from: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Atlantic_hurricane_season#Number_of_storms_of_each_strength_since_the_satellite_era TD=Trop.Depress.;NS=Named Storm; HUR=Hurricane Season TD NS HUR >=2 >=3 >=5 5 1967 29 8 6 2 1 1 1 1968 14 8 5 0 0 0 0 1969 20 18 12 7 5 1 1 1970 19 10 5 3 2 0 0 1971 22 13 6 2 1 1 1 1972 19 7 3 1 0 0 0 1973 24 8 4 1 1 0 0 1974 21 11 4 3 2 1 0 1975 23 9 6 5 3 1 0 1976 23 10 6 4 2 0 0 1977 16 6 5 1 1 1 1 1978 24 12 5 3 2 2 0 1979 26 9 5 3 2 2 1 1980 15 11 9 5 2 1 1 1981 22 12 7 4 3 1 0 1982 9 6 2 1 1 1 0 1983 7 4 3 1 1 0 0 1984 20 13 5 2 1 1 0 1985 14 11 7 3 3 1 0 1986 10 6 4 1 0 0 0 1987 14 7 3 1 1 0 0 1988 19 12 5 3 3 3 1 1989 15 11 7 4 2 2 1 1990 16 14 8 2 1 0 0 1991 12 8 4 3 2 1 0 1992 10 7 4 3 1 1 1 1993 10 8 4 2 1 0 0 1994 12 7 3 1 0 0 0 1995 21 19 11 8 5 3 0 1996 13 13 9 6 6 2 0 1997 9 8 3 1 1 0 0 1998 14 14 10 7 3 2 1 1999 16 12 8 8 5 5 0 2000 19 15 8 4 3 2 0 2001 17 15 9 5 4 2 0 2002 14 12 4 3 2 1 0 2003 21 16 7 4 3 2 1 2004 16 15 9 7 6 4 1 2005 31 28 15 8 7 5 4 2006 10 10 5 2 2 0 0 2007 17 15 6 2 2 2 2 2008 17 16 8 6 5 4 0 2009 11 9 3 3 2 1 0 2010 21 19 12 9 5 4 0 2011 20 19 7 4 4 2 0 2012 19 19 10 5 2 0 0 2013 15 14 2 0 0 0 0 2014 9 8 6 3 2 1 0 2015 12 11 4 2 2 1 0 2016 16 15 7 4 4 2 1 2017 18 17 10 8 6 4 2 2018 16 15 8 5 2 2 1