The 2017 Atlantic Hurricane Season – By the Numbers

Satellite image of powerful Hurricane Irma to the north of Cuba.

The 2017 Atlantic Hurricane Season ended quietly on Saturday, November 30th. The season had a fast start with a storm before the official start of the season and five named storms by August 1st. The 2017 season had more of a typical peak with 8 of its 10 hurricanes forming between August 7th and October 1st.

There were six major hurricanes, and two were Category Five in Hurricane Irma and Hurricane Maria. Hurricane Harvey was a devastating Category Four Hurricane that impacted Texas. The 2017 Atlantic Season was one of the most devastating and deadliest on record.

There was no activity during the three weeks of the season following the dissipation of Tropical Storm Rina. Let’s take a look at the 2017 Atlantic Hurricane season by the numbers.

Total Depressions/PTCs19
Total Storms17
Named Storm Days93
Month with Most Named StormsAugust and September – 4
Total Hurricanes10
Hurricane Days51.75
Month with Most HurricanesSeptember – 5
Total Major Hurricanes6
Major Hurricane Days19.25
Month with Most Major HurricanesSeptember – 4
Category Five Hurricanes2
Category Five Days4.5
U.S. Landfalling Hurricanes4
Strongest StormHurricane Irma
Max Sustained Winds (mph)180
Lowest Pressure (mb)908
ACE224.9
Damage Costs$294.8 billion
Deaths3,369
Table 1: The 2017 Atlantic Hurricane Season by the Numbers.

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