User:KingLucarius/sandbox/Worldwide cyclone seasons

The following Worldwide cyclone seasons are visual representations of tropical cyclogenesis during a given calendar through timelines (in addition to data in tabular format, giving more general data). Summarizing these are difficult due to the inconsistencies of tropical meteorology across different basins with examples being intensity estimation as well as it's protocols and constraints (e.g the usage of 1-minute, 3-minute and 10-minute sustained winds in various basins). To solve this, I have decided to make timelines based on their classifications via the Saffir-simpson scale (SSWS/SSHWS); which requires the 1-minute sustained winds of tropical cyclones and therefore designation from the National Hurricane Center (NHC), Joint Typhoon Warning Center (JTWC) and other meteorological agencies that predominantly use such means of estimation.

As of November 2020, I have made these timelines going back to the beginning of the HURDAT era (1950-Present). Note that the further back in time one travels, the more inconsistent available data becomes; especially prior to 1980. This leads to a notable disparity in (recorded) activity between the 2010s (889 Nameable storms) and the 1950s (453 Nameable storms) despite the margin likely being less significant had meteorologists obtained the technology we have in more modern times to better estimate the intensities (and formations) of tropical cyclones. Due to this, I have made these in consideration of only years Post-1980 to be "reliable" as a result of the rapid decline in data in various basins prior to this period. Note: the main source for Pre-1950 timelines will be the International Best Track Archive for Climate Stewardship (IBTrACS) for basins lacking any significant accessible data (e.g NIO, SHEM).

Going forward, I plan to add more years prior to 1950 as time goes on. I'll also be gradually updating these for ongoing years as the tropics progress and continue to form more cyclones. With all that being said, happy viewing and I hope you like it. Feel free to let me know of any errors, questions, comments and/or concerns!

2020-29

Global tropical cyclones in the 2020s
Year	TC	NS	H	MH	H5	ACE	Deaths	Damages	Strongest storm
2020	121	112	48	24	4	599.1	1,205	> $76.603 billion	5 Goni
2021	105	101	38	16	6	621.1	1,407	> $90.586 billion	5 Surigae
2022	107	100	41	17	3	559.6	> 1,287	> $126.107 billion	5 Hinnamnor
2023	87	79	46	30	10	857.4	> 8,282 – 8,284	> $90.563 billion	5 Mawar
2024	87	81	39	20	4	556.8	> 1,855	> $216.713 billion	5 Milton
Totals	508	469	212	107	27	> 4,093.0	> 14,286 – 14,288	> $605.673 billion	Surigae

The 2020s is the current decade of the calendar year system, with 332 total cyclones forming thus far. Of those cyclones, 309 were nameable, with 127 hurricanes and 57 major hurricanes: 12 of which achieving Category 5 on the Saffir-Simpson scale. The strongest storm of the decade is Surigae in 2021, with an intensity of 882 mbar (26.05 inHg) and 195 mph (315 km/h) 1-minute maximum sustained winds.

2024

2023

2022

2021

2020

2010-19

Global tropical cyclones in the 2010s
Year	TC	NS	H	MH	H5	ACE	Deaths	Damages	Strongest storm
2010	81	70	39	19	4	525.8	> 1,496	> $14.775 billion	5 Megi
2011	90	77	39	21	3	581.4	> 2,340 – 2,544	> $30.297 billion	5 Songda, Muifa & Nanmadol
2012	92	89	48	24	3	728.2	> 2,049	> $94.055 billion	5 Sanba
2013	100	91	45	22	5	619.2	> 7,487	> $40.722 billion	5 Haiyan
2014	84	81	47	26	10	709.1	839	> $16.866 billion	5 Vongfong, Nuri & Hagupit
2015	106	98	54	39	9	1,075.9	≥ 942 – 943	> $18.594 billion	5 Patricia
2016	93	87	47	25	8	777.7	≥ 1,846	> $42.185 billion	5 Meranti
2017	96	87	44	20	3	628.1	> 5,178	> $315.163 billion	5 Maria
2018	114	109	60	33	11	1,113.8	1,358	> $88.776 billion	5 Mangkhut
2019	107	101	55	35	8	847.7	2,422	> $66.999 billion	5 Halong
Totals	971	890	478	264	64	7,606.9	> 25,957 – 26,162	> $728.392 billion	Patricia

The 2010s decade saw an uptick in raw activity from the previous decade with 973 total cyclones, 889 of which nameable and 477 hurricane-equivalent cyclones. In addition, 263 major hurricanes formed with 63 becoming Category 5 tropical cyclones. The most active year of the decade was 2018, having attained 118 total cyclones and 107 nameable storms; both of which former-records before being surpassed by 2020. On the other hand, 2010 was the least active of the decade. The strongest storm of the decade was Patricia in 2015, which reached a anomalously intense pressure of 872 mbar (25.75 inHg), accompanied by 1-minute sustained winds of 215 mph (345 km/h).

The decade was very well-balanced in terms of ceiling intensity, strength and activity in the sense that there was some years on either side of the spectrum. Examples include the near-record inactivity of 2010 when in comparison with the near-record activity of 2018. Another good comparison is the overall lack of strength in 2017 with the high amount of major hurricane-equivalent storms two years prior, in 2015.

2019

2018

2017

2016

2015

2014

2013

2012

2011

2010

2000-09

Global tropical cyclones in the 2000s
Year	TC	NS	H	MH	H5	ACE	Deaths	Damages	Strongest storm
2000	107	92	47	22	3	677.3	> 1,254 – 1,862	> $15.088 billion	5 Damrey
2001	99	89	49	22	2	672.4	1,630 – 2,413	> $16.512 billion	5 Faxai
2002	95	81	41	27	8	812.0	> 1,121	> $12.425 billion	5 Zoe
2003	97	86	54	26	6	833.0	1,016	> $11.328 billion	5 Maemi
2004	96	87	50	31	7	1,024.4	> 4,753 – 4,761	> $80.405 billion	5 Dianmu & Chaba
2005	103	96	51	27	8	899.6	> 4,346	> $185.336 billion	5 Wilma
2006	95	84	41	27	5	761.0	> 4,061	> $16.818 billion	5 Monica
2007	93	81	43	22	5	568.1	> 5,672 – 17,225	> $21.822 billion	5 Gonu
2008	95	90	40	24	1	613.9	> 141,929	> $69.351 billion	5 Jangmi
2009	95	86	38	21	5	609.6	> 2,982	> $12.093 billion	5 Rick
Totals	977	872	454	250	50	7,471.3	> 168,554 – 181,516	> $441.178 billion	Damrey

2009

2008

2007

2006

2005

2004

2003

2002

2001

2000

1990-99

Global tropical cyclones in the 1990s
Year	TC	NS	H	MH	H5	ACE	Deaths	Damages	Strongest storm
1990	104	91	62	22	4	930.8	> 3,133 – 3,220	> $6.193 billion	5 Flo
1991	90	80	48	25	4	860.6	> 144,956 – 148,040	> $20.647 billion	5 Yuri
1992	112	102	59	32	5	1,163.1	> 982 – 1,531	> $33.874 billion	5 Gay
1993	95	82	50	25	1	710.4	> 2,715	> $3.391 billion	4 Koryn
1994	108	94	52	30	5	1,019.0	> 5,767 – 5,793	> $11.396 billion	5 Geralda
1995	93	80	49	25	4	779.3	> 2,037	> $14.043 billion	5 Angela
1996	115	100	57	27	5	960.0	> 3,513	> $17.246 billion	5 Itelle, Eve, Herb, Sally & Dale
1997	103	95	59	29	13	1,099.2	> 5,992 – 6,412	> $6.162 billion	5 Joan & Ivan
1998	102	89	49	20	3	773.1	> 14,527 – 23,410	> $24.568 billion	5 Zeb
1999	94	74	39	20	3	606.4	> 17,710 – 37,823	> $21.427 billion	5 Frederic-Evrina, Bart & 05B
Totals	1,016	847	524	255	47	8,901.9	> 201,312 – 234,294	> $158.947 billion	Joan & Ivan

1999

1998

1997

1996

1995 ("TCR Era")

1994

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1992

1991

1990

1980-89

Global tropical cyclones in the 1980s
Year	TC	NS	H	MH	H5	ACE	Deaths	Damages	Strongest storm
1980	98	87	48	26	3	638.0	> 1,033	> $1.96 billion	5 Wynne
1981	98	86	47	16	1	554.7	> 1,775	> $1.566 billion	5 Elsie
1982	100	88	49	25	2	709.2	> 2,955 – 3,686	> $4.548 billion	5 Mac
1983	87	80	45	21	3	680.0	> 1,301 – 1,360	> $4.281 billion	5 Forrest
1984	105	95	54	19	1	726.2	> 3,799 – 3,815	> $1.178 billion	5 Vanessa
1985	103	97	54	28	1	717.8	> 12,832	> $5.705 billion	5 Dot
1986	94	87	52	17	2	695.0	> 1,336 – 1,423	> $1.841 billion	5 Peggy
1987	94	84	41	21	4	649.1	> 1,795	> $2.105 billion	5 Betty
1988	91	76	41	19	3	625.4	> 9,367 – 9,485	> $5.959 billion	5 Gilbert
1989	111	93	53	25	7	853.9	> 3,941 – 4,141	> $14.426 billion	5 Orson
Totals	981	873	444	245	27	6,131.5	> 40,114 – 41,345	> $43.569 billion	Vanessa

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1984

1983

1982

1981

1980

1970-79

Year	Number of tropical cyclones	Number of tropical storms	Number of hurricanes	Number of major hurricanes	Number of Category 5 hurricanes	Strongest Storm
1979	91	73	36	21	3	Tip
1978	98	87	46	16	1	Rita
1977	77	71	37	9	1	Babe
1976	87	80	39	20	1	Louise
1975	120	87	42	17	1	June
1974	104	83	35	9	0	Carmen
1973	96	85	44	11	3	Nora
1972	87	78	52	23	1	Rita
1971	105	94	59	22	6	Irma
1970	90	78	33	17	4	Hope
Total	955	816	421	165	21	Tip

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1971

1970

1960-69

Year	Number of tropical cyclones	Number of tropical storms	Number of hurricanes	Number of major hurricanes	Number of Category 5 hurricanes	Strongest Storm
1969	86	68	36	12	2	Elsie
1968	89	78	41	15	4	Agnes
1967	105	85	40	14	4	Carla
1966	97	79	47	12	2	Kit
1965	86	78	35	16	8	Bess
1964	113	88	49	19	5	Sally & Opal
1963	88	80	39	19	2	Judy
1962	83	72	33	12	5	Karen
1961	76	72	40	17	7	Nancy
1960	69	65	38	13	0	Shirley
Total	892	765	398	149	39	Kit

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1960

1950-59 (HURDAT Era: 1950-79)

Year	Number of tropical cyclones	Number of tropical storms	Number of hurricanes	Number of major hurricanes	Number of Category 5 hurricanes	Strongest Storm
1959	59	52	28	18	7	Joan
1958	56	56	34	18	7	Ida
1957	47	47	29	18	4	Lola
1956	46	46	29	10	3	Wanda
1955	42	42	31	14	3	Janet
1954	47	46	29	13	4	Ida
1953	40	40	26	17	5	Nina
1952	47	47	29	13	5	Wilma
1951	37	37	26	14	1	Marge
1950	40	40	30	12	0	Clara
Total	461	453	288	147	39	Ida

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1950

1940-49

Year	Number of tropical cyclones	Number of tropical storms	Number of hurricanes	Number of major hurricanes	Strongest Storm
1949	43	43	23	9	Allyn
1948	36	36	21	10	Libby
1947	37	37	24	13	Rosalind
1946	23	23	17	10	Lilly
1945	37	37	18	3	Ida
1944	17	17	9	3	"Great Atlantic"
1943	16	16	9	3	Three
1942	16	16	5	2	Three
1941	9	9	5	3	Six & Seven
1940	43	32	28	2	Unnamed
Total	277	266	159	58	Allyn