Atlantic Hurricane Seasons with Multiple Cat 5 Storms

Category Five Hurricanes represent the optimum level that a tropical cyclone can reach.  Once very rare occurrences in the Atlantic, these extremely powerful tropical cyclones have become more commonplace in recent years. 

Nevertheless, there have only been nine seasons on record since 1856 that have had more than one Category Five Storm.  Five of them have occurred within the past 20 years, including the below-average 2025 season.  Take a look at all nine seasons below.

Year	Named Storms	Named Storm Days	Hurricanes	Hurricane Days	Major Hurricanes	Major Hurricane Days	Category Five Hurricanes	Accumulated Cyclone Energy
2005	28	126.25	15	49.75	7	17.5	4	245.3
2025	13	59.5	5	24.75	4	11.50	3	133.0
1933	20	125.25	11	57.0	6	21.75	2	258.6
2017	17	93	10	51.75	6	19.25	2	224.9
1961	12	79.25	8	46.25	5	16	2	188.9
1932	15	85.25	6	27.75	4	13	2	169.7
2019	18	68.5	6	23.25	3	10	2	129.8
2007	15	37.75	6	12.25	2	6	2	73.9
1960	8	33.5	4	15.0	2	8.5	2	72.9

Sources:  Colorado State University, National Hurricane Center, Wikipedia, and Google Gemini