & Notable Milestones In 2022:
➤ First named storm recorded after June 1, breaking a historic seven-year streak (2015-2021).
➤ Hurricane Fiona struck Nova Scotia as the region's strongest storm on record.
➤ One of the most intense hurricanes recorded at landfall in the U.S. (Ian, 155 mph, Sep. 28).
➤ Florida's deadliest hurricane since the Labor Day Storm of 1932 (Ian, 100+ deaths).
Records Broken & Notable Milestones In 2021:
➤ First named storm recorded before June 1 for a record seventh year in a row.
➤ List of names exhausted for the third time on record (following 2020 and 2005).
➤ Earliest recorded hurricane in the tropical Atlantic. (Elsa, July 5)1
➤ Two storms made landfall in Westerly, Rhode Island (Elsa, July 9 | Henri, Aug. 23)
➤ Claudette grew into a tropical storm while over land—twice (Louisiana, then N.C.)
➤ One of the most intense hurricanes recorded at landfall in the U.S. (Ida, 150 mph, Aug. 29)
➤ Earliest 5th named ("E") storm on record (July 1, beats Edouard on July 5, 2020).2
Records Broken & Notable Milestones In 2020:
➤ First named storm recorded before June 1 for a record sixth year in a row.
➤ Strongest landfalling hurricane on record in southwestern Louisiana (Laura, Aug. 27, 150 MPH)
➤ Earliest third named ("C") storm on record (June 1, beats Colin on June 3, 2016) 1
➤ Earliest fifth named ("E") storm on record (July 4, beats Emily on July 12, 2005) 2
➤ Earliest sixth named ("F") storm on record (July 9, beats Franklin on July 21, 2005) 3
➤ Earliest seventh named ("G") storm on record (July 22, beats Gert on July 24, 2005) 4
➤ Earliest eighth named ("H") storm on record (July 3, beats Harvey on August 3, 2005) 5
➤ Earliest ninth named ("I") storm on record (July 29, beats Irene on August 7, 2005) 6
➤ Earliest tenth named ("J") storm on record (August 13, beats Jose on August 22, 2005) 7
➤ Earliest eleventh named ("K") storm on record (August 14, beats Katrina on August 24, 2005) 8
➤ Earliest twelfth named ("L") storm on record (August 21, beats Luis on August 29, 1995) 9
➤ Earliest thirteenth named ("M") storm on record (August 21, beats Maria on September 2, 2005) 10
➤ Earliest fourteenth named ("N") storm on record (September 1, beats Nate on September 6, 2005) 11
➤ Earliest fifteenth named ("O") storm on record (September 1, beats Ophelia on September 7, 2005) 12
➤ Earliest sixteenth named ("P") storm on record (September 7, beats Philippe on September 17, 2005) 13
➤ Earliest seventeenth named ("R") storm on record (September 7, beats Rita on September 18, 2005) 14
Records Broken & Notable Milestones In 2019:
➤ First named storm recorded before June 1 for a record fifth year in a row.
➤ Highest recorded rainfall total from a tropical cyclone in Arkansas (Barry, 16.59") 1
➤ Farthest east on record a storm reached hurricane strength (Pablo, Oct. 27, 42.8°N, 18.3°W) 2
➤ Strongest hurricane in the Atlantic outside of the Gulf or Caribbean (Dorian, The Bahamas, 185 MPH).
➤ Farthest north and east on record a hurricane reached category 5 intensity (Lorenzo, Sept. 28, 24.2°N 44.9°W) 3
Records Broken & Notable Milestones In 2018:
➤ First named storm recorded before June 1 for a record fourth year in a row.
➤ Highest recorded rainfall total from a tropical cyclone in North Carolina (Florence, 35.93") 1
➤ Highest recorded rainfall total from a tropical cyclone in South Carolina (Florence, 23.63") 2
➤ First hurricane to make landfall in the U.S. at category five intensity since 1992 (Michael, Oct. 10, 160 MPH). 3
Records Broken & Notable Milestones In 2017:
➤ Strongest hurricane on record to strike the island of Dominica 1
➤ First hurricane to make landfall as a category four in the U.S. in 13 years (previous: Charley, 2004)
➤ Farthest east on record a storm maintained major hurricane intensity (Ophelia, Oct. 14, 35.3°N 25.2°W)2
➤ Highest recorded rainfall total from a tropical cyclone in Texas and anywhere in the United States (Harvey, 60.58") 4
➤ Broke the longest streak without a hurricane landfall in Florida (11 years and 10 months [4,339 days] elapsed between Hurricane Wilma and Hurricane Irma)
➤ Broke the longest streak without a major hurricane landfall in the United States (11 years and 10 months [4,323 days] elapsed between Hurricane Wilma and Hurricane Harvey)
Records Broken & Notable Milestones In 2016:
➤ First hurricane recorded in January since 1954's Hurricane Alice.
➤ First category five hurricane in nine years (previous: Felix, 2007)
➤ Farthest south on record a storm reached category five intensity (Matthew, Sept. 30, 13.4°N 71.9°W) 1
➤ Earliest third named ("C") storm on record (June 3, beats an unnamed tropical storm from June 12, 1887)2
➤ Earliest fourth named ("D") storm on record (June 20, beats Debby from June 23, 2012)2
Records Broken & Notable Milestones In 2015:
➤ First hurricane in modern times to strike the Cabo Verde Islands (Fred, Aug. 31) 1
➤ Began a record streak of named storms forming before the "official" June 1 start of hurricane season (the seven-year streak ended in 2022).