The 2023 Atlantic Hurricane Season – By the Numbers

Heavy Surf from the remnants of Tropical Storm Ophelia at Belmar on September 27, 2023.

The 2023 Atlantic Hurricane Season ended quietly on Thursday, November 30th. The peak of the season occurred where it usually does in August and September. The last 12 days of the Atlantic Hurricane season were quiet following the dissipation of Potential Tropical Cyclone Twenty-Two. Let’s take a look at the 2023 Atlantic Hurricane season by the numbers.

Total Depressions/PTCs22
Total Storms20
Named Storm Days99
Month with Most Named StormsAugust – 7
Total Hurricanes7
Hurricane Days31
Month with Most HurricanesSeptember – 3
Total Major Hurricanes3
Major Hurricane Days7.75
Month with Most Major HurricanesAugust – 2
Category Five Hurricanes1
Category Five Days0.25
U.S. Landfalling Hurricanes1
Strongest StormHurricane Lee
Max Sustained Winds (mph)165
Lowest Pressure (mb)926
ACE145.6
Damage Costs$4.19 billion
Deaths20
Table 1: The 2023 Atlantic Hurricane Season by the Numbers.
2023 Atlantic Hurricane Season Storm Tracks
Figure 1: 2023 Atlantic Hurricane Season Storm Tracks – Courtesy of TroPYcal, HURDAT, and NOAA.


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