The 2005 hurricane season

Every storm track on one map · Atlantic & Pacific · 48 systems

Atlantic storms
29
15 hurricanes · 7 major
Atlantic ACE
250
1991–2020 avg ≈ 123
Strongest
184 mph
Wilma
Landfalling
16
Atlantic storms
Pacific storms
15
7 hurricanes · 2 major
Pacific strongest
132 mph
Kenneth

TD TS Cat 1 2 3 4 5 · hover a track to highlight it, click to open the storm’s own page with an animated replay.

01 · Summary

How the 2005 season went

The 2005 Atlantic season produced 29 tropical storms, 15 hurricanes and 7 major hurricanes (Cat 3+), with an accumulated cyclone energy (ACE) of 250. The strongest was Hurricane Wilma at 184 mph / 882 mb. 16 storms made landfall.

The 2005 Eastern Pacific season (Eastern and Central Pacific) produced 15 tropical storms, 7 hurricanes and 2 major hurricanes (Cat 3+), with an accumulated cyclone energy (ACE) of 97. The strongest was Hurricane Kenneth at 132 mph / 947 mb. 1 storm made landfall.

02 · Timeline

Storm by storm, month by month

Hurricane Adrian — May 17–21, 2005Adrian Cat 1Tropical Storm Arlene — June 8–14, 2005Arlene TSTropical Storm Beatriz — June 21–26, 2005Beatriz TSTropical Storm Calvin — June 26 – July 3, 2005Calvin TSTropical Storm Bret — June 28–30, 2005Bret TSHurricane Cindy — July 3–11, 2005Cindy Cat 1Tropical Storm Dora — July 4–6, 2005Dora TSHurricane Dennis — July 4–18, 2005Dennis Cat 4Hurricane Emily — July 11–21, 2005Emily Cat 5Tropical Storm Eugene — July 18–21, 2005Eugene TSTropical Storm Franklin — July 21–31, 2005Franklin TSTropical Storm Gert — July 23–25, 2005Gert TSTropical Storm Harvey — August 2–14, 2005Harvey TSTropical Depression One — August 2–5, 2005One TDHurricane Irene — August 4–18, 2005Irene Cat 2Hurricane Fernanda — August 9–17, 2005Fernanda Cat 1Tropical Storm Greg — August 11–15, 2005Greg TSTropical Depression Ten — August 13–18, 2005Ten TDHurricane Hilary — August 19–28, 2005Hilary Cat 2Tropical Storm Jose — August 22–23, 2005Jose TSHurricane Katrina — August 23–31, 2005Katrina Cat 5Tropical Storm Irwin — August 25 – September 2, 2005Irwin TSTropical Storm Lee — August 28 – September 3, 2005Lee TSHurricane Maria — September 1–14, 2005Maria Cat 3Hurricane Nate — September 5–12, 2005Nate Cat 1Hurricane Ophelia — September 6–23, 2005Ophelia Cat 1Hurricane Jova — September 12–25, 2005Jova Cat 3Hurricane Kenneth — September 14–30, 2005Kenneth Cat 4Hurricane Philippe — September 17–24, 2005Philippe Cat 1Tropical Storm Lidia — September 17–19, 2005Lidia TSHurricane Max — September 17–22, 2005Max Cat 1Hurricane Rita — September 18–26, 2005Rita Cat 5Tropical Storm Norma — September 23 – October 1, 2005Norma TSHurricane Otis — September 28 – October 5, 2005Otis Cat 2Tropical Depression Nineteen — September 30 – October 2, 2005Nineteen TDHurricane Stan — October 1–5, 2005Stan Cat 1Unnamed storm #21 — October 4–5, 2005Unnamed storm #21 TSTropical Storm Tammy — October 5–7, 2005Tammy TSSubtropical Storm Twenty-two — October 8–14, 2005Twenty-two TSHurricane Vince — October 8–11, 2005Vince Cat 1Tropical Depression Sixteen — October 15–21, 2005Sixteen TDHurricane Wilma — October 15–26, 2005Wilma Cat 5Tropical Storm Alpha — October 22–24, 2005Alpha TSHurricane Beta — October 26–31, 2005Beta Cat 3Tropical Storm Gamma — November 14–22, 2005Gamma TSTropical Storm Delta — November 19–29, 2005Delta TSHurricane Epsilon — November 29 – December 9, 2005Epsilon Cat 1Tropical Storm Zeta — December 30, 2005 – January 7, 2006Zeta TS

Each bar is one storm’s life, colored by its strength at that moment (faded = post-tropical). Click a bar to open the storm.

03 · Atlantic

Atlantic storms of 2005

StormDatesPeakPressureLandfallACE
Tropical Storm Arlene · 1 deathsJun 8 – Jun 14TS 69 mph989 mbAlabama, Pinar del Río, Cuba2.6
Tropical Storm BretJun 28 – Jun 30TS 40 mph1002 mbVeracruz, Mexico0.4
Hurricane CindyJul 3 – Jul 11Cat 1 75 mph991 mbLouisiana, Mississippi, Quintana Roo, Mexico1.5
Hurricane DennisJul 4 – Jul 18Cat 4 150 mph930 mbGranma Province, Cuba, Cienfuegos Province, Cuba, Florida18.8
Hurricane Emily · 17 deathsJul 11 – Jul 21Cat 5 161 mph929 mbQuintana Roo, Mexico, Tamaulipas, Mexico, Grenada32.9
Tropical Storm FranklinJul 21 – Jul 31TS 69 mph997 mb—6.7
Tropical Storm GertJul 23 – Jul 25TS 46 mph1005 mbTamaulipas, Mexico0.5
Tropical Storm HarveyAug 2 – Aug 14TS 63 mph994 mb—5.4
Hurricane IreneAug 4 – Aug 18Cat 2 104 mph970 mb—13.1
Tropical Depression TenAug 13 – Aug 18TD 35 mph1008 mb—0.0
Tropical Storm JoseAug 22 – Aug 23TS 58 mph998 mbVeracruz, Mexico0.4
Hurricane Katrina · 1,833 deathsAug 23 – Aug 31Cat 5 173 mph902 mbLouisiana, Florida20.0
Tropical Storm LeeAug 28 – Sep 3TS 40 mph1006 mb—0.2
Hurricane MariaSep 1 – Sep 14Cat 3 115 mph962 mb—14.3
Hurricane NateSep 5 – Sep 12Cat 1 92 mph979 mb—7.2
Hurricane OpheliaSep 6 – Sep 23Cat 1 86 mph976 mbBahamas15.7
Hurricane PhilippeSep 17 – Sep 24Cat 1 81 mph985 mb—6.0
Hurricane Rita · 120 deathsSep 18 – Sep 26Cat 5 178 mph895 mbTexas25.1
Tropical Depression NineteenSep 30 – Oct 2TD 35 mph1006 mb—0.0
Hurricane Stan · 1,668 deathsOct 1 – Oct 5Cat 1 81 mph977 mbVeracruz, Mexico, Quintana Roo, Mexico2.4
Unnamed storm #21Oct 4 – Oct 5TS 52 mph997 mb—0.5
Tropical Storm TammyOct 5 – Oct 7TS 52 mph1001 mbFlorida0.8
Subtropical Storm Twenty-twoOct 8 – Oct 14TS 46 mph1005 mb—0.0
Hurricane VinceOct 8 – Oct 11Cat 1 75 mph988 mbSpain2.7
Hurricane Wilma · 87 deathsOct 15 – Oct 26Cat 5 184 mph882 mbQuintana Roo, Mexico, Florida38.9
Tropical Storm AlphaOct 22 – Oct 24TS 52 mph998 mbDominican Republic0.7
Hurricane BetaOct 26 – Oct 31Cat 3 115 mph962 mbNicaragua6.5
Tropical Storm GammaNov 14 – Nov 22TS 52 mph1002 mb—1.3
Tropical Storm DeltaNov 19 – Nov 29TS 69 mph980 mb—6.0
Hurricane EpsilonNov 29 – Dec 9Cat 1 86 mph981 mb—13.4
Tropical Storm ZetaDec 30 – Jan 7TS 63 mph994 mb—6.3

04 · Pacific

Eastern & Central Pacific storms of 2005

StormDatesPeakPressureLandfallACE
Hurricane AdrianMay 17 – May 21Cat 1 81 mph982 mbHonduras2.8
Tropical Storm BeatrizJun 21 – Jun 26TS 52 mph1000 mb—1.0
Tropical Storm CalvinJun 26 – Jul 3TS 52 mph1000 mb—1.1
Tropical Storm DoraJul 4 – Jul 6TS 46 mph1002 mb—0.8
Tropical Storm EugeneJul 18 – Jul 21TS 69 mph989 mb—1.6
Tropical Depression OneAug 2 – Aug 5TD 29 mph1008 mb—0.0
Hurricane FernandaAug 9 – Aug 17Cat 1 86 mph978 mb—9.1
Tropical Storm GregAug 11 – Aug 15TS 52 mph1000 mb—1.9
Hurricane HilaryAug 19 – Aug 28Cat 2 104 mph970 mb—10.1
Tropical Storm IrwinAug 25 – Sep 2TS 52 mph1000 mb—1.3
Hurricane JovaSep 12 – Sep 25Cat 3 127 mph951 mb—25.0
Hurricane KennethSep 14 – Sep 30Cat 4 132 mph947 mb—27.9
Tropical Storm LidiaSep 17 – Sep 19TS 40 mph1005 mb—0.5
Hurricane MaxSep 17 – Sep 22Cat 1 81 mph987 mb—4.4
Tropical Storm NormaSep 23 – Oct 1TS 58 mph997 mb—2.4
Hurricane OtisSep 28 – Oct 5Cat 2 104 mph970 mb—6.8
Tropical Depression SixteenOct 15 – Oct 21TD 35 mph1005 mb—0.0
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