In the 2024 season, the Northwest Pacific was the ocean basin with the highest number of hurricanes recorded, with 15 occurrences registered. The North Atlantic basin came in second, with a total of 11 hurricanes recorded that year. In the period from 1990 to 2024, there were an average of 47 hurricanes registered worldwide per year.
Number of hurricanes worldwide from 2020 to 2024, by basin
* South Indian and South Pacific Ocean seasons are defined to start on July 1 of the previous year. The 2023 season therefore runs from July 1, 2022 through June 30, 2023.
Hurricanes are tropical cyclones with a sustained wind speed of 74 miles per hour (64 knots) or more.
According to the source, figures were calculated by Colorado State University from National Hurricane Center, the Central Pacific Hurricane Center, and the Joint Typhoon Warning Center best tracks as archived in the International Best Track Archive for Climate Stewardship.
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