A REVIEW OF THE 2005 TROPICAL CYCLONE SEASON FOR THE NORTHERN HEMISPHERE Following is a tabular summary of all the tropical depressions, tropical storms, hurricanes, and typhoons which occurred in the Northern Hemisphere between 1 January and 31 December 2005, as reported in the Monthly Global Tropical Cyclone Summaries prepared by the author. (1) Number - this is the sequential cyclone number assigned by either TPC/NHC, CPHC in Honolulu, or JTWC. If neither of these agencies issued any warnings, no number will be given. (2) Name - the name (if any) assigned by either TPC/NHC, CPHC, IMD, or JMA (and PAGASA for Western North Pacific systems in their area of warning responsibility). (3) Dates - range of dates for which tracking information for the cyclone is available in the Global Tropical Cyclone Tracks files prepared by the author. (4) Pressure - Lowest central pressure (either estimated or recorded) during the lifetime of the cyclone. For Atlantic and Northeastern Pacific systems these will be the values reported in operational advisories from TPC/NHC or CPHC. For Northwest Pacific systems the central pressure estimates are taken from advisories issued by the Japanese Meteorological Agency. An asterisk (*) following the pressure indicates the reading was an actual measured pressure normally obtained by a drop- sonde released during an aerial reconnaissance flight. Central pressure is given in millibars, which is numerically equivalent to hectopascals. (5) MSW - maximum 1-minute average sustained windspeed in knots. For the Northwestern Pacific and North Indian Ocean basins, these will be the highest value assigned operationally by JTWC. For the Atlantic basin the MSW and central pressure values are taken from the official tropical cyclone reports prepared by the TPC/NHC Hurricane Specialists and which are available on TPC/NHC's website: . (6) Basins - tropical cyclone basins where the cyclone tracked during its life: ATL - North Atlantic, Gulf of Mexico, Caribbean Sea NEP - North Pacific east of Longitude 180 NWP - North Pacific west of Longitude 180 (including South China Sea) NIO - Bay of Bengal and Arabian Sea For tropical systems in the NWP basin, two additional columns of information are given: (1) The tropical storm serial number assigned by the Japanese Meteorological Agency to tropical depressions which are deemed to have reached tropical storm intensity. This does not always agree with JTWC's assessment. (2) An estimate of the maximum 10-minute average sustained wind. The value given represents the highest 10-min avg MSW assigned by any agency. If from any warning center other than JMA, a numbered note below identifies which center's value is given. For tropical systems in the NIO basin, an additional column lists the alphanumeric storm identifier assigned by the India Meteorological Department (IMD) for those systems deemed to have reached cyclonic storm (i.e., tropical storm) status by that agency. A number in parentheses (e.g. (1) ) following an entry refers to a note following the entries for the given basin. A separate table is given for each of the four Northern Hemisphere basins. *********************************************************************** ATLANTIC BASIN NUM NAME DATES CENT PRS MSW BASIN (mb) (kts) ------------------------------------------------------------------------ 01 Arlene 08-13 Jun 989 * 60 ATL 02 Bret 28-30 Jun 1002 * 35 ATL 03 Cindy 03-08 Jul 991 * 65 ATL (1) 04 Dennis 05-13 Jul 930 * 130 ATL 05 Emily 11-21 Jul 929 * 140 ATL (2) 06 Franklin 21-31 Jul 997 60 ATL 07 Gert 23-25 Jul 1005 * 40 ATL 08 Harvey 02-12 Aug 994 * 55 ATL 09 Irene 04-18 Aug 970 90 ATL 10 ----- 13-14 Aug 1008 30 ATL 11 Jose 22-23 Aug 998 * 50 ATL (7) 12 Katrina 23-31 Aug 902 * 150 ATL 13 Lee 28 Aug-02 Sep 1006 35 ATL 14 Maria 01-12 Sep 962 100 ATL 15 Nate 05-12 Sep 979 80 ATL 16 Ophelia 06-20 Sep 976 * 75 ATL 17 Philippe 17-24 Sep 985 * 70 ATL 18 Rita 18-26 Sep 895 * 155 ATL (3) 19 ----- 30 Sep-02 Oct 1006 30 ATL 20 Stan 01-05 Oct 977 * 70 ATL 21 Tammy 05-06 Oct 1001 * 45 ATL 22 ----- 08-09 Oct 1008 30 ATL (4) 23 Vince 09-11 Oct 988 65 ATL 24 Wilma 15-26 Oct 882 * 160 ATL (5) 25 Alpha 22-24 Oct 998 45 ATL 26 Beta 27-31 Oct 960 * 100 ATL (8) 27 Gamma 14-21 Nov 1002 * 45 ATL (6) 28 Delta 21-30 Nov 980 60 ATL 29 Epsilon 28 Nov-09 Dec 981 75 ATL 30 Zeta 30 Dec-06 Jan 994 55 ATL NOTES: (1) Operationally, Cindy was treated as a tropical storm. It was upgraded to a hurricane in post-storm analysis. (2) Emily's peak MSW was upped from 135 kts to 140 kts during post-storm analysis, thereby upgrading the storm to Category 5 status. (3) Rita's minimum CP was lowered from 897 mb to 895 mb and peak MSW upped from 150 kts to 155 kts during post-storm analysis. (4) System was classified as a subtropical depression. (5) Wilma's peak MSW was upped from 150 kts to 160 kts during post-storm analysis. The CP of 882 mb is the lowest ever measured in an Atlantic tropical cyclone. (6) Gamma's peak MSW was upped from 40 kts to 45 kts during post-storm analysis. (7) Jose's minimum CP was lowered from 1001 mb to 998 mb and peak MSW upped from 45 kts to 50 kts during post-storm analysis. (8) The official TPC/NHC report on Beta is not yet available online, so the CP and MSW given here represent the operational values. ************************************************************************ NORTHEAST PACIFIC BASIN NUM NAME DATES CENT PRS MSW BASIN (mb) (kts) ------------------------------------------------------------------------ 01E Adrian 17-20 May 982 70 NEP 02E Beatriz 21-24 Jun 1000 45 NEP 03E Calvin 26-29 Jun 1000 45 NEP 04E Dora 04-06 Jul 1006 35 NEP 05E Eugene 18-20 Jul 989 60 NEP 01C ----- 03-05 Aug 1008 25 NEP 06E Fernanda 09-16 Aug 979 75 NEP 07E Greg 11-15 Aug 1000 45 NEP 08E Hilary 19-25 Aug 970 90 NEP 09E Irwin 25-28 Aug 1000 45 NEP 10E Jova 12-25 Sep 960 100 NEP 11E Kenneth 14-30 Sep 948 115 NEP 12E Lidia 17-19 Sep 1003 40 NEP 13E Max 18-22 Sep 987 70 NEP 14E Norma 23-27 Sep 994 55 NEP 15E Otis 28 Sep-03 Oct 970 90 NEP 16E ----- 15-20 Oct 1006 30 NEP ************************************************************************ NORTHWEST PACIFIC BASIN JTWC NAME(S) JMA DATES CENT MSW MSW BASIN NUM TROP STM PRS 1-MIN 10-MIN NUM (mb) (kts) (kts) ------------------------------------------------------------------------ 01W Kulap 0501 13-19 Jan 985 60 50 NWP 02W Roke/Auring 0502 13-19 Mar 980 65 60 NWP (1) --- ----- ---- 18 Apr 1006 -- 30 NWP (2) 03W Sonca/Bising 0503 20-29 Apr 940 115 90 NWP (1) --- Crising ---- 15-18 May 1004 -- 30 NWP 04W Nesat/Dante 0504 30 May-14 Jun 930 125 110 NWP (1) --- Emong ---- 04-07 Jul 1000 -- 30 NWP 05W Haitang/Feria 0505 10-20 Jul 915 140 130 NWP (1) 06W Nalgae 0506 18-25 Jul 992 50 45 NWP 07W Banyan 0507 20-31 Jul 980 60 60 NWP (1) 08W Washi 0508 28-31 Jul 985 45 50 NWP (1) 09W Matsa/Gorio 0509 30 Jul-08 Aug 950 90 90 NWP (1) 10W Sanvu/Huaning 0510 09-14 Aug 985 65 60 NWP (3) --- (NMCC-02) ---- 09-12 Aug 994 -- 30 NWP (1) 11W Mawar 0511 19-29 Aug 930 130 110 NWP (1) 12W Guchol 0512 19-26 Aug 980 60 55 NWP 13W Talim/Isang 0513 26 Aug-02 Sep 925 125 130 NWP (1) --- ----- ---- 27-30 Aug 1000 -- 30 NWP 14W Nabi/Jolina 0514 29 Aug-11 Sep 925 140 120 NWP (1) 15W Khanun/Kiko 0515 05-16 Sep 945 115 100 NWP (1) --- ----- ---- 12-14 Sep 998 -- 30 NWP (4) 16W Vicente 0516 15-19 Sep 985 40 45 NWP 17W Damrey/Labuyo 0518 19-27 Sep 955 90 110 NWP (1) 18W Saola 0517 19-28 Sep 950 100 90 NWP (1) 19W Longwang/Maring 0519 25 Sep-03 Oct 930 130 120 NWP (1) 20W ----- ---- 06-08 Oct 1006 30 30 NWP 21W Kirogi/Nando 0520 09-20 Oct 935 125 100 NWP (1) 22W Kai-tak 0521 25 Oct-02 Nov 950 90 80 NWP 23W Tembin/Ondoy 0522 06-12 Nov 1000 45 45 NWP (5) 24W Bolaven/Pepeng 0523 13-20 Nov 975 75 65 NWP (1) 25W Quedan ---- 16-22 Dec 1000 40 30 NWP NOTES: (1) The highest 10-min avg MSW was assigned by NMCC. (2) Classified as a tropical depression by JMA and CWB of Taiwan only. (3) The highest 10-min avg MSW was assigned by NMCC and HKO. (4) This depression was the predecessor of Cyclonic Storm Pyarr in the North Indian Ocean basin. Only the Thai Meteorological Department tracked the system as a continuous entity from its birth in the South China Sea until its demise inland in India. (5) The highest 10-min avg MSW was assigned by NMCC and PAGASA. ************************************************************************ NORTH INDIAN OCEAN BASIN NUM NAME IMD ID DATES CENT PRS MSW BASIN (mb) (kts) ------------------------------------------------------------------------ 01B ----- ------- 08-10 Jan --- 25 NIO 02B Hibaru BOB0501 13-17 Jan --- 35 NIO --- Pyarr BOB0502 14-21 Sep 998 35 NIO (1) 03B ----- ------- 02-03 Oct --- 35 NIO 04B ----- ------- 26-28 Oct --- 35 NIO --- ----- ------- 20-22 Nov 998 30 NIO 05B Baaz BOB0503 27 Nov-03 Dec 998 45 NIO 06B Fanoos BOB0504 05-12 Dec 984 65 NIO (2) 07B ----- ------- 15-24 Dec 994 50 NIO NOTES: (1) This system's origins lay with a South China Sea depression which existed from 12-14 September. Only the Thai Meteorological Department tracked the system as a continuous entity from its birth in the South China Sea until its demise inland in India. (2) The peak 10-min avg MSW assigned by the Thai Meteorological Department was 65 kts. ************************************************************************* Prepared by Gary Padgett garyp@alaweb.com Home: 334-222-5327