1905 Atlantic hurricane season
| 1905 Atlantic hurricane season | |
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Season summary map
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| Seasonal boundaries | |
| First system formed | September 6, 1905 |
| Last system dissipated | October 11, 1905 |
| Strongest storm | |
| Name | Four |
| • Maximum winds | 120 mph (195 km/h) |
| Seasonal statistics | |
| Total storms | 5 |
| Major hurricanes (Cat. 3+) |
1 |
| Total fatalities | 8 |
| Total damage | Unknown |
| Tropical storm (SSHWS) | |
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| Duration | September 6 – September 8 |
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| Peak intensity | 60 mph (95 km/h) (1-min) |
| Tropical storm (SSHWS) | |
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| Duration | September 11 – September 16 |
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| Peak intensity | 60 mph (95 km/h) (1-min) <1004 mbar (hPa) |
| Tropical storm (SSHWS) | |
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| Duration | September 24 – September 30 |
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| Peak intensity | 50 mph (85 km/h) (1-min) <1000 mbar (hPa) |
| Category 3 hurricane (SSHWS) | |
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| Duration | October 1 – October 11 |
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| Peak intensity | 120 mph (195 km/h) (1-min) |
| Tropical storm (SSHWS) | |
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| Duration | October 5 – October 10 |
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| Peak intensity | 50 mph (85 km/h) (1-min) <1003 mbar (hPa) |
The 1905 Atlantic hurricane season featured five known tropical cyclones, two of which made landfall in the United States. The first system was initially observed near the Windward Islands on September 6. The last system to dissipate, the fourth storm, transitioned into an extratropical cyclone on October 11, while located well southeast of Newfoundland. These dates fall within the period with the most tropical cyclone activity in the Atlantic. Between October 5 and October 10, the fourth and fifth system existed simultaneously.
Of the season's five tropical cyclones, only one reached hurricane status, the fewest since 1890. Furthermore, that storm strengthened into major hurricane, which is Category 3 or higher on the modern-day Saffir–Simpson hurricane wind scale. This storm, which was the fourth and strongest hurricane of the season, peaked at Category 3 strength with 120 mph (195 km/h) winds. It was also attributed to at least six fatalities after sending a rogue wave across the steerage of the steamer Campania. The first storm also resulted in two deaths after a schooner wrecked in Barbados.
The season's activity was reflected with an accumulated cyclone energy (ACE) rating of 28, the lowest value since 1864. ACE is, broadly speaking, a measure of the power of the hurricane multiplied by the length of time it existed, so storms that last a long time, as well as particularly strong hurricanes, have high ACEs. It is only calculated for full advisories on tropical systems at or exceeding 34 knots (39 mph, 63 km/h) or tropical storm strength.
The first storm of the season, already at tropical storm intensity, was identified on September 6 to the east of Grenada. A small storm, it quickly passed through the southern Lesser Antilles early on September 7. The next day, the storm weakened to a tropical depression before dissipating as a shallow but large system. A schooner sailing from Bridgetown to Suriname encountered heavy seas just a day out of port and turned back. It was thrown onto the pierhead and wrecked. The captain and a crewman were swept overboard and drowned.
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