The 2022 Atlantic Hurricane Season – By the Numbers

Heavy Surf from remnants of Hurricane Ian at South Amboy’s Waterfront Park on October 3, 2022.

The 2022 Atlantic Hurricane Season ended quietly on Saturday, November 30th. After having no named storms for nearly two months, the Atlantic tropics had a very busy back end of the season.

2022 Atlantic Hurricane Season Storm Tracks
Figure 1: 2022 Atlantic Hurricane Season Storm Tracks – Courtesy of TroPYcal, HURDAT, and NOAA.

Eleven of the season’s 14 named storms occurred from September 1st to November 11th. There was no activity over the final three weeks of the season following the dissipation of Hurricane Nicole on November 11th. Let’s take a look at the 2022 Atlantic Hurricane season by the numbers.

Total Depressions/PTCs17
Total Storms14
Named Storm Days56.25
Month with Most Named StormsSeptember – 6
Total Hurricanes9
Hurricane Days21.25
Month with Most HurricanesSeptember – 4
Total Major Hurricanes2
Major Hurricane Days5.75
Month with Most Major HurricanesSeptember – 2
Category Five Hurricanes1
Category Five Days0.25
U.S. Landfalling Hurricanes2
Strongest StormHurricane Ian
Max Sustained Winds (mph)160 – Hurricane Ian
Lowest Pressure (mb)931 – Hurricane Fiona
ACE95.1
Damage Costs$117.7 billion
Deaths304
Table 1: The 2022 Atlantic Hurricane Season by the Numbers.


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