Back موسم أعاصير المحيط الأطلسي 2005 Arabic Temporada d'huracans de l'Atlàntic de 2005 Catalan Den atlantiske orkansæson 2005 Danish Atlantische Hurrikansaison 2005 German 2005 Atlantic hurricane season English Temporada de huracanes en el Atlántico de 2005 Spanish فصل توفند ۲۰۰۵ (میلادی) اقیانوس اطلس Persian Vuoden 2005 Atlantin hurrikaanikausi Finnish Saison cyclonique 2005 dans l'océan Atlantique nord French עונת ההוריקנים האטלנטית 2005 HE
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| Season summary map | |
| First storm formed | June 8, 2005 |
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| Last storm dissipated | January 6, 2006 (record latest, tied with 1954) |
| Strongest storm | Wilma (Most intense hurricane in the Atlantic basin) – 882 mbar (hPa) (26.06 inHg), 185 mph (295 km/h) (1-minute sustained) |
| Total depressions | 31 (record high) |
| Total storms | 28 |
| Hurricanes | 15 (record high) |
| Major hurricanes (Cat. 3+) | 7 (record high, tied with 2020) |
| Total fatalities | 3,960 total |
| Total damage | $180.7 billion (2005 USD) (Second-costliest tropical cyclone season on record) |
| Atlantic hurricane seasons 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007 | |
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The 2005 Atlantic hurricane season was the time from June 1 to November 30, 2005 when hurricanes officially formed in the Atlantic Ocean. Storms sometimes form before and after these dates but most storms form during the season. Tropical Storm Zeta formed on December 30 and dissipated on January 6, which is after the November 30 end of the season. It was the most active Atlantic hurricane season in recorded history.
2005 broke many records set. There were 28 storms that were tropical storms, which was broken by the 2020 Atlantic hurricane season. There were 15 storms that became hurricanes. For the first time ever storms were named by the Greek alphabet as the normal name list had been used up.
The storm which caused the most damage was Hurricane Katrina, which hit New Orleans, USA, and killed over 1000 people. The strongest storm of the season was not Katrina, it was Hurricane Wilma. Wilma was the strongest hurricane ever in the Atlantic Ocean, reaching a record low pressure of 882 mbar.