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As of November 2024, there have been 1,745 [[tropical cyclone]]s of at least [[Saffir–Simpson scale|tropical storm]] intensity, 971 at hurricane intensity, and 338 at major hurricane intensity within the [[Atlantic Ocean]] since [[1851 Atlantic hurricane season|1851]], the first [[Atlantic hurricane season]] to be included in the official Atlantic [[Atlantic hurricane reanalysis|tropical cyclone record]].<ref>{{cite web| title=North Atlantic Ocean Historical Tropical Cyclone Statistics| url=http://tropical.atmos.colostate.edu/Realtime/index.php?arch&loc=northatlantic| publisher=Department of Atmospheric Science, Colorado State University| location=Fort Collins, Colorado| access-date=May 13, 2023}}</ref> Though a majority of these cyclones have fallen within climatological averages, prevailing atmospheric conditions occasionally lead to anomalous tropical systems which at times reach extremes in statistical record-keeping including in duration and intensity.<ref name=Climatology>{{cite web|title=Tropical Cyclone Climatology|url=http://www.nhc.noaa.gov/climo/|publisher=United States National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's National Weather Service|access-date=August 14, 2013|location=Miami, Florida}}</ref> The scope of this list is limited to tropical cyclone records solely within the North Atlantic Ocean and is subdivided by their reason for notability.

==Tropical cyclogenesis==

===Most active{{\}}least active Atlantic hurricane seasons===
Most [[Atlantic hurricane season]]s prior to the [[weather satellite]] era include seven or fewer recorded [[tropical storm]]s or hurricanes. As the usage of satellite data was not available until the mid-1960s, early storm counts are less reliable. Before the advent of the airplane or means of tracking storms, the ones recorded were storms that affected mainly populated areas. An undercount bias of zero to six tropical cyclones per year between 1851 and 1885 and zero to four per year between 1886 and 1910 has been estimated.<ref>{{cite book |title=Hurricanes and Typhoons: Past, Present and Future |chapter=The Atlantic hurricane database re-analysis project: Documentation for the 1851–1910 alterations and additions to the HURDAT database |last=Landsea |first=C. W. |author-link=Christopher Landsea |editor=Murname, R. J. |editor2=Liu, K.-B. |year=2004 |publisher=Columbia University Press |location=New York |isbn=0-231-12388-4 |pages=177–221 }}</ref>

With the advent of the satellite came better and more accurate weather tracking. The first satellites sent into space to monitor the weather were known as [[Television Infrared Observation Satellite]]s (TIROS). In 1961, [[Hurricane Esther]] was the first hurricane to be "discovered" through satellite readings.<ref>{{cite book |editor-last=Cortright |editor-first=Edgar M. |editor-link=Edgar Cortright |title=Exploring Space With A Camera |chapter=Section One: Above The Atmosphere |chapter-url=https://history.nasa.gov/SP-168/section1.htm |publisher=NASA History Office |location=Washington, D.C. |year=1968 |bibcode=1968eswc.book.....C|access-date=December 6, 2020}}</ref> Although this modern invention was now available, the systems were initially not fully active enough to provide daily images of the storms.<ref>{{cite news |agency=[[United Press International|UPI]] |date=June 13, 1962 |title=Hurricane Season Upon Us |newspaper=The Windsor Star |access-date=October 7, 2011 |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=j04_AAAAIBAJ&pg=3288,833281&dq=hurricane+season&hl=en}}</ref> Data for the North Atlantic region remained sparse as late as 1964 due to a lack of complete satellite coverage.<ref>{{cite journal|author=Neil L. Frank |author2=H. M. Johnson|date=February 1969|access-date=June 9, 2014|title=Vortical Cloud Systems Over the Tropical Atlantic During the 1967 Atlantic Hurricane Season|page=125|journal=Monthly Weather Review|url=http://docs.lib.noaa.gov/rescue/mwr/097/mwr-097-02-0124.pdf|volume=97|issue=2|doi=10.1175/1520-0493(1969)097<0124:vcsott>2.3.co;2|bibcode = 1969MWRv...97..124F}}</ref>

Due to the above factors, terms such as "ever" or "on record" should be interpreted to mean "since sometime between 1964 and 1978".

The most active Atlantic hurricane season on record in terms of total storms took place in [[2020 Atlantic hurricane season|2020]], with 30 documented. The storm count for the 2020 season also includes fourteen hurricanes, of which seven strengthened to major hurricane status. On the converse, the least active season on record in terms of total storms took place in [[1914 Atlantic hurricane season|1914]]. The 1914 season had just one tropical storm and no hurricanes.

{| class="wikitable" style="margin:0.5em auto; text-align:center; width:40%;"
|-
! colspan="4" style="background:#ccf;" | Most storms in a year
|-
!rowspan=2|Year
!rowspan=2|Tropical&nbsp;storms
!colspan=2|Hurricanes
|-
!Hurricanes
!Major
|-
| [[2020 Atlantic hurricane season|2020]] || 30{{thin space}}* || 14 || 7
|-
| [[2005 Atlantic hurricane season|2005]] || 28{{thin space}}* || 15 || 7
|-
| [[2021 Atlantic hurricane season|2021]] || 21{{thin space}}* || 7 || 4
|-
| [[1933 Atlantic hurricane season|1933]] || 20{{0|0}} || 11 || 6
|-
| [[2023 Atlantic hurricane season|2023]] || 20{{thin space}}* || 7 || 3
|-
| [[2010 Atlantic hurricane season|2010]] || 19{{0|0}} || 12 || 5
|-
| [[1995 Atlantic hurricane season|1995]]|| 19{{0|0}} || 11 || 5
|-
| [[1887 Atlantic hurricane season|1887]] || 19{{0|0}} || 11 || 2
|-
| [[2012 Atlantic hurricane season|2012]] || 19{{0|0}} || 10 || 2
|-
| [[2011 Atlantic hurricane season|2011]] || 19{{0|0}} || 7 || 4
|-
!colspan=5|{{nobold|*{{thin space}}''Includes at least one subtropical storm''}}<br/>Source: <ref name="CSU Atl">{{cite web| title=North Atlantic Ocean Historical Tropical Cyclone Statistics|url=http://tropical.atmos.colostate.edu/Realtime/index.php?arch&loc=northatlantic|publisher=Colorado State University|location=Fort Collins, Colorado|access-date=July 18, 2023}}</ref>
|}

{| class="wikitable" style="margin:0.5em auto; text-align:center; width:40%;"    
|-
! colspan="5" style="background:#ccf;" | Fewest storms in a year
|-
!rowspan=2|Year
!rowspan=2|Tropical&nbsp;storms
!colspan=2|Hurricanes
|-
!Hurricanes
!Major
|-
| [[1914 Atlantic hurricane season|1914]] || 1 || 0 || 0
|-
| [[1930 Atlantic hurricane season|1930]] || 3 || 2 || 2
|-
| [[1857 Atlantic hurricane season|1857]] || 4 || 3 || 0
|-
| [[1868 Atlantic hurricane season|1868]] || 4 || 3 || 0
|-
| [[1883 Atlantic hurricane season|1883]] || 4 || 3 || 2
|-
| [[1884 Atlantic hurricane season|1884]] || 4 || 4 || 1
|-
| [[1890 Atlantic hurricane season|1890]] || 4 || 2 || 1
|-
| [[1917 Atlantic hurricane season|1917]] || 4 || 2 || 2
|-
| [[1925 Atlantic hurricane season|1925]] || 4 || 2 || 0
|-
| [[1983 Atlantic hurricane season|1983]] || 4 || 3 || 1
|-
!colspan=5|Source: <ref name="CSU Atl"/>
|}

===Earliest{{\}}latest formations for each category===
[[File:Hurricane Alice 01 jan 1955 radar.jpg|thumb|[[Radar]] image of [[Hurricane Alice (December 1954)|Hurricane Alice]] (1954–55), the only Atlantic tropical cyclone on record to span two calendar years at hurricane strength|alt=Monochrome radar image of a hurricane. Rain, which the radar detects, is shown as white regions. Concentric circles denote distances from the radar site, located slightly offset from the center of the image.]]

Climatologically speaking, approximately 97&nbsp;percent of [[tropical cyclones]] that form in the North Atlantic [[tropical cyclogenesis|develop]] between June&nbsp;1 and November&nbsp;30&nbsp;– dates which delimit the modern-day Atlantic hurricane season. Though the beginning of the annual hurricane season has historically remained the same, the official end of the hurricane season has shifted from its initial date of October&nbsp;31. Regardless, on average once every few years a tropical cyclone develops [[List of off-season Atlantic hurricanes|outside the limits of the season]];<ref name=Season>{{cite web|url=https://www.aoml.noaa.gov/hrd-faq/#hurricane-season|last=Dorst|first=Neal|title=Hurricane Season Information|work=Frequently Asked Questions About Hurricanes|date=June 1, 2018|publisher=[[National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration|NOAA]] [[Atlantic Oceanographic and Meteorological Laboratory]]|location=Miami, Florida|access-date=September 4, 2020}}</ref> as of 2023 there have been 92&nbsp;tropical cyclones in the off-season, with the most recent being an [[2023 Atlantic hurricane season#Unnamed subtropical storm|unnamed subtropical storm]] in January [[2023 Atlantic hurricane season|2023]]. The first tropical cyclone of the [[1938 Atlantic hurricane season]], which formed on January&nbsp;3, became the earliest forming tropical storm and hurricane after [[Atlantic hurricane reanalysis project|reanalysis]] concluded on the storm in December&nbsp;2012.<ref name="Metadata">{{cite web|title=Documentation of Atlantic Tropical Cyclones Changes in HURDAT|url=http://www.aoml.noaa.gov/hrd/hurdat/metadata_jun2013.html|publisher=United States National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's Hurricane Research Division|access-date=August 14, 2013|author=Landsea, Chris |author-link=Christopher Landsea|date=June 2013|display-authors=etal}}</ref> [[Hurricane Able (1951)|Hurricane Able]] in [[1951 Atlantic hurricane season|1951]] was initially thought to be the earliest forming major hurricane;{{#tag:ref|Hurricanes reaching Category 3 ({{convert|111|mph|km/h|abbr=on}}) and higher on the 5-level [[Saffir–Simpson scale|Saffir–Simpson wind speed scale]] are considered major hurricanes.<ref name=BASIC>{{cite web|title=Saffir-Simpson Hurricane Wind Scale|url=https://www.nhc.noaa.gov/aboutsshws.php|publisher=National Hurricane Center|location=Miami, Florida|access-date=September 4, 2020}}</ref>|group="nb"}} however, following post-storm analysis, it was determined that Able only reached Category&nbsp;1 strength, which made [[Hurricane Alma (1966)|Hurricane Alma]] of [[1966 Atlantic hurricane season|1966]] the new record holder, as it became a major hurricane on June&nbsp;8.{{Atlantic hurricane best track}} Though it developed within the bounds of the Atlantic hurricane season,<ref name=Season /><ref name="HURDAT"/> [[Hurricane Audrey]] in [[1957 Atlantic hurricane season|1957]] was the earliest developing [[List of Category 4 Atlantic hurricanes|Category&nbsp;4 hurricane]] on record after it reached the intensity on June&nbsp;27.<ref name=Audrey>{{cite web|title=1957 – Hurricane Audrey|url=http://www.hurricanescience.org/history/storms/1950s/audrey/|publisher=University of Rhode Island|access-date=September 3, 2013|website=hurricanescience.org}}</ref> However, reanalysis<ref name="HURDAT"/> of 1956 to 1960 by NOAA downgraded Audrey to a Category 3, making Hurricane Dennis of 2005 the earliest Category 4 on record in the calendar year on July 8, 2005.<ref>{{cite web|title=Reanalysis of 1956 to 1960 Atlantic hurricane seasons completed: 10 new tropical storms discovered|author=NHC Public Affairs|date=July 20, 2016|url=https://www.nhc.noaa.gov/news/20160720_pa_1956to1960Reanalysis.pdf|website=nhc.noaa.gov|publisher=National Hurricane Center|location=Miami, Florida|access-date=September 15, 2020}}</ref> That mark stood until surpassed by [[Hurricane Beryl]] on June 30, 2024. Beryl would also become the earliest Category 5 two days later, surpassing [[Hurricane Emily (2005)|Hurricane Emily]] of 2005.

Though the official end of the Atlantic hurricane season occurs on November&nbsp;30, the dates of October&nbsp;31 and November&nbsp;15 have also historically marked the official end date for the hurricane season.<ref name=Season /> December, the only month of the year after the hurricane season, has featured the cyclogenesis of fourteen tropical cyclones.<ref name="HURDAT"/> The second [[Hurricane Alice (December 1954)|Hurricane Alice]] in [[1954 Atlantic hurricane season|1954]] was the latest forming tropical storm and hurricane, reaching these intensities on December 30 and 31, respectively. Hurricane Alice and [[Tropical Storm Zeta (2005)|Tropical Storm Zeta]] were the only two storms to exist in two calendar years&nbsp;– the former from 1954 to 1955 and the latter from 2005 to 2006.<ref name=AtlanticRecords>{{cite web|title=Atlantic Hurricane and Tropical Storm Records|url=http://www.hurricane.com/hurricane-records.php|publisher=Hurricane.com|access-date=September 22, 2013|author=Hurricane.com|archive-date=March 14, 2006|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060314142913/http://www.hurricane.com/hurricane-records.php|url-status=dead}}</ref> No storms have been recorded to exceed Category&nbsp;1 hurricane intensity in December.<ref name="HURDAT"/> In [[1999 Atlantic hurricane season|1999]], [[Hurricane Lenny]] reached Category&nbsp;4 intensity on November&nbsp;17 as it took an unusual west-to-east track across the Caribbean; its intensity made it the latest developing Category&nbsp;4 hurricane, though this was well within the bounds of the hurricane season.<ref name=LateHurricanes>{{cite web|title=Late Hurricanes: a Message for the Region|url=http://www.unesco.org/csi/act/cosalc/hurricane.htm|work=Environment and development in coastal regions and in small islands|publisher=Coast and Beach Stability in the Lesser Antilles|access-date=September 22, 2013|author=Chambers, Gillan|date=December 1999}}</ref> Based on reanalysis, the devastating [[1932 Cuba hurricane|Cuba hurricane]] in [[1932 Atlantic hurricane season|1932]] reached Category 5 intensity on November 5, making it the latest in any Atlantic hurricane season to reach this intensity.<ref name="HURDAT" /><ref name="Metadata" />{{#tag:ref|Although [[Hurricane Iota]] in [[2020 Atlantic hurricane season|2020]] was operationally analyzed to be a Category 5 hurricane,<ref name="Cat5distinction" /> its peak strength was revised down to Category 4 in the post-season analysis.<ref name=IotaTCR>{{cite report |author=Stacy R. Stewart|title=Tropical Cyclone Report: Hurricane Iota |url=https://www.nhc.noaa.gov/data/tcr/AL312020_Iota.pdf|publisher=National Hurricane Center|date=May 18, 2021|access-date=August 30, 2021|archive-date=June 9, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210609072112/https://www.nhc.noaa.gov/data/tcr/AL312020_Iota.pdf|url-status=live }}</ref>|group="nb"}}

{| class="wikitable" style="margin: 1em auto;"
|-
! colspan="8" style="background:#ccf;" | Earliest and latest forming Atlantic tropical / subtropical cyclones by [[Saffir–Simpson scale|Saffir–Simpson classification]]
|-
! rowspan="2" colspan="2" | Storm<br>classification !! colspan="3" | Earliest formation !! colspan="3" | Latest formation
|-
! Season !! Storm !! Date reached !! Season !! Storm !! Date reached
|-
| bgcolor={{storm colour|TD}} | 
| [[Tropical depression]]
| [[1900 Atlantic hurricane season|1900]]
| [[1900 Atlantic hurricane season#Other systems|Unnumbered]]<ref name="meta">{{cite report |url=http://www.aoml.noaa.gov/hrd/hurdat/metadata_master.html |title=Documentation of Atlantic Tropical Cyclones Changes in HURDAT |author=Christopher W. Landsea |author-link=Christopher Landsea |work=Atlantic Oceanographic and Meteorological Laboratory |publisher=[[National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration|NOAA]] |access-date=July 12, 2023 |location=Miami, Florida |display-authors=etal}}</ref>
| January&nbsp;17
| [[1954 Atlantic hurricane season|1954]]
| [[Hurricane Alice (December 1954)|Alice]]<ref name="HURDAT"/>
| December&nbsp;30{{#tag:ref|1954's Hurricane Alice and 2005's [[Tropical Storm Zeta (2005)|Tropical Storm Zeta]] both formed as tropical depressions on December 30; however, Alice formed around 06:00 UTC, about six hours later than Zeta.<ref name="HURDAT"/>|group="nb"}}
|-
| bgcolor={{storm colour|TS}} | 
| [[Tropical storm]]
| [[1938 Atlantic hurricane season|1938]]
| [[1938 Atlantic hurricane season#Hurricane One|One]]<ref name="HURDAT"/>
| January&nbsp;3
| [[1954 Atlantic hurricane season|1954]]
| [[Hurricane Alice (December 1954)|Alice]]<ref name="HURDAT"/>
| December&nbsp;30{{#tag:ref|1954's Hurricane Alice and 2005's [[Tropical Storm Zeta (2005)|Tropical Storm Zeta]] both became tropical storms on December 30; however, Alice became a tropical storm around 12:00 UTC, about six hours later than Zeta.<ref name="HURDAT"/>|group="nb"}}
|-
| bgcolor={{storm colour|1}} | 
| [[Category 1 hurricane|Category 1]]
| [[1938 Atlantic hurricane season|1938]]
| [[1938 January hurricane|One]]<ref name="HURDAT"/>
| January&nbsp;4
| [[1954 Atlantic hurricane season|1954]]
| [[Hurricane Alice (December 1954)|Alice]]<ref name="HURDAT"/>
| December&nbsp;31
|-
| bgcolor={{storm colour|2}} |
| [[Category 2 hurricane|Category 2]]
| [[1908 Atlantic hurricane season|1908]]
| [[1908 March hurricane|One]]<ref name="HURDAT"/>
| March&nbsp;7
| [[2016 Atlantic hurricane season|2016]]
| [[Hurricane Otto|Otto]]<ref name="HURDAT"/>
| November&nbsp;24
|-
| bgcolor={{storm colour|3}} | 
| [[Category 3 hurricane|Category 3]]
| [[1966 Atlantic hurricane season|1966]]
| [[Hurricane Alma (1966)|Alma]]<ref name="HURDAT"/>
| June&nbsp;8
| [[2016 Atlantic hurricane season|2016]]
| [[Hurricane Otto|Otto]]<ref name="HURDAT"/>
| November&nbsp;24
|-
| bgcolor={{storm colour|4}} | 
| [[Category 4 hurricane|Category 4]]
| [[2024 Atlantic hurricane season|2024]]
| [[Hurricane Beryl|Beryl]]<ref name=":0">{{cite news |last=Cangialosi |first=John |date=June 30, 2024 |title=Hurricane Beryl Update Statement |url=https://www.nhc.noaa.gov/archive/2024/al02/al022024.update.06301536.shtml? |access-date=July 3, 2024 |publisher=}}</ref>
| June&nbsp;30
| [[1999 Atlantic hurricane season|1999]]
| [[Hurricane Lenny|Lenny]]<ref name="HURDAT"/>
| November&nbsp;17
|-
| bgcolor={{storm colour|5}} | 
| [[Category 5 hurricane|Category 5]]
| [[2024 Atlantic hurricane season|2024]]
| [[Hurricane Beryl|Beryl]]<ref>{{cite news |last=Papin |first= |date=July 1, 2024 |title=Hurricane Beryl Public Advisory 14 |url=https://www.nhc.noaa.gov/archive/2024/al02/al022024.public.014.shtml? |access-date=July 3, 2024 |publisher=}}</ref>
| July&nbsp;2<!-- UTC time; for uniformity purposes (as seen in the notes for Hurricane Alice), this shall be considered July 2 although it was still July 1 in the Atlantic time zone when Beryl reached C5 -->
| [[1932 Atlantic hurricane season|1932]]
| [[1932 Cuba Hurricane|"Cuba"]]<ref name=Cat5distinction>{{cite web|author=Eric Blake|title=Hurricane Iota Discussion Number 13|url=https://www.nhc.noaa.gov/archive/2020/al31/al312020.discus.013.shtml?|website=nhc.noaa.gov|publisher=National Hurricane Center|location=Miami, Florida|access-date=November 16, 2020}}</ref>
| November&nbsp;5
|}

===Most tropical{{\}}subtropical storms formed in each month===
The Atlantic hurricane season presently runs from June 1 through November 30 each year, with peak activity occurring between August and October. Specifically, the height of the season is in early to mid-September.<ref name=Season/> Tropical systems that form outside of these months are referred to as [[List of off-season Atlantic hurricanes|"off season"]], and account for roughly 3% of all storms that form in a given year.<ref name=Season/> All of the records included below are for the most storms that formed in a given month, as the threshold for "fewest" is zero for expected months. Cases where "fewest storms" are unusual include the months when the hurricane season is at its peak.

{| class="wikitable" style="margin:0.2em auto;text-align:center;"
|-
! colspan="4" style="background:#ccf;" | Number of Atlantic tropical / subtropical storm occurrences by month of naming
|-
! rowspan="2" | Month
|-
! Most
! Season
|-
! January
| 1<ref name=NOAAtool>[https://web.archive.org/web/20060810181548/http://hurricane.csc.noaa.gov/hurricanes/ U.S. NOAA Coastal Service Center – Historical Hurricane Tracks Tool]</ref>
| [[1938 Atlantic hurricane season|1938]], [[1951 Atlantic hurricane season|1951]], [[1978 Atlantic hurricane season|1978]], [[2016 Atlantic hurricane season|2016]], [[2023 Atlantic hurricane season|2023]]
|-
! February
| 1<ref>{{cite web|last=Erdman|first=Jonathan|title=Yes, There Was Once a February Tropical Storm Off the East Coast|date=January 31, 2020|url=https://weather.com/safety/hurricane/news/2020-01-31-february-tropical-storm-1952-atlantic-east-coast|website=weather.com|publisher=The Weather Channel|access-date=November 16, 2020}}</ref>
| [[1952 Atlantic hurricane season|1952]]{{#tag:ref|Highest number for month by virtue of being the only season on record to have a storm form during that month.|name=Virtue|group=nb}}
|-
! March
| 1<ref>{{cite web|last=Erdman|first=Jonathan|title=Yes, There Was Once a March Atlantic Hurricane|date=March 8, 2020|url=https://weather.com/storms/hurricane/news/2018-03-06-march-1908-atlantic-hurricane|website=weather.com|publisher=The Weather Channel|access-date=November 16, 2020}}</ref>
| [[1908 Atlantic hurricane season|1908]]{{#tag:ref|Highest number for month by virtue of being the only season on record to have a storm form during that month.|name=Virtue|group=nb}}
|-
! April
| 1<ref name=NOAAtool/>
| [[1992 Atlantic hurricane season|1992]], [[2003 Atlantic hurricane season|2003]], [[2017 Atlantic hurricane season|2017]]
|-
! May
| 2<ref name=NOAAtool/>
| [[1887 Atlantic hurricane season|1887]], [[2012 Atlantic hurricane season|2012]], [[2020 Atlantic hurricane season|2020]]
|-
! June
| 3<ref name=NOAAtool/>
| [[1886 Atlantic hurricane season|1886]], [[1909 Atlantic hurricane season|1909]], [[1936 Atlantic hurricane season|1936]], [[1966 Atlantic hurricane season|1966]], [[1968 Atlantic hurricane season|1968]], [[2021 Atlantic hurricane season|2021]], [[2023 Atlantic hurricane season|2023]], [[2024 Atlantic hurricane season|2024]]
|-
! July
| 5<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/sotc/tropical-cyclones/202007|title=State of the Climate: Hurricanes and Tropical Storms for July 2020|date=August 2020|publisher=NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information|access-date=November 16, 2020}}</ref>
| [[2005 Atlantic hurricane season|2005]], [[2020 Atlantic hurricane season|2020]]
|-
! August
| 8<ref name=NOAAtool/>
| [[2004 Atlantic hurricane season|2004]], [[2012 Atlantic hurricane season|2012]]
|-
! September
| 10<ref>{{cite web|last=Dolce|first=Chris|title=All the Records the 2020 Hurricane Season has Broken So Far|date=October 6, 2020|url=https://weather.com/storms/hurricane/news/2020-09-21-atlantic-hurricane-season-2020-records#:~:text=The%20month%20of%20September%20has,and%202010%2C%20according%20to%20Klotzbach.|website=weather.com|publisher=The Weather Channel|access-date=November 16, 2020}}</ref>
| [[2020 Atlantic hurricane season|2020]]
|-
! October
| 8<ref name=NOAAtool/>
| [[1950 Atlantic hurricane season|1950]]
|-
! November
| 3<ref>{{Cite tweet|user=philklotzbach|author=Philip Klotzbach|number=1327404716565794817|date=November 13, 2020|title=#Iota is the 3rd Atlantic named storm to form this November, along with Eta and #Theta|access-date=November 14, 2020}}</ref>
| [[1931 Atlantic hurricane season|1931]], [[1961 Atlantic hurricane season|1961]], [[1966 Atlantic hurricane season|1966]], [[2001 Atlantic hurricane season|2001]], [[2005 Atlantic hurricane season|2005]], [[2020 Atlantic hurricane season|2020]], [[2024 Atlantic hurricane season|2024]]
|-
! December
| 2<ref name=NOAAtool/>
| [[1887 Atlantic hurricane season|1887]], [[2003 Atlantic hurricane season|2003]]
|}

===Earliest formation records by storm number===

{| class="wikitable" style="margin: 0.5em auto;"
|-
! colspan="5" style="background:#ccf;" | Earliest and next earliest forming Atlantic tropical{{\}}subtropical storms by storm number
|-
! rowspan="2" | Storm<br>number
! colspan="2" | Earliest
! colspan="2" | Next earliest
|-
! Name
! Date of formation<!-- Date when system attained Tropical Storm status -->
! Name
! Date of formation<!-- Date when system attained Tropical Storm status -->
|-
! style="text-align:center;" | 1
| [[1938 January hurricane|One]]<ref name="HURDAT"/>
| January 3, 1938
| [[Tropical Storm One (1951)|One]]<ref name="HURDAT"/>
| January 4, 1951
|-
! style="text-align:center;" | 2
| [[Hurricane Able (1951)|Able]]<ref name="HURDAT"/>
| May 16, 1951
| [[1887 Atlantic hurricane season#Tropical Storm Two|Two]]<ref name="HURDAT"/>
| May 17, 1887
|-
! style="text-align:center;" | 3
| [[Tropical Storm Cristobal (2020)|Cristobal]]<ref name=Cristobal2020>{{cite news|last=Gray|first=Jennifer|title=Cristobal becomes the earliest third Atlantic named storm on record|date=June 2, 2020|url=https://www.cnn.com/2020/06/02/weather/cristobal-tropical-storm-forecast-atlantic-hurricane-season/index.html|publisher=CNN|access-date=September 1, 2020}}</ref>
| June 2, 2020
| [[Tropical Storm Colin (2016)|Colin]]<ref name=Cristobal2020/>
| June 5, 2016
|-
! style="text-align:center;" | 4
| [[Tropical Storm Danielle (2016)|Danielle]]<ref name="Cindy second"/>
| June 20, 2016
| [[Tropical Storm Cindy (2023)|Cindy]]<ref name="Cindy second">{{cite web|last=Henson|first=Bob|title=Unusual June Tropical Storms Bret and Cindy stir up the Atlantic|date=June 23, 2023|url=https://yaleclimateconnections.org/2023/06/unusual-june-tropical-storms-bret-and-cindy-stir-up-the-atlantic/|publisher=Yale Climate Connections|location=New Haven, Connecticut|access-date=June 23, 2023}}</ref>
| June 23, 2023{{#tag:ref|2020's  [[Tropical Storm Dolly (2020)|Dolly]] and 2023's [[2023_Atlantic_hurricane_season#Tropical_Storm_Cindy|Cindy]] both formed on June 23; however, Cindy became a tropical storm around 0:00 UTC, about six hours before Dolly.|group="nb"}}
|-
! style="text-align:center;" | 5
| [[Hurricane Elsa|Elsa]]<ref>{{Cite web|last=Andrew Dockery|title=Fifth named storm of the 2021 hurricane season and is now the earliest "E" named storm on record.|url=https://www.wmbfnews.com/2021/07/01/first-alert-tropical-storm-elsa-forms-atlantic/|access-date=2021-07-01|website=www.wmbfnews.com|date=July 2021 |language=en}}</ref>
| July 1, 2021
| [[Tropical Storm Edouard (2020)|Edouard]]<ref name=recordpace>{{cite news|last=Martucci|first=Joe|title=Hurricane Laura continues record hurricane season pace, here's the forecast|date=August 25, 2020|url=https://pressofatlanticcity.com/news/hurricane-laura-continues-record-hurricane-season-pace-heres-the-forecast/collection_7d8235a5-4001-585c-a379-5b4d80d16b1a.html#1|newspaper=The Press of Atlantic City|access-date=August 31, 2020}}</ref>
| July 6, 2020
|-
! style="text-align:center;" | 6
| [[Tropical Storm Fay (2020)|Fay]]<ref name=recordpace/>
| July 9, 2020
| [[Tropical Storm Franklin (2005)|Franklin]]
| July 21, 2005
|-
! style="text-align:center;" | 7
| [[Tropical Storm Gonzalo (2020)|Gonzalo]]<ref name=Gonzolo2020>{{cite web|date=July 22, 2020|last=Prociv|first=Kathryn|title=Tropical Storm Gonzalo forecast to become 2020's first Atlantic hurricane of the year|url=https://www.nbcnews.com/news/weather/tropical-storm-gonzalo-forecast-become-2020-s-first-hurricane-year-n1234617|publisher=NBC News|access-date=September 1, 2020}}</ref>
| July 22, 2020
| [[Tropical Storm Gert (2005)|Gert]]<ref name=Gonzolo2020/>
| July 24, 2005
|-
! style="text-align:center;" | 8
| [[Hurricane Hanna (2020)|Hanna]]<ref name=recordpace/>
| July 24, 2020
| [[Tropical Storm Harvey (2005)|Harvey]]<ref name=recordpace/>
| August 3, 2005
|-
! style="text-align:center;" | 9
| [[Hurricane Isaias|Isaias]]<ref name=recordpace/>
| July 30, 2020
| [[Hurricane Irene (2005)|Irene]]<ref name=recordpace/>
| August 7, 2005
|-
! style="text-align:center;" | 10
| [[Tropical Storm Josephine (2020)|Josephine]]<ref name=recordpace/>
| August 13, 2020
| [[Tropical Storm Jose (2005)|Jose]]<ref name=recordpace/>
| August 22, 2005
|-
! style="text-align:center;" | 11
| [[Tropical Storm Kyle (2020)|Kyle]]<ref name=recordpace/>
| August 14, 2020
| [[Hurricane Katrina|Katrina]]<ref name=recordpace/>
| August 24, 2005
|-
! style="text-align:center;" | 12
| [[Hurricane Laura|Laura]]<ref name=recordpace/>
| August 21, 2020
| [[Hurricane Luis|Luis]]<ref name=recordpace/>
| August 29, 1995
|-
! style="text-align:center;" rowspan="2" | 13
| rowspan="2" | [[Hurricane Marco (2020)|Marco]]<ref name=thirteenth>{{cite web|last=Bellafiore|first=Sean|title=Tropical Depression 14 not yet a tropical storm, could threaten Central Texas|date=August 21, 2020|url=https://www.kwtx.com/2020/08/21/tropical-depression-14-not-yet-a-tropical-storm-could-threaten-central-texas/|publisher=[[KWTX-TV|KWTX News]]|location=[[Waco, Texas]]|access-date=August 28, 2020}}</ref>
| rowspan="2" | August 22, 2020
| [[Hurricane Maria (2005)|Maria]]<ref name=thirteenth/><!-- Previous Record Storm Name -->
| September 2, 2005{{#tag:ref|2005's [[Hurricane Maria (2005)|Maria]] and 2011's [[Tropical Storm Lee (2011)|Lee]] both formed on September 2 and each became a tropical storm around 12:00 UTC.|group="nb"}}
|-
| [[Tropical Storm Lee (2011)|Lee]]<ref name=thirteenth/>
| September 2, 2011{{#tag:ref|2011's [[Tropical Storm Lee (2011)|Lee]] and 2005's [[Hurricane Maria (2005)|Maria]] both formed on September 2 and each became a tropical storm around 12:00 UTC.|group="nb"}}
|-
! style="text-align:center;" | 14
| [[Hurricane Nana (2020)|Nana]]<ref name=Nana2020>{{cite news|last=Cappucci|first=Matthew|date=September 1, 2020|title=Tropical storm Nana nears formation in Caribbean as Atlantic hurricane season stays unusually active|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/weather/2020/09/01/tropical-storm-nana-nears-formation-caribbean-atlantic-hurricane-season-stays-unusually-active/|newspaper=The Washington Post|access-date=September 1, 2020}}</ref>
| September 1, 2020
| [[Hurricane Nate (2005)|Nate]]<ref name=Nana2020/>
| September 5, 2005
|-
! style="text-align:center;" | 15
| [[Tropical Storm Omar (2020)|Omar]]<ref name=15thstorm>{{cite web|author=<!--weather.com meteorologists.-->|title=Tropical Storm Omar, Record Earliest Fifteenth Storm, Tracking Well Off the U.S. East Coast|website=weather.com|url=https://weather.com/storms/hurricane/news/2020-09-01-tropical-storm-omar-atlantic|publisher=The Weather Channel|access-date=September 3, 2020|date=September 1, 2020}}</ref>
| September 1, 2020
| [[Hurricane Ophelia (2005)|Ophelia]]<ref name=15thstorm/>
| September 7, 2005{{#tag:ref|2005's [[Hurricane Ophelia (2005)|Ophelia]] and 2011's [[Hurricane Nate (2011)|Nate]] both formed on September 7; however, Ophelia became a tropical storm around 06:00 UTC, about 12 hours before Nate.|group="nb"}}
|-
! style="text-align:center;" | 16
| [[Hurricane Paulette|Paulette]]<ref name=Paulette2020Rene>{{cite web|last=Erdman|first=Jonathan|title=Tropical Storm Paulette, Record Earliest 16th Storm, Forms in Eastern Atlantic While Tropical Storm Rene is Soon to Follow|date=September 7, 2020|url=https://weather.com/storms/hurricane/news/2020-09-07-tropical-storm-paulette-rene-east-atlantic-forecast|website=weather.com|publisher=The Weather Channel|access-date=September 7, 2020}}</ref>
| September 7, 2020
| [[Hurricane Philippe (2005)|Philippe]]<ref name=Paulette2020Rene/>
| September 17, 2005
|-
! style="text-align:center;" | 17
| [[Tropical Storm Rene (2020)|Rene]]<ref name=Paulette2020Rene/>
| September 7, 2020
| [[Hurricane Rita|Rita]]<ref name=Paulette2020Rene/>
| September 18, 2005
|-
! style="text-align:center;" | 18
| [[Hurricane Sally|Sally]]<ref name=SallyStan>{{cite web|last1=Niles|first1=Nancy|last2=Hauck|first2=Grace|last3=Aretakis|first3=Rachel|title=Tropical Storm Sally forms as it crosses South Florida; likely to strengthen into hurricane when it reaches Gulf|date=September 12, 2020|url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2020/09/12/tropical-storm-update-florida-gulf-path-paulette-path-bermuda/5778321002/|publisher=USA Today Network|access-date=September 12, 2012}}</ref>
| September 12, 2020
| [[Hurricane Sam|Sam]]<ref>{{cite web|last=Masters|first=Jeff|title=Tropical Storm Sam forms in central tropical Atlantic|date=September 23, 2021|url=https://yaleclimateconnections.org/2021/09/tropical-storm-sam-forms-in-central-tropical-atlantic/|publisher=Yale Climate Connections|location=New Haven Connecticut|access-date=September 29, 2021}}</ref>
| September 23, 2021
|-
! style="text-align:center;" | 19
| [[Hurricane Teddy|Teddy]]<ref name=Teddy2020>{{cite news|last1=Marchante|first1=Michelle|last2=Harris|first2=Alex|title=With newly formed Tropical Storm Teddy, NHC tracking five named systems at once|date=September 14, 2020|url=https://www.miamiherald.com/news/weather/hurricane/article245718160.html|newspaper=The Miami Herald|access-date=September 14, 2020}}</ref>
| September 14, 2020
| [[2021 Atlantic hurricane season#Subtropical Storm Teresa|Teresa]]<ref>{{cite web|last=Masters|first=Jeff|title=Sam rapidly intensifies into a major category 3 hurricane|date=September 25, 2021|url=https://yaleclimateconnections.org/2021/09/sam-rapidly-intensifies-into-a-major-category-3-hurricane/|publisher=Yale Climate Connections|location=New Haven Connecticut|access-date=September 29, 2021}}</ref>
| September 24, 2021
|-
! style="text-align:center;" | 20
| [[Tropical Storm Vicky (2020)|Vicky]]<ref name=Vicky2020>{{cite web|last=Michals|first=Chris|title=Sally takes aim at the Gulf Coast; only one name left for hurricane season|date=September 14, 2020|url=https://www.wsls.com/weather/2020/09/14/sally-takes-aim-at-the-gulf-coast-two-names-left-for-hurricane-season/|website=wsls.com|publisher=WSLS-TV|location=Roanoke, Virginia|access-date=September 14, 2020}}</ref>
| September 14, 2020
| [[2021 Atlantic hurricane season#Tropical Storm Victor|Victor]]<ref>{{cite web|last1=Masters|first1=Jeff|last2=Henson|first2=Bob|title=Tropical Storm Victor joins category 4 Hurricane Sam in the Atlantic|date=September 30, 2021|url=https://yaleclimateconnections.org/2021/09/tropical-storm-victor-joins-category-4-hurricane-sam-in-the-atlantic/|publisher=Yale Climate Connections|location=New Haven Connecticut|access-date=September 30, 2021}}</ref>
| September 29, 2021
|-
! style="text-align:center;" | 21
| [[Subtropical Storm Alpha (2020)|Alpha]]<!-- TCR indicated that Alpha formed before Wilfred; do not switch them. --><ref name=Greek2020>{{cite news|last=Borenstein|first=Seth|title=Running out of storm names, Atlantic season goes Greek|date=September 18, 2020|agency=[[Associated Press|AP]]|url=https://www.timesfreepress.com/news/national/general/story/2020/sep/18/running-out-storm-names-atlantic-season-goes-greek/532504/|newspaper=Chattanooga Times Free Press|location=Chattanooga, Tennessee|access-date=October 1, 2020}}</ref>
| September 17, 2020
| [[Hurricane Vince|Vince]]
| October 9, 2005
|-
! style="text-align:center;" | 22
| [[Tropical Storm Wilfred|Wilfred]]<ref name=Greek2020/>
| September 17, 2020
| [[Hurricane Wilma|Wilma]]
| October 17, 2005
|-
! style="text-align:center;" | 23
| [[Tropical Storm Beta (2020)|Beta]]<ref name=Beta23rd>{{cite web|last1=Bacon|first1=John|last2=Falcon|first2=Meagan|title=Texas prepares water rescue teams as Tropical Storm Beta threatens 'torrential rainfall'|work=USA Today|date=September 20, 2020|url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2020/09/20/tropical-storm-beta-landfall-forecast-texas-2020-makes-history/5844270002/|access-date=May 30, 2021}}</ref>
| September 18, 2020
| [[Tropical Storm Alpha (2005)|Alpha]]<ref name=Beta23rd/>
| October 22, 2005
|-
! style="text-align:center;" | 24
| [[Hurricane Gamma|Gamma]]<ref name=Gamma24th>{{cite web|last=Discher|first=Emma|title=Tropical Storm Gamma develops over Caribbean Sea; here's the latest forecast|date=October 2, 2020|url=https://www.nola.com/news/hurricane/article_5118b84a-050b-11eb-b689-1b4f95cb093d.html|website=nola.com|location=New Orleans, Louisiana|access-date=October 2, 2020}}</ref>
| October 2, 2020
| [[Hurricane Beta|Beta]]<ref name=Gamma24th/>
| October 27, 2005
|-
! style="text-align:center;" | 25
| [[Hurricane Delta|Delta]]<ref name=Delta2020>{{cite news|last=Morgan|first=Leigh|title=Tropical Storm Delta forms and is headed for the Gulf Coast later this week - as a hurricane|date=October 5, 2020|url=https://www.al.com/hurricane/2020/10/tropical-depression-expected-to-become-tropical-storm-delta-today-and-head-for-gulf-coast-later-this-week.html|newspaper=al.com. The Birmingham News|access-date=October 5, 2020}}</ref>
| October 5, 2020
| [[Tropical Storm Gamma (2005)|Gamma]]<ref name=Delta2020/>
|November 15, 2005
|-
! style="text-align:center;" | 26
| [[Hurricane Epsilon (2020)|Epsilon]]<ref name=epsilon2020>{{cite web|last=Masters|first=Jeff|title=Tropical Storm Epsilon forms in the central Atlantic|date=October 19, 2020|url=https://yaleclimateconnections.org/2020/10/tropical-storm-epsilon-forms-in-the-central-atlantic/|publisher=Yale Climate Connections|location=New Haven, Connecticut|access-date=October 19, 2020}}</ref>
| October 19, 2020
|[[Tropical Storm Delta (2005)|Delta]]<ref name=epsilon2020/>
| November 22, 2005
|-
! style="text-align:center;" | 27
|[[Hurricane Zeta|Zeta]]<ref>{{cite news|title=UPDATE: Tropical Storm Zeta forms near Cuba; Georgia in cone|date=October 25, 2020|agency=[[Associated Press|AP]]|url=https://www.ajc.com/news/nation-world/tropical-depression-forms-south-of-cuba-set-to-strengthen/ORBZMSCUARALTMLMAAN33WPT3A/|newspaper=[[The Atlanta Journal-Constitution]]|access-date=October 25, 2020}}</ref>
|October 25, 2020
| [[Hurricane Epsilon (2005)|Epsilon]]<ref>{{cite web|last=Shepherd|first=Marshall |title=Zeta May Be Forming In The Caribbean - Why That's Odd (And Not)|date=October 23, 2020|url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/marshallshepherd/2020/10/23/zeta-may-be-forming-in-the-caribbeanwhy-thats-odd-and-not/#62e689c13615|website=forbes.com|access-date=October 25, 2020}}</ref>
| November 29, 2005
|-
! style="text-align:center;" | 28
| [[Hurricane Eta|Eta]]<ref>{{cite web|title=Tropical Storm Eta ties record; expected to become hurricane|agency=[[Associated Press|AP]]|date=November 1, 2020|url=https://abcnews.go.com/US/wireStory/tropical-storm-eta-forms-ties-record-named-storms-73952888|website=abcnews.go.com|publisher=ABC News Internet Ventures|access-date=November 1, 2020}}</ref>
| November 1, 2020
| [[Tropical Storm Zeta (2005)|Zeta]]<ref>{{cite news|last=Cappucci|first=Matthew|date=October 30, 2020|title=Tropical Storm Eta likely to form in Caribbean to start potentially busy November in the tropics|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/weather/2020/10/30/tropical-storm-eta-caribbean/|newspaper=The Washington Post|access-date=November 1, 2020}}</ref>
| December 30, 2005
|-
! style="text-align:center;" | 29
| [[2020 Atlantic hurricane season#Tropical Storm Theta|Theta]]<ref>{{cite news|last=Cappucci|first=Matthew|title=The 2020 Atlantic hurricane season is busiest on record as Subtropical Storm Theta forms|date=November 9, 2020|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/weather/2020/11/09/theta-hurricane-season-record/|newspaper=The Washington Post|access-date=November 9, 2020}}</ref>
| November 10, 2020
| colspan="2" rowspan="2" style="text-align:center;" | ''{{resize|Earliest formation by virtue of<br>being the only of that number}}''
|-
! style="text-align:center;" | 30
| [[Hurricane Iota|Iota]]<ref>{{cite web|last=Rice|first=Doyle|title=Eta, Theta and now Iota: Tropical storm forecast to approach Central America as a hurricane next week|date=November 13, 2020|url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2020/11/13/tropical-depression-iota-forecast-approach-central-america-hurricane/6277787002/|website=usatoday.com|publisher=USA Today|access-date=November 13, 2020}}</ref>
| November 13, 2020
|}

==Intensity==
===Most intense===
{{Main|List of the most intense tropical cyclones}}

Generally speaking, the intensity of a tropical cyclone is determined by either the storm's [[maximum sustained wind]]s or lowest [[barometric pressure]]. The following table lists the most intense Atlantic hurricanes in terms of their lowest barometric pressure. In terms of wind speed, [[Hurricane Allen|Allen]] from [[1980 Atlantic hurricane season#Hurricane Allen|1980]] was the strongest Atlantic tropical cyclone on record, with maximum sustained winds of {{convert|190|mph|km/h|abbr=on}}. For many years, it was thought that [[Hurricane Camille]] also attained this intensity, but this conclusion was changed in 2014. The original measurements of Camille are suspect since wind speed instrumentation used at the time would likely be damaged by winds of such intensity.<ref name=MostIntense>{{cite book|author=Landsea, Chris|chapter=E1) Which is the most intense tropical cyclone on record?|type=FAQ|title=Frequently Asked Questions|url=http://www.aoml.noaa.gov/hrd/weather_sub/faq.html|chapter-url=http://www.aoml.noaa.gov/hrd/tcfaq/E1.html|date=April 21, 2010|publisher=United States National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's Atlantic Oceanographic and Meteorological Laboratory|access-date=22 September 2013|version=4.6}}</ref> Nonetheless, their central pressures are low enough to rank them among the strongest recorded Atlantic hurricanes.<ref name="HURDAT" /> This is also why despite there being 2 hurricanes in the month of January, neither of them are ranked here as both of them had a higher pressure than [[Unnamed subtropical storm (2023)|Unnamed Subtropical Storm]] ([[2023 Atlantic hurricane season|2023]]).<ref>{{Cite web |last=Papin |first=Philippe |last2=Cangialosi |first2=John |last3=Beven |first3=John |date=July 6, 2023 |title=UNNAMED SUBTROPICAL STORM |url=https://www.nhc.noaa.gov/data/tcr/AL012023_Unnamed.pdf}}</ref>

Owing to their intensity, the strongest Atlantic hurricanes have all attained Category&nbsp;5 classification. [[Hurricane Opal]], the most intense Category&nbsp;4 hurricane recorded, intensified to reach a minimum pressure of 916&nbsp;mbar (hPa; 27.05&nbsp;inHg),<ref name=OpalTCR>{{cite report|author=Mayfield, Max |publisher=National Hurricane Center |date=November 29, 1995 |access-date=22 September 2013 |title=Hurricane Opal Preliminary Report |url=http://www.nhc.noaa.gov/1995opal.html |type=Preliminary Report |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150503071400/http://www.nhc.noaa.gov/1995opal.html |archive-date= 3 May 2015 }}</ref> a pressure typical of Category&nbsp;5 hurricanes.<ref name=SSHS-LSU>{{cite web|title=The Saffir-Simpson Hurricane Scale|url=http://lagic.lsu.edu/hurricanes/saffir-simpson.htm|publisher=Louisiana State University|access-date=23 September 2013|author=Louisiana Geographic Information Center|location=Baton Rouge, Louisiana|archive-date=1 June 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130601121329/http://lagic.lsu.edu/hurricanes/saffir-simpson.htm|url-status=dead}}</ref> Nonetheless, the pressure remains too high to list Opal as one of the ten strongest Atlantic tropical cyclones.<ref name=HURDAT /> Currently, [[Hurricane Wilma]] is the strongest Atlantic hurricane ever recorded, after reaching an intensity of 882&nbsp;mbar (hPa; 26.05&nbsp;inHg) in October&nbsp;2005;<ref name=MostIntense /> at the time, this also made Wilma the strongest tropical cyclone worldwide outside of the [[Pacific typhoon|West Pacific]],{{EPAC hurricane best track}}<ref name=NIO>{{cite web|url=http://www.imd.gov.in/section/nhac/dynamic/bestpara.xls |title=Tropical Cyclone Best Track Information for the North Indian Ocean 1990-2008 |year=2009 |publisher=[[India Meteorological Department]] |access-date=22 September 2013 |format=XLS |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091116093857/http://www.imd.gov.in/section/nhac/dynamic/bestpara.xls |archive-date=16 November 2009 }}</ref><ref name=Gafilo>{{cite web|url=http://www.meteo.fr/temps/domtom/La_Reunion/TGPR/saison20032004B/07_table.html|title=Very Intense Tropical Cyclone Gafilo|author=Royer, Stephane|date=7 February 2003|publisher=[[Météo France]]|access-date=22 September 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130927081705/http://www.meteo.fr/temps/domtom/La_Reunion/TGPR/saison20032004B/07_table.html|archive-date=27 September 2013|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref name=BOM>{{cite web|url=http://www.bom.gov.au/cgi-bin/silo/cyclones.cgi|title=Tropical Cyclone Information for the Australian Region|year=2008|publisher=[[Bureau of Meteorology (Australia)|Bureau of Meteorology]]|access-date=22 February 2013}}</ref>{{TCWC Wellington BT}} where seven tropical cyclones have been recorded to intensify to lower pressures.<ref name=WPACBT>{{cite web|publisher=Japan Meteorological Agency|url=http://www.jma.go.jp/jma/jma-eng/jma-center/rsmc-hp-pub-eg/besttrack.html|title=Western North Pacific Typhoon best track file 1951-{{#time:Y}}|access-date=22 September 2013}}</ref> However, this was later superseded by [[Hurricane Patricia]] in [[2015 Pacific hurricane season|2015]] in the east Pacific, which had a pressure reading of 872 mbar. Preceding Wilma is [[Hurricane Gilbert]], which had also held the record for most intense Atlantic hurricane for 17&nbsp;years.<ref name=MWRGilbert>{{cite journal |author2=Masters, J. M. |author3=Landsea, C. W. |title=A Record Minimum Sea Level Pressure Observed in Hurricane Gilbert|journal=Monthly Weather Review|date=December 1, 1989|volume=117|issue=12|pages=2824–2828|doi=10.1175/1520-0493(1989)117<2824:ARMSLP>2.0.CO;2|author=Willoughby, H.E. |bibcode = 1989MWRv..117.2824W |doi-access=free}}</ref> The [[1935 Labor Day hurricane]], with a pressure of 892&nbsp;mbar (hPa; 26.34&nbsp;inHg), is the third strongest Atlantic hurricane and the strongest documented tropical cyclone prior to 1950.<ref name=HURDAT /> Since the measurements taken during Wilma and Gilbert were documented using [[dropsonde]], this pressure remains the lowest measured over land.<ref name=DeanTCR>{{cite web|title=Hurricane Dean|url={{NHC TCR url|id=AL042007_Dean}}|work=National Hurricane Center Tropical Cyclone Reports|publisher=National Hurricane Center|access-date=23 September 2013|author=Franklin, James L.|location=Miami, Florida|format=PDF|date=January 31, 2008}}</ref>

2005's [[Hurricane Rita]] and 2024's [[Hurricane Milton]] are tied as the fourth strongest Atlantic hurricane in terms of barometric pressure, Rita is one of three tropical cyclones from 2005 on the list, with the others being Wilma and [[Hurricane Katrina|Katrina]] at first and seventh, respectively.<ref name=HURDAT /> However, with a barometric pressure of 895&nbsp;mbar (hPa; 26.43&nbsp;inHg), Rita and Milton are both the strongest tropical cyclone ever recorded in the [[Gulf of Mexico]].<ref name=RitaReport>{{cite web|title=Post Storm Data Acquisition&nbsp;– Hurricane Rita Peak Gust Analysis and Storm Surge Data|url=http://www.nws.noaa.gov/os/data/pdfs/Rita.pdf|publisher=United States National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration|access-date=23 September 2013|author=National Weather Service|date=November 14, 2005}}</ref> In between Rita and Katrina is [[Hurricane Allen]]. Allen's pressure was measured at 899&nbsp;mbar. Hurricane Camille is the sixth strongest hurricane on record. Camille is the only storm to have been moved down the list due to post-storm analysis. Camille was originally recognized as the fifth strongest hurricane on record, but was dropped to the seventh strongest in 2014, with an estimated pressure at 905&nbsp;mbars, tying it with Hurricanes [[Hurricane Mitch|Mitch]], and [[Hurricane Dean|Dean]]. Camille then was recategorized with a new pressure of 900&nbsp;mbars. Currently, Mitch and Dean share intensities for the eighth strongest Atlantic hurricane at 905&nbsp;mbar (hPa; 26.73&nbsp;inHg).<ref name=DeanTCR /> [[Hurricane Maria]] is in tenth place for most intense Atlantic tropical cyclone, with a pressure as low as 908&nbsp;mbar (hPa; 26.81&nbsp;inHg).<ref>{{cite web|last1=Brown|first1=Daniel|title=Hurricane Maria Intermediate Advisory Number 15A|url=http://www.nhc.noaa.gov/text/refresh/MIATCPAT5+shtml/192357.shtml|publisher=National Hurricane Center|access-date=20 September 2017}}</ref> In addition, the most intense Atlantic hurricane outside of the [[Caribbean Sea]] and [[Gulf of Mexico]] is [[Hurricane Dorian]] of [[2019 Atlantic hurricane season|2019]], with a pressure of 910&nbsp;mbar (hPa; 26.9&nbsp;inHg),<ref>{{cite web |author=Lixion A. Avila |author-link=Lixion Avila |title=Hurricane Dorian Forecast Discussion Number 34 |url=https://www.nhc.noaa.gov/archive/2019/al05/al052019.discus.034.shtml? |website=National Hurricane Center |access-date=September 27, 2019 |date=September 1, 2019}}</ref> next most intense in the open ocean was [[Hurricane Irma]] of [[2017 Atlantic hurricane season|2017]], with a pressure of 914 mbar.

Many of the strongest recorded tropical cyclones weakened prior to their eventual [[landfall (meteorology)|landfall]] or demise. However, four of the storms remained intense enough at landfall to be considered some of the strongest landfalling hurricanes&nbsp;– four of the ten hurricanes on the list constitute four of the top ten most intense Atlantic landfalls in recorded history. The 1935&nbsp;Labor Day hurricane made landfall at peak intensity, the most intense Atlantic hurricane landfall.<!-- The Labor Day hurricane is tied with 2017's Irma as the strongest Atlantic hurricane landfall by windspeed, but not in terms of pressure. This record is held only by the Labor Day hurricane. --><ref>{{cite web|author=Bob Henson|title=Category 5 Irma Hits Leeward Islands at Peak Strength|url=https://www.wunderground.com/cat6/category-5-irma-hits-leeward-islands-peak-strength|website=[[Weather Underground (weather service)|Weather Underground]]|access-date=September 6, 2017|date=September 6, 2017}}</ref> Hurricane Camille made landfall in [[Waveland, Mississippi]] with a pressure of 900&nbsp;mbar (hPa; 26.58&nbsp;inHg), making it the second most intense Atlantic hurricane landfall.<ref name="mwr">{{cite journal|author1=R.H. Simpson |author2=Arnold L. Sugg |date=April 1970 |volume=98 |issue=4 |page=293 |title=The Atlantic Hurricane Season of 1969|journal=[[Monthly Weather Review]] |url=http://www.aoml.noaa.gov/hrd/hurdat/mwr_pdf/1969.pdf |doi=10.1175/1520-0493(1970)098<0293:TAHSO>2.3.CO;2 |access-date=1 January 2014|bibcode = 1970MWRv...98..293S |s2cid=123713109 }}</ref> Though it weakened slightly before its eventual landfall on the [[Yucatán Peninsula]], Hurricane Gilbert maintained a pressure of 900&nbsp;mbar (hPa; 26.58&nbsp;inHg) at landfall, making its landfall the second strongest, tied with Camille. Similarly, Hurricane Dean made landfall on the peninsula, though it did so at peak intensity and with a higher barometric pressure; its landfall marked the fourth strongest in Atlantic hurricane history.<ref name=DeanTCR /> 
{{clear}}

*''Note: Dropsondes have only been GPS-based for use in eyewalls since 1997,<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.eol.ucar.edu/observing_facilities/avaps-dropsonde-system |title=AVAPS Dropsonde System &#124; Earth Observing Laboratory |publisher=Eol.ucar.edu |access-date=2020-10-07}}</ref> and the quantity of aircraft reconnaissance and surface observation stations has changed over time, such that values from storms in different periods may not be 100% consistent.''

====Most intense by month====
Intensity is measured solely by central pressure unless the pressure is not known, in which case intensity is measured by maximum sustained winds.

{| class="wikitable plainrowheaders"
! scope="col" | Month
! scope="col" | Name !! scope="col" | Year !! scope="col" | Minimum pressure !! scope="col" | Maximum winds || Classification
|-
! {{sort|01|January}}
| [[2023_Atlantic_hurricane_season#Unnamed_subtropical_storm|Unnamed]] || 2023|| 976 [[millibar|mb]] ([[Hectopascal|hPa]]) || {{convert|60|knots|mph km/h|abbr=on|round=5|order=out}} || bgcolor="#00faf4" |  {{sort|1|Subtropical storm}}
|-
! {{sort|02|February}}
| [[1952_Atlantic_hurricane_season#Tropical_Storm_One|One]]{{Dagger}} || 1952|| ≤ 990 mb (hPa) || {{convert|45|knots|mph km/h|abbr=on|round=5|order=out}} || bgcolor="#00faf4" |  {{sort|1|Tropical storm}}
|-
! {{sort|03|March}}
| [[1908 March hurricane|One]]{{Dagger}} || 1908|| <984 mb (hPa) || {{convert|85|knots|mph km/h|abbr=on|round=5|order=out}} || bgcolor="{{storm colour|cat2}}" |  {{sort|6|Category&nbsp;2}}
|-
! {{sort|04|April}}
| [[Tropical Storm Arlene (2017)|Arlene]]{{Dagger}} || 2017|| 990 mb (hPa)<ref name="Arlene">{{cite report|author=John P. Cangialosi|title=Tropical Cyclone Report: Tropical Storm Arlene|url=http://www.nhc.noaa.gov/data/tcr/AL012017_Arlene.pdf|publisher=National Hurricane Center|date=July 5, 2017|access-date=August 27, 2017|location=Miami, Florida|pages=1, 5|archive-date=August 28, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170828105216/http://www.nhc.noaa.gov/data/tcr/AL012017_Arlene.pdf|url-status=live}}</ref> || {{convert|45|knots|mph km/h|abbr=on|round=5|order=out}} || bgcolor="#00faf4" |  {{sort|1|Tropical storm}}
|-
! {{sort|05|May}}
| [[Hurricane Able (1951)|Able]]|| 1951|| 973 mb (hPa) || {{convert|80|knots|mph km/h|abbr=on|round=5|order=out}} || bgcolor="{{storm colour|cat1}}" |  {{sort|5|Category&nbsp;1}}
|-
! {{sort|06|June}}
| [[Hurricane Audrey|Audrey]] || 1957|| 946 mb (hPa) || {{convert|110|knots|mph km/h|abbr=on|round=5|order=out}} || bgcolor="{{storm colour|cat3}}" |  {{sort|6|Category&nbsp;3}}
|-
! {{sort|07|July}}
| [[Hurricane Emily (2005)|Emily]]|| 2005|| 929 mb (hPa) || {{convert|140|knots|mph km/h|abbr=on|round=5|order=out}} || bgcolor="{{storm colour|cat5}}" |  {{sort|6|Category&nbsp;5}}
|-
! {{sort|08|August}}
| [[Hurricane Allen|Allen]] || 1980|| 899 mb (hPa) || {{convert|165|knots|mph km/h|abbr=on|round=5|order=out}} || bgcolor="{{storm colour|cat5}}" |  {{sort|6|Category&nbsp;5}}
|-
! {{sort|09|September}}
| [[Hurricane Gilbert|Gilbert]] || 1988|| 888 mb (hPa) || {{convert|160|knots|mph km/h|abbr=on|round=5|order=out}} || bgcolor="{{storm colour|cat5}}" |  {{sort|6|Category&nbsp;5}}
|-
! {{sort|10|October}}
| [[Hurricane Wilma|Wilma]] || 2005 || 882 mb (hPa) || {{convert|160|knots|mph km/h|abbr=on|round=5|order=out}} || bgcolor="{{storm colour|cat5}}" |  {{sort|6|Category&nbsp;5}}
|-
! {{sort|11|November}}
| [[1932 Cuba Hurricane]] || 1932|| <915 mb (hPa) || {{convert|150|knots|mph km/h|abbr=on|round=5|order=out}} || bgcolor="{{storm colour|cat5}}" |  {{sort|5|Category&nbsp;5}}
|-
! {{sort|12|December}}
| [[Hurricane Nicole|Nicole]] || 1998|| 979 mb (hPa) || {{convert|75|knots|mph km/h|abbr=on|round=5|order=out}} || bgcolor="{{storm colour|cat1}}" |  {{sort|5|Category&nbsp;1}}
|}

====Most intense by minimum barometric pressure====
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="margin:0.5em auto; font-size: 92%;"
|-
! colspan=6 style="background:#ccf;" | Most intense Atlantic hurricanes
|-
! rowspan=2| Hurricane
! rowspan=2| Season
! colspan=2| By peak pressure
! colspan=2| By pressure at landfall
|-
! mbar
! class="unsortable" | inHg
! mbar
! class="unsortable" | inHg
|-
| style="text-align:center;"| [[Hurricane Wilma|Wilma]]
| style="text-align:center;"| [[2005 Atlantic hurricane season|2005]]
| style="text-align:center;"| 882
| style="text-align:center;"| 26.05
| colspan="2" style="background:lightgrey;"|
|-
| style="text-align:center;"| [[Hurricane Gilbert|Gilbert]]
| style="text-align:center;"| [[1988 Atlantic hurricane season|1988]]
| style="text-align:center;"| 888
| style="text-align:center;"| 26.22
| style="text-align:center;"| 900
| style="text-align:center;"| 26.58
|-
| style="text-align:center;"| [[1935 Labor Day hurricane|"Labor Day"]]
| style="text-align:center;"| [[1935 Atlantic hurricane season|1935]]
| style="text-align:center;"| 892
| style="text-align:center;"| 26.34
| style="text-align:center;"| 892
| style="text-align:center;"| 26.34
|-
| style="text-align:center;"| [[Hurricane Rita|Rita]]
| style="text-align:center;"| [[2005 Atlantic hurricane season|2005]]
| style="text-align:center;"| 895
| style="text-align:center;"| 26.43
| colspan="2" style="background:lightgrey;"|
|-
| style="text-align:center;"| [[Hurricane Milton|Milton]]
| style="text-align:center;"| [[2024 Atlantic hurricane season|2024]]
| style="text-align:center;"| 895
| style="text-align:center;"| 26.43
| colspan="2" style="background:lightgrey;"|
|-
| style="text-align:center;"| [[Hurricane Allen|Allen]]
| style="text-align:center;"| [[1980 Atlantic hurricane season|1980]]
| style="text-align:center;"| 899
| style="text-align:center;"| 26.55
| colspan="2" style="background:lightgrey;"|
|-
| style="text-align:center;"| [[Hurricane Camille|Camille]]
| style="text-align:center;"| [[1969 Atlantic hurricane season|1969]]
| style="text-align:center;"| 900
| style="text-align:center;"| 26.58
| style="text-align:center;"| 900
| style="text-align:center;"| 26.58
|-
| style="text-align:center;"| [[Hurricane Katrina|Katrina]]
| style="text-align:center;"| [[2005 Atlantic hurricane season|2005]]
| style="text-align:center;"| 902
| style="text-align:center;"| 26.64
| colspan="2" style="background:lightgrey;"|
|-
| style="text-align:center;"| [[Hurricane Mitch|Mitch]]
| style="text-align:center;"| [[1998 Atlantic hurricane season|1998]]
| style="text-align:center;"| 905
| style="text-align:center;"| 26.72
| colspan="2" style="background:lightgrey;"|
|-
| style="text-align:center;"| [[Hurricane Dean|Dean]]
| style="text-align:center;"| [[2007 Atlantic hurricane season|2007]]
| style="text-align:center;"| 905
| style="text-align:center;"| 26.72
| style="text-align:center;"| 905
| style="text-align:center;"| 26.72
|-
| style="text-align:center;"| [[1924 Cuba hurricane|"Cuba"]]
| style="text-align:center;"| [[1924 Atlantic hurricane season|1924]]
| colspan="2" style="background:lightgrey;"|
| style="text-align:center;"| 910
| style="text-align:center;"| 26.87
|-
| style="text-align:center;"| [[Hurricane Dorian|Dorian]]
| style="text-align:center;"| [[2019 Atlantic hurricane season|2019]]
| colspan="2" style="background:lightgrey;"|
| style="text-align:center;"| 910
| style="text-align:center;"| 26.87
|-
| style="text-align:center;"| [[Hurricane Janet|Janet]]
| style="text-align:center;"| [[1955 Atlantic hurricane season|1955]]
| colspan="2" style="background:lightgrey;"|
| style="text-align:center;"| 914
| style="text-align:center;"| 26.99
|-
| style="text-align:center;"| [[Hurricane Irma|Irma]]
| style="text-align:center;"| [[2017 Atlantic hurricane season|2017]]
| colspan="2" style="background:lightgrey;"|
| style="text-align:center;"| 914
| style="text-align:center;"| 26.99
|-
| style="text-align:center;"|[[1932 Cuba hurricane|"Cuba"]]
| style="text-align:center;"|[[1932 Atlantic hurricane season|1932]]
| colspan="2" style="background:lightgrey;"|
| style="text-align:center;"| 918
| style="text-align:center;"| 27.10
|-
| style="text-align:center;"|[[Hurricane Michael|Michael]]
| style="text-align:center;"|[[2018 Atlantic hurricane season|2018]]
| colspan="2" style="background:lightgrey;"|
| style="text-align:center;"| 919
| style="text-align:center;"| 27.14
|- class="small"
!colspan="6"| Note: ''Grey shading indicates that the pressure was not a record, only the top ten storms for each category are included here.''
|}

====Strongest by 1-minute sustained wind speed====
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="margin:0.5em auto; font-size: 92%; width: 48%;"
|-
! colspan=6 style="background:#ccf;" | [[List of the most intense tropical cyclones#North Atlantic Ocean|Strongest Atlantic hurricanes]]
|-
! rowspan=2| Hurricane
! rowspan=2| Season
! colspan=2| By peak sustained wind speed
! colspan=2| By wind speed at landfall
|-
! mph
! class="unsortable" | km/h
! mph
! class="unsortable" | km/h
|-
| style="text-align:center;"| [[Hurricane Allen|Allen]]
| style="text-align:center;"| [[1980 Atlantic hurricane season|1980]]
| style="text-align:center;"| 190
| style="text-align:center;"| 305
| colspan="2" style="background:lightgrey;"|
|-
| style="text-align:center;"| [[1935 Labor Day hurricane|"Labor Day"]]
| style="text-align:center;"| [[1935 Atlantic hurricane season|1935]]
| style="text-align:center;"| 185
| style="text-align:center;"| 295
| style="text-align:center;"| 185
| style="text-align:center;"| 295
|-
| style="text-align:center;"| [[Hurricane Gilbert|Gilbert]]
| style="text-align:center;"| [[1988 Atlantic hurricane season|1988]]
| style="text-align:center;"| 185
| style="text-align:center;"| 295
| colspan="2" style="background:lightgrey;"|
|-
| style="text-align:center;"| [[Hurricane Dorian|Dorian]]
| style="text-align:center;"| [[2019 Atlantic hurricane season|2019]]
| style="text-align:center;"| 185
| style="text-align:center;"| 295
| style="text-align:center;"| 185
| style="text-align:center;"| 295
|-
| style="text-align:center;"| [[Hurricane Wilma|Wilma]]
| style="text-align:center;"| [[2005 Atlantic hurricane season|2005]]
| style="text-align:center;"| 185
| style="text-align:center;"| 295
| colspan="2" style="background:lightgrey;"|
|-
| style="text-align:center;"| [[Hurricane Mitch|Mitch]]
| style="text-align:center;"| [[1998 Atlantic hurricane season|1998]]
| style="text-align:center;"| 180
| style="text-align:center;"| 285
| colspan="2" style="background:lightgrey;"|
|-
| style="text-align:center;"| [[Hurricane Rita|Rita]]
| style="text-align:center;"| [[2005 Atlantic hurricane season|2005]]
| style="text-align:center;"| 180
| style="text-align:center;"| 285
| colspan="2" style="background:lightgrey;"|
|-
| style="text-align:center;"| [[Hurricane Irma|Irma]]
| style="text-align:center;"| [[2017 Atlantic hurricane season|2017]]
| style="text-align:center;"| 180
| style="text-align:center;"| 285
| style="text-align:center;"| 180
| style="text-align:center;"| 285
|-
| style="text-align:center;"| [[Hurricane Milton|Milton]]
| style="text-align:center;"| [[2024 Atlantic hurricane season|2024]]
| style="text-align:center;"| 180

| style="text-align:center;"| 285
| colspan="2" style="background:lightgrey;"|
|-
| style="text-align:center;"| [[1932 Cuba hurricane|"Cuba"]]
| style="text-align:center;"| [[1932 Atlantic hurricane season|1932]]
| style="text-align:center;"| 175
| style="text-align:center;"| 280
| colspan="2" style="background:lightgrey;"|
|-
| style="text-align:center;"| [[Hurricane Janet|Janet]]
| style="text-align:center;"| [[1955 Atlantic hurricane season|1955]]
| style="text-align:center;"| 175
| style="text-align:center;"| 280
| style="text-align:center;"| 175
| style="text-align:center;"| 280
|-
| style="text-align:center;"| [[Hurricane Camille|Camille]]
| style="text-align:center;"| [[1969 Atlantic hurricane season|1969]]
| style="text-align:center;"| 175
| style="text-align:center;"| 280
| style="text-align:center;"| 175
| style="text-align:center;"| 280
|-
| style="text-align:center;"| [[Hurricane Anita|Anita]]
| style="text-align:center;"| [[1977 Atlantic hurricane season|1977]]
| style="text-align:center;"| 175
| style="text-align:center;"| 280
| style="text-align:center;"| 175
| style="text-align:center;"| 280
|-
| style="text-align:center;"| [[Hurricane David|David]]
| style="text-align:center;"| [[1979 Atlantic hurricane season|1979]]
| style="text-align:center;"| 175
| style="text-align:center;"| 280
| style="text-align:center;"| 175
| style="text-align:center;"| 280
|-
| style="text-align:center;"| [[Hurricane Andrew|Andrew]]
| style="text-align:center;"| [[1992 Atlantic hurricane season|1992]]
| style="text-align:center;"| 175
| style="text-align:center;"| 280
| style="text-align:center;"| 165
| style="text-align:center;"| 270
|-
| style="text-align:center;"| [[Hurricane Katrina|Katrina]]
| style="text-align:center;"| [[2005 Atlantic hurricane season|2005]]
| style="text-align:center;"| 175
| style="text-align:center;"| 280
| colspan="2" style="background:lightgrey;"|
|-
| style="text-align:center;"| [[Hurricane Dean|Dean]]
| style="text-align:center;"| [[2007 Atlantic hurricane season|2007]]
| style="text-align:center;"| 175
| style="text-align:center;"| 280
| style="text-align:center;"| 175
| style="text-align:center;"| 280
|-
| style="text-align:center;"| [[Hurricane Felix|Felix]]
| style="text-align:center;"| [[2007 Atlantic hurricane season|2007]]
| style="text-align:center;"| 175
| style="text-align:center;"| 280
| style="text-align:center;"| 165
| style="text-align:center;"| 270
|-
| style="text-align:center;"| [[Hurricane Maria|Maria]]
| style="text-align:center;"| [[2017 Atlantic hurricane season|2017]]
| style="text-align:center;"| 175
| style="text-align:center;"| 280
| style="text-align:center;"| 165
| style="text-align:center;"| 270
|- class="small"
!colspan="6"| Note: ''Grey shading indicates that the wind speed was not a record, only the highest ranking storms for each category are included here.''
|}
{{clear}}

===Fastest intensification===

* '''Fastest intensification from a tropical depression to a hurricane (1-minute sustained surface [[wind]]s)''' &ndash; 12&nbsp;hours<br>[[Hurricane Harvey (1981)|Harvey]] [[1981 Atlantic hurricane season|1981]] &ndash; 35&nbsp;mph (55&nbsp;km/h) to 80&nbsp;mph (130&nbsp;km/h) &ndash; from 1200 UTC September 12 to 0000 UTC September 13<ref name="HURDAT" />
* '''Fastest intensification from a tropical depression to a Category&nbsp;5 hurricane (1-minute sustained surface winds)''' &ndash; 48&nbsp;hours 55 minutes<br>[[Hurricane Milton|Milton]] [[2024 Atlantic hurricane season|2024]] &ndash; 35&nbsp;mph (55&nbsp;km/h) to 160&nbsp;mph (280&nbsp;km/h) &ndash; from 1500 UTC October 5 to 1555 UTC October 7<ref>{{Cite web |title=Hurricane MILTON Advisory Archive |url=https://www.nhc.noaa.gov/archive/2024/MILTON.shtml? |access-date=2024-10-07 |website=www.nhc.noaa.gov}}</ref>
* '''Fastest intensification from a tropical storm to a Category&nbsp;5 hurricane (1-minute sustained surface winds)''' &ndash; 24&nbsp;hours<br>[[Hurricane Wilma|Wilma]] [[2005 Atlantic Hurricane Season|2005]] &ndash; 70&nbsp;mph (110&nbsp;km/h) to 175&nbsp;mph (275&nbsp;km/h) &ndash; from 0600 UTC October 18 to 0600 UTC October 19{{Atlantic hurricane best track}}
* '''Maximum [[barometric pressure|pressure]] drop in 12&nbsp;hours''' &ndash; 83&nbsp;mbar<br>[[Hurricane Wilma|Wilma]] [[2005 Atlantic Hurricane Season|2005]] &ndash; {{convert|975|mbar|inHg}} to {{convert|892|mbar|inHg}} &ndash; from 1800 UTC October 18 to 0600 UTC October 19{{Atlantic hurricane best track}}
* '''Maximum pressure drop in 24&nbsp;hours''' &ndash; 97&nbsp;mbar<br>[[Hurricane Wilma|Wilma]] [[2005 Atlantic Hurricane Season|2005]] &ndash; {{convert|979|mbar|inHg}} to {{convert|882|mbar|inHg}} &ndash; from 1200 UTC October 18 to 1200 UTC October 19{{Atlantic hurricane best track}}

== Landfall ==

=== Earliest and latest Atlantic landfalls ===
{| class="wikitable" style="margin: 1em auto;"
|-
! colspan="8" style="background:#ccf;" | Earliest and latest Atlantic tropical / subtropical cyclones landfall by [[Saffir–Simpson scale|Saffir–Simpson classification]]
|-
! colspan="2" rowspan="2" | Storm<br>classification !! colspan="3" | Earliest landfall !! colspan="3" | Latest landfall
|-
! Season !! Storm !! Date of landfall !! Season !! Storm !! Date of landfall
|-
| bgcolor="{{storm colour|TD}}" |
| [[Tropical depression]]
| [[1916 Atlantic hurricane season|1916]]
| [[1916 Atlantic hurricane season#Tropical Storm One|One]]<ref name="HURDAT" />
| May 13
| [[1984 Atlantic hurricane season|1984]]
| [[Late November 1984 nor'easter|Unnumbered]]<ref name="HURDAT" />
| November 23
|-
| bgcolor="{{storm colour|TS}}" |
| [[Tropical storm]]
| [[2016 Atlantic hurricane season|2016]]
| [[Hurricane Alex (2016)|Alex]]<ref name="HURDAT" />
| January 15
| [[2007 Atlantic hurricane season|2007]]
| [[Tropical Storm Olga (2007)|Olga]]<ref name="HURDAT" />
| December 18
|-
| bgcolor="{{storm colour|1}}" |
| [[Category 1 hurricane|Category 1]]
| [[1954 Atlantic hurricane season|1954]]
| [[Hurricane Alice (December 1954)|Alice]]<ref name="HURDAT" />
| January 2
| [[1999 Atlantic hurricane season|1999]]
| [[Hurricane Lenny|Lenny]]<ref name="HURDAT" />
| November 19{{#tag:ref|The [[1822 Martinique–Venezuela hurricane]] may have had a later landfall on December 22, but occurred outside the official database.<ref>Reassessment of Historical Atlantic Basin Tropical Cyclone Activity 1700-1855 (2006), M Chenoweth, Final Storm #267</ref>|name="note3"|group=nb}}
|-
| bgcolor="{{storm colour|2}}" |
| [[Category 2 hurricane|Category 2]]
| [[1966 Atlantic hurricane season|1966]]
| [[Hurricane Alma (1966)|Alma]]<ref name="HURDAT" />
| June 8{{#tag:ref|[[1863 Atlantic hurricane season|Hurricane Amanda]] may have had an earlier landfall on May 28, but isn't included in the official database.<ref name="Hurricane Amanda Report">{{cite journal |author=Michael Chenoweth; Cary J. Mock |date=2013 |title=Hurricane "Amanda": Rediscovery of a Forgotten U.S. Civil War Florida Hurricane |journal=Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society |volume=94 |issue=11 |pages=1735–42 |bibcode=2013BAMS...94.1735C |doi=10.1175/BAMS-D-12-00171.1 |s2cid=123011306 |doi-access=free}}</ref>|name="note1"|group=nb}}
| [[1985 Atlantic hurricane season|1985]]
| [[Hurricane Kate (1985)|Kate]]<ref name="HURDAT" />
| November 21
|-
| bgcolor="{{storm colour|3}}" |
| [[Category 3 hurricane|Category 3]]
| [[1957 Atlantic hurricane season|1957]]
| [[Hurricane Audrey|Audrey]]<ref name="HURDAT" />
| June 27
| [[2016 Atlantic hurricane season|2016]]
| [[Hurricane Otto|Otto]]<ref name="HURDAT" />
| November 24
|-
| bgcolor="{{storm colour|4}}" |
| [[Category 4 hurricane|Category 4]]
| [[2024 Atlantic hurricane season|2024]]
| [[Hurricane Beryl|Beryl]]<ref name=":0" />
| July 1
| [[2020 Atlantic hurricane season|2020]]
| [[Hurricane Iota|Iota]]<ref name="HURDAT" />
| November 17
|-
| bgcolor="{{storm colour|5}}" |
| [[Category 5 hurricane|Category 5]]
| [[1969 Atlantic hurricane season|1969]]
| [[Hurricane Camille|Camille]]<ref name="HURDAT" />
| August 18{{#tag:ref|The [[1820s Atlantic hurricane seasons|1825 Santa Ana hurricane]] may have had an earlier landfall on July 26, but occurred outside the official database.<ref>{{cite journal |last=Donnelly |first=J. P. |year=2005 |title=Evidence of Past Intense Tropical Cyclones from Backbarrier Salt Pond Sediments: A Case Study from Isla de Culebrita, Puerto Rico, USA |url=http://www.whoi.edu/science/GG/coastal/publications/pdfs/Donnelly%20JCR%202005-Hurricane.pdf |url-status=live |journal=Journal of Coastal Research |volume=SI42 |pages=201–210 |issn=0749-0208 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131109112401/http://www.whoi.edu/science/GG/coastal/publications/pdfs/Donnelly%20JCR%202005-Hurricane.pdf |archive-date=November 9, 2013 |access-date=November 26, 2010}}</ref>|name="note2"|group=nb}}<!-- UTC time; for uniformity purposes (as seen in the notes for Hurricane Alice), this shall be considered July 2 although it was still July 1 in the Atlantic time zone when Beryl reached C5 -->
| [[1924 Atlantic hurricane season|1924]]
| [[1924 Cuba hurricane|"Cuba"]]<ref name="HURDAT" />
| October 19
|}

=== Southern and Northernmost Atlantic landfalls ===
{| class="wikitable" style="margin: 1em auto;"
|-
! colspan="8" style="background:#ccf;" | Southern and Northernmost Atlantic tropical / subtropical cyclones landfall by [[Saffir–Simpson scale|Saffir–Simpson classification]]
|-
! colspan="2" rowspan="2" | Storm<br>classification !! colspan="3" | Southernmost landfall !! colspan="3" | Northernmost landfall
|-
! Season !! Storm !! Latitude of landfall !! Season !! Storm !! Latitude of landfall
|-
| bgcolor="{{storm colour|TD}}" |
| [[Tropical depression]]
| [[2002 Atlantic hurricane season|2002]]
| [[Hurricane Isidore|Isidore]]<ref name="HURDAT" />
| 10.1°N
| [[1979 Atlantic hurricane season|1979]]
| [[1979 Atlantic hurricane season#Season effects|Six]]<ref name="HURDAT" />
| 47.8°N
|-
| bgcolor="{{storm colour|TS}}" |
| [[Tropical storm]]
| [[1969 Atlantic hurricane season|1969]]
| [[Hurricane Martha|Martha]]<ref name="HURDAT" />
| 8.8°N
| [[1973 Atlantic hurricane season|1973]]
| [[1973 Atlantic hurricane season#Hurricane Alice|Alice]]<ref name="HURDAT" />
| 51.5°N
|-
| bgcolor="{{storm colour|1}}" |
| [[Category 1 hurricane|Category 1]]
| [[1933 Atlantic hurricane season|1933]]
| [[1933 Trinidad hurricane|"Trinidad"]]<ref name="HURDAT" />
| 10.1°N
| [[2002 Atlantic hurricane season|2002]]
| [[Hurricane Gustav (2002)|Gustav]]<ref name="HURDAT" />
| 47.6°N
|-
| bgcolor="{{storm colour|2}}" |
| [[Category 2 hurricane|Category 2]]
| [[1963 Atlantic hurricane season|1963]]
| [[Hurricane Flora|Flora]]<ref name="HURDAT" />
| 11.2°N
| [[2003 Atlantic hurricane season|2003]]
| [[Hurricane Juan|Juan]]<ref name="HURDAT" />
| 44.4°N
|-
| bgcolor="{{storm colour|3}}" |
| [[Category 3 hurricane|Category 3]]
| [[2016 Atlantic hurricane season|2016]]
| [[Hurricane Otto|Otto]]<ref name="HURDAT" />
| 11.0°N
| [[1869 Atlantic hurricane season|1869]], [[1938 Atlantic hurricane season|1938]], [[1954 Atlantic hurricane season|1954]]
| [[1869 Atlantic hurricane season#Hurricane Six|Six]], [[1938 New England hurricane|"Long Island"]], [[Hurricane Carol|Carol]]<ref name="HURDAT" />
| 41.3°N{{#tag:ref|These 3 storms are currently tied for the record.|name="note5"|group=nb}}
|-
| bgcolor="{{storm colour|4}}" |
| [[Category 4 hurricane|Category 4]]
| [[1988 Atlantic hurricane season|1988]]
| [[Hurricane Joan–Miriam|Joan]]<ref name="HURDAT" />
| 11.9°N
| [[2020 Atlantic hurricane season|1954]]
| [[Hurricane Hazel|Hazel]]<ref name="HURDAT" />
| 33.8°N{{#tag:ref|The [[Great Colonial Hurricane of 1635]] may have had a more northern landfall at 40.9°N, but occurred outside the official database.<ref name="12Cyc">{{Cite journal |last=Jarvinen |first=Brian R. |year=2006 |title=Storm Tides in Twelve Tropical Cyclones (including Four Intense New England Hurricanes) |url=http://www.aoml.noaa.gov/hrd/Landsea/12Tides.pdf |publisher=Report for FEMA/National Hurricane Center}}</ref>|name="note6"|group=nb}}
|-
| bgcolor="{{storm colour|5}}" |
| [[Category 5 hurricane|Category 5]]
| [[2007 Atlantic hurricane season|2007]]
| [[Hurricane Felix|Felix]]<ref name="HURDAT" />
| 14.3°N
| [[1924 Atlantic hurricane season|1969]]
| [[Hurricane Camille|Camille]]<ref name="HURDAT" />
| 30.1°N{{#tag:ref|The [[1821 Norfolk and Long Island hurricane]] may have had a more northern landfall at 35.0°N, but occurred outside the official database.<ref name="garnet">{{cite web |author=Bossak |year=2003 |title=Early 19th Century U.S. Hurricanes: A GIS Tool and Climate Analysis |url=http://myweb.fsu.edu/jelsner/temp/HHITProject/HHITStormList.txt |access-date=2007-07-02 |publisher=Florida State University}}</ref>|name="note7"|group=nb}}
|}

==Effects==

=== Costliest Atlantic hurricanes ===
{{multiple image|caption_align=right|header_align=center
| image1 = Katrina 2005-08-28 1700Z.jpg
| alt1 = Hurricane Katrina at peak intensity
| width1 = 180
| height1 = 140
| image2 = Harvey 2017-08-25 2337Z.jpg
| alt2 = Hurricane Harvey shortly before peak intensity
| width2 = 180
| height2 = 140
| footer = Hurricanes [[Hurricane Katrina|Katrina]] (left) and [[Hurricane Harvey|Harvey]] (right) both caused $125&nbsp;billion in damage, more than any other tropical cyclone worldwide.
}}
{{Main|List of costliest Atlantic hurricanes}}
{|class="wikitable" style="margin-left:auto; margin-right:auto;"
|-
! colspan="4" style="background:#ccf;" | Costliest Atlantic hurricanes
|-
! Rank
! Hurricane
! Season
! Damage{{#tag:ref|All damage figures are in [[United States dollar]]s, and are not [[Inflation|adjusted for inflation]].|group="nb"}}
|-
! rowspan=2| 1
|{{color box|{{storm color|5}}|'''5'''|border=silver}} [[Hurricane Katrina|Katrina]]
|[[2005 Atlantic hurricane season|2005]]
| rowspan=2| {{ntsp|125000000000||$}}
|-
|{{color box|{{storm color|4}}|'''4'''|border=silver}} [[Hurricane Harvey|Harvey]]
|[[2017 Atlantic hurricane season|2017]]
|-
! 3
|{{color box|{{storm color|5}}|'''5'''|border=silver}} [[Hurricane Ian|Ian]]
|[[2022 Atlantic hurricane season|2022]]
| {{ntsp|113100000000||$}}
|-
! 4
|{{color box|{{storm color|5}}|'''5'''|border=silver}} [[Hurricane Maria|Maria]]
|[[2017 Atlantic hurricane season|2017]]
| {{ntsp|91606000000||$}}
|-
! 5
|{{color box|{{storm color|4}}|'''4'''|border=silver}} [[Hurricane Helene|Helene]]
|[[2024 Atlantic hurricane season|2024]]
|{{ntsp|78700000000||$}}
|-
! 6
|{{color box|{{storm color|5}}|'''5'''|border=silver}} [[Hurricane Irma|Irma]]
|[[2017 Atlantic hurricane season|2017]]
| {{ntsp|77160000000||$}}
|-
! 7
|{{color box|{{storm color|4}}|'''4'''|border=silver}} [[Hurricane Ida|Ida]]
|[[2021 Atlantic hurricane season|2021]]
| {{ntsp|75250000000||$}}
|-
! 8
|{{color box|{{storm color|3}}|'''3'''|border=silver}} [[Hurricane Sandy|Sandy]]
|[[2012 Atlantic hurricane season|2012]]
| {{ntsp|68700000000||$}}
|-
! 9
|{{color box|{{storm color|4}}|'''4'''|border=silver}} [[Hurricane Ike|Ike]]
|[[2008 Atlantic hurricane season|2008]]
| {{ntsp|38000000000||$}}
|-
! 10
|{{color box|{{storm color|5}}|'''5'''|border=silver}} [[Hurricane Milton|Milton]]
|[[2024 Atlantic hurricane season|2024]]
|{{ntsp|34300000000||$}}
|}
<nowiki>*</nowiki>please note that this is not adjusted for inflation

===Deadliest Atlantic hurricanes===
[[File:Mitch 1998-10-26 1845Z.png|thumb|upright=.90|[[Hurricane Mitch]] killed at least 11,374 people in [[Central America]] in October 1998.]]
{{seealso|List of deadliest tropical cyclones}}
{{Deadliest Atlantic hurricanes|align=center|Maria=4698}}
{{clear}}

===Most tornadoes spawned===
[[File:Hurricane Ivan Tallahassee MESO and TVS.png|thumb|upright=.90|Tracks of the 50 mesocyclones and multiple [[tornado vortex signature]]s (denoted by inverted red triangles) identified by the NWS Office in Tallahassee Florida September 15–16, 2004.]]
{{See also|List of tropical cyclone-spawned tornadoes}}
{| class="wikitable" style="margin-left:auto; margin-right:auto; font-size:95%;"
|-
! colspan="4" style="background:#ccf;" | Number of tornadoes spawned
|-
!Rank
!Count
!Name
!Year
|-
! 1 
| 120 
| {{color box|{{storm color|5}}|'''5'''|border=silver}} [[Hurricane Ivan tornado outbreak|Ivan]] 
| 2004
|-
! 2 
| 115<ref>{{cite book | last = Grazulis | first = Thomas P. | title = Significant Tornadoes 1680-1991, A Chronology and Analysis of Events | year = 1993 | publisher = The Tornado Project of Environmental Films | location = St. Johnsbury, VT | isbn = 978-1-879362-03-1 | pages = 124–127 | chapter = 11}}</ref>
| {{color box|{{storm color|5}}|'''5'''|border=silver}} [[Hurricane Beulah|Beulah]] 
| 1967
|-
! 3
| 103<ref name="TCR">John L. Beven II. {{NHC TCR url|id=AL062004_Frances|title=Hurricane Frances.}} Retrieved on 2007-04-08.</ref>
| {{color box|{{storm color|4}}|'''4'''|border=silver}} [[Hurricane Frances tornado outbreak|Frances]] 
| 2004
|-
! 4
| 101
| {{color box|{{storm color|5}}|'''5'''|border=silver}} [[Hurricane Rita tornado outbreak|Rita]] 
| 2005
|-
! 5
| 68
| {{color box|{{storm color|5}}|'''5'''|border=silver}} [[Hurricane Beryl tornado outbreak|Beryl]]
| 2024
|-
! 6
| 57
| {{color box|{{storm color|5}}|'''5'''|border=silver}} [[Hurricane Katrina tornado outbreak|Katrina]]
| 2005
|-
! 7
| 54 
| {{color box|{{storm color|4}}|'''4'''|border=silver}} [[Hurricane Harvey|Harvey]]
| 2017
|-
! 8
| 50 
| {{color box|{{storm color|TS}}|'''TS'''|border=silver}} [[2008 Tropical Storm Fay tornado outbreak|Fay]] 
| 2008
|-
! 9
| 49 
| {{color box|{{storm color|4}}|'''4'''|border=silver}} [[Hurricane Gustav|Gustav]] 
| 2008
|-
! 10
| 47
| {{color box|{{storm color|4}}|'''4'''|border=silver}} [[Hurricane Georges tornado outbreak|Georges]]
| 1998
|}
{{clear}}

==Miscellaneous records==
{| class="wikitable" style="margin:0.5em auto; font-size:95%;" 
|-
! colspan="4" style="background:#ccf;" | Miscellaneous records
|-
! Record
! Value
! Name
! Season
|-
| Distance traveled
| {{convert|6500|mi}}<ref>{{cite web|author1=Neal Dorst |author2=Sandy Delgado |work=Hurricane Research Division |publisher=National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration |date=May 20, 2011 |access-date=October 3, 2012 |title=Subject: E7) What is the farthest a tropical cyclone has traveled ? |url=http://www.aoml.noaa.gov/hrd/tcfaq/E7.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090506175506/http://www.aoml.noaa.gov/hrd/tcfaq/E7.html |archive-date=May 6, 2009 }}</ref>
| {{color box|{{storm color|3}}|'''3'''|border=silver}} [[Hurricane Alberto (2000)|Alberto]] 
| [[2000 Atlantic hurricane season|2000]]
|-
| Highest forward speed
| {{convert|69|mph|km/h|abbr=on}}{{Atlantic hurricane best track}}<ref name="HRD">{{cite web|title=What is the average forward speed of a hurricane? (G16)|url=http://www.aoml.noaa.gov/hrd/tcfaq/G16.html|publisher=Hurricane Research Division|access-date=14 November 2017}}</ref><!-- This figure is calculated using the coordinates given in NHC's best track, and is on the following sites: https://www.movable-type.co.uk/scripts/latlong.html and https://www.omnicalculator.com/other/speed -->
| {{color box|{{storm color|TS}}|'''TS'''|border=silver}} [[1961 Atlantic hurricane season#Tropical Storm Six|Six]] 
| [[1961 Atlantic hurricane season|1961]]
|-
| Largest in diameter
| {{convert|1150|mi}}<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://boston.cbslocal.com/2012/10/28/hurricane-sandy-grows-to-largest-atlantic-tropical-storm-ever/|title = Hurricane Sandy Grows to Largest Atlantic Tropical Storm Ever|date = 28 October 2012}}</ref>
| {{color box|{{storm color|3}}|'''3'''|border=silver}} [[Hurricane Sandy|Sandy]]
| [[2012 Atlantic hurricane season|2012]]
|-
| Longest duration (non consecutive)
| 28 days{{Atlantic hurricane best track}}<ref name="HRD2">{{cite web|author=Neal Dorst |work=Hurricane Research Division |publisher=National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration |date=January 26, 2010 |access-date=October 3, 2012 |title=Subject: E6) Which tropical cyclone lasted the longest? |url=http://www.aoml.noaa.gov/hrd/tcfaq/E6.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080924074803/http://www.aoml.noaa.gov/hrd/tcfaq/E6.html |archive-date=September 24, 2008 }}</ref><ref name="NHC">{{cite web|author1=Lixion Avila |author-link1=Lixion Avila  |author2=Robbie Berg |name-list-style=amp|work=National Hurricane Center|publisher=National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration|date=October 4, 2012|access-date=October 4, 2012|title=Remnants of Nadine Discussion Eighty-Eight (Final)|url=http://www.nhc.noaa.gov/archive/2012/al14/al142012.discus.088.shtml?}}</ref>
| {{color box|{{storm color|4}}|'''4'''|border=silver}} [[1899 San Ciriaco hurricane|"San Ciriaco"]]
| [[1899 Atlantic hurricane season|1899]]
|-
| Longest duration (consecutive)
| 27.25 days{{Atlantic hurricane best track}}<ref name="HRD2"/><ref name="NHC"/>
| {{color box|{{storm color|2}}|'''2'''|border=silver}} [[Hurricane Ginger|Ginger]]
| [[1971 Atlantic hurricane season|1971]]
|-
| Longest duration (at category 5)
| 3.6 days<ref>{{cite report |author1=Daniel Brown |author2=Chris Landsea |author-link2=Christopher Landsea |title=Hurricane Irma Tropical Cyclone Update |url=http://www.nhc.noaa.gov/archive/2017/al11/al112017.update.09051146.shtml |publisher=National Hurricane Center |date=September 5, 2017 |access-date=September 5, 2017 |location=Miami, Florida}}</ref>
| {{color box|{{storm color|5}}|'''5'''|border=silver}} [[1932 Cuba hurricane|"Cuba"]] 
| [[1932 Atlantic hurricane season|1932]]
|-
| Northernmost tropical cyclone formation
| 42.0°N; 23.0°W {{Atlantic hurricane best track}}
| {{color box|{{storm color|TS}}|'''TS'''|border=silver}} [[Tropical Storm Five (1952)|Five]]
| [[1952 Atlantic hurricane season|1952]]
|-
| Southernmost tropical cyclone formation
| 7.2°N; 23.4°W {{Atlantic hurricane best track}}
| {{color box|{{storm color|2}}|'''2'''|border=silver}} [[Hurricane Isidore (1990)|Isidore]]
| [[1990 Atlantic hurricane season|1990]]
|-
| Easternmost tropical cyclone formation
| 11.0°N, 14.0°W {{Atlantic hurricane best track}}
| {{color box|{{storm color|TS}}|'''TS'''|border=silver}} [[Tropical Storm Christine (1973)|Christine]]
| [[1973 Atlantic hurricane season|1973]]
|-
| Westernmost tropical cyclone formation
| 22.4°N, 97.4°W {{Atlantic hurricane best track}}
| {{color box|{{storm color|TD}}|'''TD'''|border=silver}} [[Tropical Depression Eight (2013)|Eight]]
| [[2013 Atlantic hurricane season|2013]]
|}

==Worldwide cyclone records set by Atlantic storms==
* '''Costliest tropical cyclone''': [[Hurricane Katrina]] – [[2005 Atlantic hurricane season|2005]] and [[Hurricane Harvey]] – [[2017 Atlantic hurricane season|2017]] – US$125 billion in damages
* '''Fastest seafloor current produced by a tropical cyclone''': [[Hurricane Ivan]] – [[2004 Atlantic hurricane season|2004]] – 2.25&nbsp;m/s (5&nbsp;mph)<ref>{{cite web|title=Hurricane Ivan Uncovered a 60,000 year old Cypress Forest in the Gulf of Mexico|url=https://markgelbart.wordpress.com/2017/08/09/hurricane-ivan-uncovered-a-60000-year-old-cypress-forest-in-the-gulf-of-mexico/|website=WordPress.com|date=9 August 2017|access-date=19 August 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Hurricane and Storm Shutters in Gulf Shores Alabama|url=http://hurricaneshuttersflorida.com/blog/2010/11/hurricane-and-storm-shutters-in-gulf-shores-alabama/|website=Hurricane Shutters Florida|access-date=19 August 2017}}</ref>
* '''Highest confirmed wave produced by a tropical cyclone''': [[Hurricane Luis]] – [[1995 Atlantic hurricane season|1995]] – {{convert|98|ft|m}}<ref>{{cite web|author=Staff Writer|publisher=The Canadian Atlas|year=2004|access-date=August 19, 2017|title=Extremes of Weather: Horrifying hurricanes|url=http://www.canadiangeographic.ca/atlas/themes.aspx?id=weather&sub=weather_phenomena_hurricanes&lang=En|archive-date=August 2, 2009|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090802074317/http://www.canadiangeographic.ca/atlas/themes.aspx?id=weather&sub=weather_phenomena_hurricanes&lang=En|url-status=dead}}</ref> 
* '''Highest forward speed of a tropical cyclone''': [[1961 Atlantic hurricane season#Tropical Storm Six|Tropical Storm Six]] – [[1961 Atlantic hurricane season|1961]] – 69&nbsp;mph (111&nbsp;km/h)
* '''Most tornadoes spawned by a tropical cyclone''': [[Hurricane Ivan]] – [[2004 Atlantic hurricane season|2004]] – 120 confirmed tornadoes<ref>{{Cite web |title=The Five Atlantic Hurricanes That Produced the Most Tornadoes |url=https://weather.com/storms/hurricane/news/hurricanes-most-tornadoes-atlantic-basin |access-date=2024-11-24 |website=The Weather Channel |language=en-US}}</ref>
* '''Smallest tropical cyclone on record''': [[Tropical Storm Marco (2008)|Tropical Storm Marco]] – [[2008 Atlantic hurricane season|2008]] – gale-force winds extended 11.5&nbsp;mi (18.5&nbsp;km) from storm center&nbsp;&nbsp;
* '''Smallest tropical cyclone with hurricane strength on record''': [[Hurricane Oscar (2024)|Hurricane Oscar]] - [[2024 Atlantic hurricane season|2024]] - gale-force winds extended 35&nbsp;mi (55&nbsp;km) from storm center&nbsp;&nbsp;
* '''Smallest tropical cyclone eye on record''': [[Hurricane Wilma]] – [[2005 Atlantic hurricane season|2005]] – diameter {{convert|2.3|mi|km}}

==See also==
{{Portal|Tropical cyclones}}
* [[List of tropical cyclone records]]
* [[List of Pacific hurricane records]]
* [[Outline of tropical cyclones]]

==Notes==
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==References==
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