Uploaded November 2023 | Updated September 2026, 9 hours ago
As the 2023 Atlantic hurricane season comes to a close, we’re looking back at this above-normal season.
This season was very active in terms of the number of named storms, particularly those that formed earlier in the season. The Atlantic basin saw 20 named storms in 2023, which ranks fourth for the most named storms in a season since 1950. Seven of these were hurricanes and three intensified to major hurricanes (Category 3 or higher on the Saffir-Simpson Hurricane Wind Scale). An average season has 14 named storms, seven hurricanes and three major hurricanes. Although the season runs from June 1 to Nov. 30, tropical and subtropical cyclone formation can occur at any time.
Learn more:
nesdis.noaa.gov/news/2023-atlantic-hurricane-season-wraps
As the 2023 Atlantic hurricane season comes to a close, we’re looking back at this above-normal season.
This season was very active in terms of the number of named storms, particularly those that formed earlier in the season. The Atlantic basin saw 20 named storms in 2023, which ranks fourth for the most named storms in a season since 1950. Seven of these were hurricanes and three intensified to major hurricanes (Category 3 or higher on the Saffir-Simpson Hurricane Wind Scale). An average season has 14 named storms, seven hurricanes and three major hurricanes. Although the season runs from June 1 to Nov. 30, tropical and subtropical cyclone formation can occur at any time.
Learn more:
nesdis.noaa.gov/news/2023-atlantic-hurricane-season-wraps
