2005 Hurricane Season Recap

[CaptinCrunch]

Winds in knots, pressure in millibars, category is based on Saffir-Simpson scale.

# Name.............................. Date...... Wind..... Pres.... Cat

1. Tropical Storm ARLENE..... 08-13 JUN.... 60..... 998.... -
2. Tropical Storm BRET....... 28-30 JUN..... 35.... 1002.... -
3. Tropical Storm CINDY..... 03-07 JUL..... 60.... 992.... -
4. Hurricane DENNIS........... 05-13 JUL.... 130.... 930.... 4
5. Hurricane EMILY.... .......... 11-21 JUL... 135.... 929..... 4
6. Tropical Storm FRANKLIN.. 21-29 JUL.... 60.... 997.... -
7. Tropical Storm GERT.... .... 23-25 JUL.... 40.... 1005.... -
8. Tropical Storm HARVEY.... 02-08 AUG.... 55.... 994.... -
9. Hurricane IRENE.... .......... 04-18 AUG.... 85.... 975.... 2
10. Tropical Depression TEN.. 13-14 AUG.... 30.... 1008.... -
11. Tropical Storm JOSE........ 22-23 AUG.... 45.... 1001.... -
12. Hurricane KATRINA......... 23-31 AUG.... 150.... 902.... 5
13. Tropical Storm LEE...... 28 AUG-02 SEP.... 35.... 1007.... -
14. Hurricane MARIA.... .........01-10 SEP.... 100.... 960.... 3
15. Hurricane NATE................. 05-10 SEP.... 80.... 979.... 1
16. Hurricane OPHELIA............ 06-18 SEP.... 80.... 976.... 1
17. Hurricane PHILIPPE............ 17-24 SEP.... 70.... 985.... 1
18. Hurricane RITA.................. 18-26 SEP.... 150.... 897.... 5
19. Tropical Depression NINETE 30 SEP-02 OCT... 30.... 1006.... -
20. Hurricane STAN................. 01-05 OCT.... 70..... 979.... 1
21. Tropical Storm TAMMY........ 05-06 OCT..... 45..... 30..... -
22. Tropical Depression TWENTY 08-09 OCT..... 30.... 1009.... -
23. Hurricane VINCE............... 09-11 OCT...... 65.... 987..... 1
24. Hurricane WILMA.............. 15-25 OCT...... 150.... 882.... 5 Active
25. Tropical Storm ALPHA....... 22-24 OCT ....... 45...... 998.... -

[cycloneye]

And it's not over yet.

[krysof]

And it's not over yet.

Oh please don't say that. No more this year, we've had enough. We broke another record for breaking the most records in a single season. I mean what records didn't we break. Oh wait I know one, the most Major hurricane record and we tied for most hurricanes.

[gpickett00]

Recap would imply that the season is over. It is not.

[floridahurricaneguy]

And it's not over yet.

Oh please don't say that. No more this year, we've had enough. We broke another record for breaking the most records in a single season. I mean what records didn't we break. Oh wait I know one, the most Major hurricane record and we tied for most hurricanes.

Unforturnately CPC says another system could a pose a threat to south florida again!

Matt

[Brent]

What a year... and it's not over.

[f5]

2005 season starting to resemble WPAC an all year tropical cyclone season

[hurricanefreak1988]

No kidding, f5. Isn't that unbelievable? If we hold on to beat them, it would be the greatest upset in the history of the tropics.

[krysof]

No kidding, f5. Isn't that unbelievable? If we hold on to beat them, it would be the greatest upset in the history of the tropics.

how do we beat them if their cyclone year is year round

[hurricanefreak1988]

2005 season for them ends (obviously) at the turn of the year. So when the ball drops on December 31, it could also be the countdown to a shocking upset for the Atlantic.

[wxmann_91]

No kidding, f5. Isn't that unbelievable? If we hold on to beat them, it would be the greatest upset in the history of the tropics.

how do we beat them if their cyclone year is year round

If their season is year-round, then it stops at January 1st 0Z (December 31 8:00 ET). Atlantic stops at December 1st 0Z (November 30 8:00 ET). If it so happens that there are no TC's up to November 30, the the WPAC would only have one month to spin up four, which is not likely in December (even in the WPAC).

[Hurricanehink]

No kidding, f5. Isn't that unbelievable? If we hold on to beat them, it would be the greatest upset in the history of the tropics.

how do we beat them if their cyclone year is year round

If their season is year-round, then it stops at January 1st 0Z (December 31 8:00 ET). Atlantic stops at December 1st 0Z (November 30 8:00 ET). If it so happens that there are no TC's up to November 30, the the WPAC would only have one month to spin up four, which is not likely in December (even in the WPAC).

Our season does stop on December 1st, true, but if a storm forms in December, it is still a 2005 storm. Look at 2003. We saw Odette and Peter in December. You never know with the tropics.

[Aslkahuna]

One problem with WPAC totals is that they include TD's in their numbers. There have probably been a few years in the past when either EPAC or the ATL have beaten WPAC in NAMED storms but not often (on this date in 1992, for example, EPAC had Zeke-the 24th named storm of the season there).

Steve

[hurricanefreak1988]

But for scoring purposes, I count TDs. I dug up this short post by me which explains why...

http://www.storm2k.org/phpbb2/viewtopic ... 265#968265

[baitism]

Its like the US beating the USSR in 1980

[hurricanefreak1988]

DO YOU BELIEVE IN MIRACLES?! YES!!!