U.S. Hurricane Strikes by Decade

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U.S. Hurricane Strikes by Decade

Number of hurricanes by Saffir-Simpson Category to strike the mainland U.S. each decade.

Decade	Saffir-Simpson Category¹					All 1-5	Major 3-5
Decade	1	2	3	4	5	All 1-5	Major 3-5
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
1990-1999	3	6	4	0	1²	14	5
2000-2009	1	0	0	0	0	1	0

1900-1999	61	39	48	14	3	165	65

¹ Only the highest Saffir-Simpson Category to affect the U.S. has been used.
² This reflects the Hurricane Andrew reanalysis and upgrade from Category 4 to Category 5

This is taken from
THE DEADLIEST, COSTLIEST, AND MOST INTENSE
UNITED STATES HURRICANES FROM 1900 TO 2000
(AND OTHER FREQUENTLY REQUESTED HURRICANE FACTS)
by
Jerry D. Jarrell(retired), Max Mayfield, and Edward N. Rappaport
NOAA/NWS/ Tropical Prediction Center
Miami, Florida

Christopher W. Landsea
NOAA/AOML/Hurricane Research Division
Miami, Florida

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