U.S. Annual Severe Weather Data
Frequency of North Atlantic Hurricanes and Tropical Storms
These data were acquired from numerous sources which are listed below the table. There may be some discrepancies in comparing different data sets. Unfortunately there is no process in place to resolve any discrepancies.
Totals: North Atlantic Hurricanes and & North Atlantic Tropical Storms (TS)
Note: Tropical systems acquire a name once they reach Tropical Storm Status ("TS" in table).
Since some Tropical Storms do NOT reach hurricane status, frequency of both is listed.
Hurricane and Tropical Storm data begin in 1900.
|
Year
|
Hurricanes |
Year
|
Hurricanes
+TS |
Year
|
|
2015
|
11
|
2015
|
4
|
2015
|
|
2014
|
9
|
2014
|
6
|
2014
|
|
2013
|
14
|
2013
|
2
|
2013
|
|
2012
|
20
|
2012
|
10
|
2012
|
|
2011
|
7
|
2011
|
20
|
2011
|
|
2010
|
12
|
2010
|
19
|
2010
|
|
2009
|
3
|
2009
|
9
|
2009
|
|
2008
|
8
|
2008
|
16
|
2008
|
|
2007
|
6
|
2007
|
15
|
2007
|
|
2006
|
5
|
2006
|
10
|
2006
|
|
2005
|
15
|
2005
|
28
|
2005
|
|
2004
|
9
|
2004
|
15
|
2004
|
|
2003
|
7
|
2003
|
16
|
2003
|
|
2002
|
4
|
2002
|
12
|
2002
|
|
2001
|
9
|
2001
|
15
|
2001
|
|
2000
|
8
|
2000
|
15
|
2000
|
|
1999
|
8
|
1999
|
12
|
1999
|
|
1998
|
10
|
1998
|
14
|
1998
|
|
1997
|
3
|
1997
|
8
|
1997
|
|
1996
|
6
|
1996
|
13
|
1996
|
|
1995
|
11
|
1995
|
19
|
1995
|
|
1994
|
3
|
1994
|
7
|
1994
|
|
1993
|
4
|
1993
|
8
|
1993
|
|
1992
|
4
|
1992
|
7
|
1992
|
|
1991
|
4
|
1991
|
8
|
1991
|
|
1990
|
8
|
1990
|
14
|
1990
|
|
1989
|
7
|
1989
|
11
|
1989
|
|
1988
|
5
|
1988
|
12
|
1988
|
|
1987
|
3
|
1987
|
7
|
1987
|
|
1986
|
4
|
1986
|
6
|
1986
|
|
1985
|
7
|
1985
|
11
|
1985
|
|
1984
|
5
|
1984
|
13
|
1984
|
|
1983
|
3
|
1983
|
4
|
1983
|
|
1982
|
2
|
1982
|
6
|
1982
|
|
1981
|
7
|
1981
|
12
|
1981
|
|
1980
|
9
|
1980
|
11
|
1980
|
|
1979
|
6
|
1979
|
9
|
1979
|
|
1978
|
5
|
1978
|
12
|
1978
|
|
1977
|
5
|
1977
|
6
|
1977
|
|
1976
|
6
|
1976
|
10
|
1976
|
|
1975
|
6
|
1975
|
9
|
1975
|
|
1974
|
4
|
1974
|
11
|
1974
|
|
1973
|
4
|
1973
|
8
|
1973
|
|
1972
|
3
|
1972
|
7
|
1972
|
|
1971
|
6
|
1971
|
13
|
1971
|
|
1970
|
5
|
1970
|
10
|
1970
|
|
1969
|
12
|
1969
|
18
|
1969
|
|
1968
|
5
|
1968
|
8
|
1968
|
|
1967
|
6
|
1967
|
8
|
1967
|
|
1966
|
7
|
1966
|
11
|
1966
|
|
1965
|
4
|
1965
|
6
|
1965
|
|
1964
|
6
|
1964
|
12
|
1964
|
|
1963
|
7
|
1963
|
9
|
1963
|
|
1962
|
3
|
1962
|
5
|
1962
|
|
1961
|
8
|
1961
|
11
|
1961
|
|
1960
|
4
|
1960
|
7
|
1960
|
|
1959
|
7
|
1959
|
11
|
1959
|
|
1958
|
7
|
1958
|
10
|
1958
|
|
1957
|
3
|
1957
|
8
|
1957
|
|
1956
|
4
|
1956
|
8
|
1956
|
|
1955
|
9
|
1955
|
12
|
1955
|
|
1954
|
8
|
1954
|
11
|
1954
|
|
1953
|
6
|
1953
|
14
|
1953
|
|
1952
|
6
|
1952
|
7
|
1952
|
|
1951
|
8
|
1951
|
10
|
1951
|
|
1950
|
11
|
1950
|
13
|
1950
|
|
1949
|
7
|
1949
|
13
|
1949
|
|
1948
|
6
|
1948
|
9
|
1948
|
|
1947
|
5
|
1947
|
9
|
1947
|
|
1946
|
3
|
1946
|
6
|
1946
|
|
1945
|
5
|
1945
|
11
|
1945
|
|
1944
|
7
|
1944
|
11
|
1944
|
|
1943
|
5
|
1943
|
10
|
1943
|
|
1942
|
4
|
1942
|
10
|
1942
|
|
1941
|
4
|
1941
|
6
|
1941
|
|
1940
|
4
|
1940
|
8
|
1940
|
|
1939
|
3
|
1939
|
5
|
1939
|
|
1938
|
3
|
1938
|
8
|
1938
|
|
1937
|
3
|
1937
|
9
|
1937
|
|
1936
|
7
|
1936
|
16
|
1936
|
|
1935
|
5
|
1935
|
6
|
1935
|
|
1934
|
6
|
1934
|
11
|
1934
|
|
1933
|
10
|
1933
|
21
|
1933
|
|
1932
|
6
|
1932
|
11
|
1932
|
|
1931
|
2
|
1931
|
9
|
1931
|
|
1930
|
2
|
1930
|
2
|
1930
|
|
1929
|
3
|
1929
|
3
|
1929
|
|
1928
|
4
|
1928
|
6
|
1928
|
|
1927
|
4
|
1927
|
7
|
1927
|
|
1926
|
8
|
1926
|
11
|
1926
|
|
1925
|
1
|
1925
|
2
|
1925
|
|
1924
|
5
|
1924
|
8
|
1924
|
|
1923
|
3
|
1923
|
7
|
1923
|
|
1922
|
2
|
1922
|
4
|
1922
|
|
1921
|
4
|
1921
|
6
|
1921
|
|
1920
|
4
|
1920
|
4
|
1920
|
|
1919
|
1
|
1919
|
3
|
1919
|
|
1918
|
3
|
1918
|
5
|
1918
|
|
1917
|
2
|
1917
|
3
|
1917
|
|
1916
|
11
|
1916
|
14
|
1916
|
|
1915
|
4
|
1915
|
5
|
1915
|
|
1914
|
0
|
1914
|
1
|
1914
|
|
1913
|
4
|
1913
|
6
|
1913
|
|
1912
|
4
|
1912
|
7
|
1912
|
|
1911
|
3
|
1911
|
6
|
1911
|
|
1910
|
3
|
1910
|
5
|
1910
|
|
1909
|
6
|
1909
|
11
|
1909
|
|
1908
|
6
|
1908
|
10
|
1908
|
|
1907
|
5
|
1907
|
5
|
1907
|
|
1906
|
6
|
1906
|
11
|
1906
|
|
1905
|
5
|
1905
|
5
|
1905
|
|
1904
|
3
|
1904
|
5
|
1904
|
|
1903
|
7
|
1903
|
10
|
1903
|
|
1902
|
3
|
1902
|
5
|
1902
|
|
1901
|
5
|
1901
|
12
|
1901
|
|
1900
|
3
|
1900
|
7
|
1900
|
|
Year
|
Hurricanes |
Year
|
Hurricanes
+TS |
Year
|
DATA SOURCES:
1940-2014 (75 years) List of all Severe Weather Fatalities
2014 Annual Summary
1940-2014 (75 years) List of all Severe Weather Fatalities
2014 Annual Summary
Hurricane maps and frequency (1851-2012)
Hurricane map and frequency 2013
Hurricane map and frequency 2014
National Climatic Data Center
NOAA/NWS Hazardous Weather Statistics
NOAA, Storm Events
Storm Data
Storm Prediction Center
University of Colorado, Science Policy
Tropical Cyclone Climatology
. .