102Storms
Tropical storms and hurricanes of 2005
102 tropical storms formed worldwide in 2005: 51 became hurricanes, typhoons or cyclones and 27 reached category 3 or more. The strongest was Hurricane Wilma, with winds of 296 km/h.
102Storms
51Hurricanes, typhoons, cyclones
27Category 3 or more
916.4Accumulated cyclone energy (ACE)
C5 · category 5C4 · category 4C3 · category 3C2 · category 2C1 · category 1TS · tropical stormTD · tropical depression
The strongest storms
C5Hurricane Wilma296 km/h · North AtlanticC5Hurricane Rita287 km/h · North AtlanticC5Hurricane Katrina278 km/h · North AtlanticC5Cyclone Olaf269 km/h · South PacificC5Typhoon Haitang259 km/h · Western PacificC5Typhoon Nabi259 km/h · Western PacificC5Cyclone Percy259 km/h · South PacificC5Hurricane Emily259 km/h · North Atlantic
By ocean basin
Western Pacific24 · 18 · 10
North Atlantic29 · 15 · 7
South Pacific11 · 6 · 5
Eastern Pacific15 · 7 · 2
South Indian Ocean16 · 5 · 3
North Indian Ocean7 · 0 · 0
Storms · Hurricanes, typhoons, cyclones · Category 3 or more — ACE
Every storm of the year
| Formed | Storms | Peak wind | Lowest pressure | Landfalls | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 Jan – 18 Jan | C2 | Cyclone KerrySouth Pacific | 167 km/h | 954 hPa | – |
| 6 Jan – 10 Jan | TS | Tropical Storm SallySouth Indian Ocean | 83 km/h | 985 hPa | – |
| 11 Jan – 17 Jan | TS | Tropical Storm of 11 January 2005North Indian Ocean | 65 km/h | 997 hPa | – |
| 13 Jan – 19 Jan | C1 | Typhoon KulapWestern Pacific | 120 km/h | 976 hPa | – |
| 13 Jan – 18 Jan | TS | Tropical Storm of 13 January 2005South Indian Ocean | 65 km/h | 997 hPa | – |
| 15 Jan – 23 Jan | TS | Tropical Storm DarenSouth Indian Ocean | 83 km/h | 985 hPa | – |
| 16 Jan – 25 Jan | C3 | Cyclone ErnestSouth Indian Ocean | 185 km/h | 944 hPa | Madagascar |
| 22 Jan – 26 Jan | TS | Tropical Storm TimSouth Indian Ocean | 65 km/h | 990 hPa | – |
| 26 Jan – 3 Feb | TS | Tropical Storm FelapiSouth Indian Ocean | 65 km/h | 995 hPa | Madagascar |
| 27 Jan – 2 Feb | TS | Tropical Storm LolaSouth Pacific | 74 km/h | 990 hPa | – |
| 29 Jan – 5 Feb | TS | Tropical Storm GerardSouth Indian Ocean | 111 km/h | 973 hPa | – |
| 1 Feb – 11 Feb | C4 | Cyclone MeenaSouth Pacific | 232 km/h | 915 hPa | – |
| 3 Feb – 8 Feb | TS | Tropical Storm HarveySouth Pacific | 93 km/h | 969 hPa | Australia |
| 4 Feb – 9 Feb | TS | Tropical Storm VivienneSouth Indian Ocean | 65 km/h | 990 hPa | – |
| 10 Feb – 23 Feb | C5 | Cyclone OlafSouth Pacific | 269 km/h | 892 hPa | – |
| 10 Feb – 18 Feb | C4 | Cyclone NancySouth Pacific | 232 km/h | 919 hPa | – |
| 23 Feb – 5 Mar | C5 | Cyclone PercySouth Pacific | 259 km/h | 898 hPa | – |
| 28 Feb – 8 Mar | TS | Tropical Storm RaeSouth Pacific | 65 km/h | 990 hPa | – |
| 3 Mar – 17 Mar | C4 | Cyclone IngridSouth Pacific | 250 km/h | 910 hPa | Australia |
| 8 Mar – 14 Mar | C2 | Cyclone WillySouth Indian Ocean | 167 km/h | 954 hPa | – |
| 12 Mar – 19 Mar | C1 | Typhoon RokeWestern Pacific | 148 km/h | 963 hPa | Philippines |
| 19 Mar – 1 Apr | C1 | Cyclone HennieSouth Indian Ocean | 120 km/h | 976 hPa | – |
| 29 Mar – 8 Apr | TS | Tropical Storm IsangSouth Indian Ocean | 102 km/h | 970 hPa | – |
| 1 Apr – 16 Apr | C4 | Cyclone Adeline:julietSouth Indian Ocean | 232 km/h | 905 hPa | – |
| 13 Apr – 15 Apr | TS | Tropical Storm of 13 April 2005South Pacific | 74 km/h | 990 hPa | Indonesia |
| 16 Apr – 29 Apr | C4 | Typhoon SoncaWestern Pacific | 213 km/h | 927 hPa | – |
| 20 Apr – 23 Apr | TS | Tropical Storm SheilaSouth Pacific | 74 km/h | 990 hPa | – |
| 17 May – 21 May | C1 | Hurricane AdrianEastern Pacific | 130 km/h | 982 hPa | Honduras |
| 27 May – 11 Jun | C4 | Typhoon NesatWestern Pacific | 232 km/h | 916 hPa | – |
| 8 Jun – 14 Jun | TS | Tropical Storm ArleneNorth Atlantic | 111 km/h | 989 hPa | Cuba, United States |
| 21 Jun – 26 Jun | TS | Tropical Storm BeatrizEastern Pacific | 83 km/h | 1000 hPa | – |
| 26 Jun – 3 Jul | TS | Tropical Storm CalvinEastern Pacific | 83 km/h | 1000 hPa | – |
| 28 Jun – 30 Jun | TS | Tropical Storm BretNorth Atlantic | 65 km/h | 1002 hPa | Mexico |
| 3 Jul – 11 Jul | C1 | Hurricane CindyNorth Atlantic | 120 km/h | 991 hPa | Mexico, United States |
| 4 Jul – 6 Jul | TS | Tropical Storm DoraEastern Pacific | 74 km/h | 1002 hPa | – |
| 4 Jul – 18 Jul | C4 | Hurricane DennisNorth Atlantic | 241 km/h | 930 hPa | Cuba, Grenada, United States |
| 10 Jul – 21 Jul | C5 | Typhoon HaitangWestern Pacific | 259 km/h | 898 hPa | China, Taiwan |
| 11 Jul – 21 Jul | C5 | Hurricane EmilyNorth Atlantic | 259 km/h | 929 hPa | Grenada, Mexico |
| 18 Jul – 27 Jul | TS | Tropical Storm NalgaeWestern Pacific | 102 km/h | 984 hPa | – |
| 18 Jul – 21 Jul | TS | Tropical Storm EugeneEastern Pacific | 111 km/h | 989 hPa | – |
| 20 Jul – 31 Jul | TS | Tropical Storm BanyanWestern Pacific | 111 km/h | 975 hPa | – |
| 21 Jul – 31 Jul | TS | Tropical Storm FranklinNorth Atlantic | 111 km/h | 997 hPa | – |
| 23 Jul – 25 Jul | TS | Tropical Storm GertNorth Atlantic | 74 km/h | 1005 hPa | Mexico |
| 28 Jul – 31 Jul | TS | Tropical Storm WashiWestern Pacific | 83 km/h | 985 hPa | China, Vietnam |
| 29 Jul – 9 Aug | C2 | Typhoon MatsaWestern Pacific | 167 km/h | 950 hPa | China |
| 2 Aug – 14 Aug | TS | Tropical Storm HarveyNorth Atlantic | 102 km/h | 994 hPa | – |
| 4 Aug – 18 Aug | C2 | Hurricane IreneNorth Atlantic | 167 km/h | 970 hPa | – |
| 9 Aug – 17 Aug | C1 | Hurricane FernandaEastern Pacific | 139 km/h | 978 hPa | – |
| 9 Aug – 15 Aug | C1 | Typhoon SanvuWestern Pacific | 120 km/h | 978 hPa | China |
| 11 Aug – 15 Aug | TS | Tropical Storm GregEastern Pacific | 83 km/h | 1000 hPa | – |
| 17 Aug – 27 Aug | C1 | Typhoon GucholWestern Pacific | 120 km/h | 976 hPa | – |
| 18 Aug – 1 Sept | C4 | Typhoon MawarWestern Pacific | 232 km/h | 916 hPa | Japan |
| 19 Aug – 28 Aug | C2 | Hurricane HilaryEastern Pacific | 167 km/h | 970 hPa | – |
| 22 Aug – 23 Aug | TS | Tropical Storm JoseNorth Atlantic | 93 km/h | 998 hPa | Mexico |
| 23 Aug – 31 Aug | C5 | Hurricane KatrinaNorth Atlantic | 278 km/h | 902 hPa | United States |
| 24 Aug – 3 Sept | C4 | Typhoon TalimWestern Pacific | 241 km/h | 910 hPa | China, Taiwan |
| 25 Aug – 2 Sept | TS | Tropical Storm IrwinEastern Pacific | 83 km/h | 1000 hPa | – |
| 28 Aug – 3 Sept | TS | Tropical Storm LeeNorth Atlantic | 65 km/h | 1006 hPa | – |
| 28 Aug – 9 Sept | C5 | Typhoon NabiWestern Pacific | 259 km/h | 898 hPa | Japan |
| 1 Sept – 14 Sept | C3 | Hurricane MariaNorth Atlantic | 185 km/h | 962 hPa | – |
| 5 Sept – 13 Sept | C4 | Typhoon KhanunWestern Pacific | 213 km/h | 936 hPa | China |
| 5 Sept – 12 Sept | C1 | Hurricane NateNorth Atlantic | 148 km/h | 979 hPa | – |
| 6 Sept – 23 Sept | C1 | Hurricane OpheliaNorth Atlantic | 139 km/h | 976 hPa | Bahamas, Canada |
| 12 Sept – 25 Sept | C3 | Hurricane JovaEastern Pacific | 204 km/h | 951 hPa | – |
| 14 Sept – 19 Sept | TS | Tropical Storm VicenteWestern Pacific | 93 km/h | 985 hPa | Vietnam |
| 14 Sept – 30 Sept | C4 | Hurricane KennethEastern Pacific | 213 km/h | 947 hPa | – |
| 17 Sept – 21 Sept | TS | Tropical Storm of 17 September 2005North Indian Ocean | 65 km/h | 988 hPa | India |
| 17 Sept – 19 Sept | TS | Tropical Storm LidiaEastern Pacific | 65 km/h | 1005 hPa | – |
| 17 Sept – 22 Sept | C1 | Hurricane MaxEastern Pacific | 130 km/h | 987 hPa | – |
| 17 Sept – 24 Sept | C1 | Hurricane PhilippeNorth Atlantic | 130 km/h | 985 hPa | – |
| 18 Sept – 26 Sept | C5 | Hurricane RitaNorth Atlantic | 287 km/h | 895 hPa | United States |
| 19 Sept – 28 Sept | C3 | Typhoon SaolaWestern Pacific | 185 km/h | 950 hPa | – |
| 19 Sept – 28 Sept | C2 | Typhoon DamreyWestern Pacific | 167 km/h | 955 hPa | China, Vietnam |
| 23 Sept – 1 Oct | TS | Tropical Storm NormaEastern Pacific | 93 km/h | 997 hPa | – |
| 25 Sept – 3 Oct | C4 | Typhoon LongwangWestern Pacific | 232 km/h | 916 hPa | China, Taiwan |
| 28 Sept – 5 Oct | C2 | Hurricane OtisEastern Pacific | 167 km/h | 970 hPa | – |
| 1 Oct – 3 Oct | TS | Tropical Storm of 1 October 2005North Indian Ocean | 74 km/h | 994 hPa | – |
| 1 Oct – 5 Oct | C1 | Hurricane StanNorth Atlantic | 130 km/h | 977 hPa | Mexico |
| 4 Oct – 5 Oct | TS | Tropical Storm of 4 October 2005North Atlantic | 83 km/h | 997 hPa | – |
| 5 Oct – 7 Oct | TS | Tropical Storm TammyNorth Atlantic | 83 km/h | 1001 hPa | United States |
| 8 Oct – 14 Oct | TS | Tropical Storm of 8 October 2005North Atlantic | 74 km/h | 1005 hPa | – |
| 8 Oct – 11 Oct | C1 | Hurricane VinceNorth Atlantic | 120 km/h | 988 hPa | Spain |
| 9 Oct – 19 Oct | C4 | Typhoon KirogiWestern Pacific | 213 km/h | 927 hPa | – |
| 13 Oct – 17 Oct | TS | Tropical Storm of 13 October 2005South Indian Ocean | 74 km/h | 994 hPa | – |
| 15 Oct – 26 Oct | C5 | Hurricane WilmaNorth Atlantic | 296 km/h | 882 hPa | Mexico, United States |
| 22 Oct – 24 Oct | TS | Tropical Storm AlphaNorth Atlantic | 83 km/h | 998 hPa | Dominican Republic |
| 25 Oct – 29 Oct | TS | Tropical Storm of 25 October 2005North Indian Ocean | 65 km/h | 998 hPa | India |
| 26 Oct – 31 Oct | C3 | Hurricane BetaNorth Atlantic | 185 km/h | 962 hPa | Nicaragua |
| 27 Oct – 2 Nov | C2 | Typhoon Kai-TakWestern Pacific | 157 km/h | 950 hPa | Vietnam |
| 4 Nov – 8 Nov | TS | Tropical Storm of 4 November 2005South Indian Ocean | 65 km/h | 997 hPa | – |
| 6 Nov – 12 Nov | TS | Tropical Storm TembinWestern Pacific | 83 km/h | 991 hPa | Philippines |
| 12 Nov – 20 Nov | C1 | Typhoon BolavenWestern Pacific | 130 km/h | 972 hPa | Philippines |
| 14 Nov – 22 Nov | TS | Tropical Storm GammaNorth Atlantic | 83 km/h | 1002 hPa | Honduras |
| 18 Nov – 3 Dec | C4 | Cyclone Alvin:bertieSouth Indian Ocean | 213 km/h | 927 hPa | – |
| 19 Nov – 29 Nov | TS | Tropical Storm DeltaNorth Atlantic | 111 km/h | 980 hPa | Morocco |
| 26 Nov – 4 Dec | TS | Tropical Storm BaazNorth Indian Ocean | 83 km/h | 997 hPa | India |
| 29 Nov – 9 Dec | C1 | Hurricane EpsilonNorth Atlantic | 139 km/h | 981 hPa | – |
| 4 Dec – 12 Dec | TS | Tropical Storm FanoosNorth Indian Ocean | 111 km/h | 984 hPa | India |
| 14 Dec – 24 Dec | TS | Tropical Storm of 14 December 2005North Indian Ocean | 83 km/h | 1000 hPa | – |
| 15 Dec – 21 Dec | TS | Tropical Storm of 15 December 2005Western Pacific | 83 km/h | 991 hPa | Philippines |
| 17 Dec – 29 Dec | TS | Tropical Storm of 17 December 2005South Indian Ocean | 65 km/h | 997 hPa | – |
| 30 Dec – 7 Jan | TS | Tropical Storm ZetaNorth Atlantic | 102 km/h | 994 hPa | – |