The 2018 Atlantic Hurricane Season – By the Numbers

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The 2018 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 two hurricanes in July. The 2018 season had more of a typical peak with 10 of its 15 named storms forming between August 7th and October 7th.

There were only two major hurricanes, but one of them was a landfalling Category Five in Hurricane Michael, which came ashore near Mexico Beach, Florida. There was no activity during the final month of the season following the dissipation of Hurricane Oscar. Let’s take a look at the 2018 Atlantic Hurricane season by the numbers.

Total Depressions/PTCs16
Total Storms15
Named Storm Days86.75
Month with Most Named StormsSeptember – 6
Total Hurricanes8
Hurricane Days27.5
Month with Most HurricanesSeptember – 4
Total Major Hurricanes2
Major Hurricane Days5.25
Month with Most Major HurricanesSeptember and October – 1
Category Five Hurricanes1
Category Five Days0.25
U.S. Landfalling Hurricanes2
Strongest StormHurricane Michael
Max Sustained Winds (mph)160
Lowest Pressure (mb)919
ACE132.6
Damage Costs$50.5 billion
Deaths172
Table 1: The 2018 Atlantic Hurricane Season by the Numbers.

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