The 2021 Atlantic Hurricane Season – By the Numbers

Heavy Surf from Tropical Storm Henri at Barnegat Beach on Island Beach State Park, NJ in August 2021.

The 2021 Atlantic Hurricane Season ended quietly on Saturday, November 30th. The season had its typical peak in August and November. The last three plus weeks of the season were quiet following the dissipation of Tropical Storm Wanda on November 7th. Let’s take a look at the 2021 Atlantic Hurricane season by the numbers.

Total Depressions/PTCs21
Total Storms21
Named Storm Days79
Month with Most Named StormsSeptember – 8
Total Hurricanes7
Hurricane Days27.5
Month with Most HurricanesAugust and September – 3
Total Major Hurricanes4
Major Hurricane Days13.75
Month with Most Major HurricanesAugust and September – 2
Category Five Hurricanes0
Category Five Days0
U.S. Landfalling Hurricanes2
Strongest StormHurricane Sam
Max Sustained Winds (mph)155
Lowest Pressure (mb)927
ACE145.7
Damage Costs$80.8 billion
Deaths197
Table 1: The 2021 Atlantic Hurricane Season by the Numbers.
2021 Atlantic Hurricane Season Storm Tracks
Figure 1: 2021 Atlantic Hurricane Season Storm Tracks – Courtesy of TroPYcal, HURDAT, and NOAA.


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