Number of hurricanes
by category
to strike the mainland U.S. each decade.
|
DECADE |
Category |
ALL
1,2,3,4,5 |
Major
3,4,5 |
|
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
5 |
|
1900-1909 |
5 |
5 |
4 |
2 |
0 |
16 |
6 |
|
1910-1919 |
8 |
3 |
5 |
3 |
0 |
19 |
8 |
|
1920-1929 |
6 |
4 |
3 |
2 |
0 |
15 |
5 |
|
1930-1939 |
4 |
5 |
6 |
1 |
1 |
17 |
8 |
|
1940-1949 |
7 |
8 |
7 |
1 |
0 |
23 |
8 |
|
1950-1959 |
8 |
1 |
7 |
2 |
0 |
18 |
9 |
|
1960-1969 |
4 |
5 |
3 |
2 |
1 |
15 |
6 |
|
1970-1979 |
6 |
2 |
4 |
0 |
0 |
12 |
4 |
|
1980-1989 |
9 |
1 |
5 |
1 |
0 |
16 |
6 |
|
1990-1996 |
0 |
3 |
3 |
1 |
0 |
7 |
4 |
|
|
|
1900-1996 |
57 |
37 |
47 |
15 |
2 |
158 |
64 |
Note: Only the highest category
to affect the U.S. has been used.
This is taken from The Deadliest,
Costliest, and Most Intense United States hurricanes of this
century (and other frequently requested hurricane facts) [NOAA
Technical Memorandum NWS TPC-1] updated in February, 1997.
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