2005 Atlantic hurricane season |Season summary map| |First storm
formed||June 8, 2005| |Last storm dissipated||January 6, 2006
|Strongest storm||Wilma (Most intense hurricane in the Atlantic
basin) – 882 mbar (hPa) (26.06 inHg), 185 mph (295 km/h)
(1-minute sustained)| |Total depressions||31 (record high)|
|Total storms||28 (record high)| |Hurricanes||15 (record high)|
|Major hurricanes (Cat. 3+)||7| |Total fatalities||3,913 total|
|Total damage||$159.2 billion (2005 USD)| |Atlantic hurricane
seasons 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007 The 2005 Atlantic hurricane
season was the most active Atlantic hurricane season in recorded
history, shattering numerous records. The impact of the season
was widespread and ruinous with an estimated 3,913 deaths and
record damage of about $159.2 billion. Of the storms that made
landfall, five of the season's seven major hurricanes—Dennis,
Emily, Katrina, Rita, and Wilma—were responsible for most of the
destruction. The Mexican states of Quintana Roo and Yucatán and
the US states of