User:Es204L/Tropical cyclones in 2005

Tropical cyclones in 2005 were spread out across seven different areas called basins; the strongest tropical cyclone was Hurricane Wilma strengthened to a minimum barometric pressure of 882 mbar (hPa; 26.05 inHg) before striking Yucatán Peninsula of Mexico, Cuba, and the U.S. state of Florida. 144 tropical cyclones had formed this year to date. 94 tropical cyclones had been named by either a Regional Specialized Meteorological Center (RSMC) or a Tropical Cyclone Warning Center (TCWC). The most active basin in the year was the North Atlantic, which documented 28 named systems becoming the most active ever recorded in history, while the Western Pacific, despite only amounting to 24 named systems, was its basin's above normal. Conversely, the Eastern Pacific hurricane season experienced the average number of cyclones reaching tropical storm intensity, numbering 15 respectively. Activity across the southern hemisphere's three basins—South-West Indian, Australian, and South Pacific—was spread evenly, with each region recording seven named storms apiece.

The deadliest and costliest tropical cyclone of the year was Hurricane Katrina, Katrina made landfall on Florida and Louisiana killing 1,836 people and causing $125 billion in damage; tying as the costliest Atlantic hurricane alongside with Hurricane Harvey in 2017.

Tropical cyclone activity in each basin is under the authority of an RSMC. The National Hurricane Center (NHC) is responsible for tropical cyclones in the North Atlantic and East Pacific. The Central Pacific Hurricane Center (CPHC) is responsible for tropical cyclones in the Central Pacific. Both the NHC and CPHC are subdivisions of the National Weather Service. Activity in the West Pacific is monitored by the Japan Meteorological Agency (JMA). Systems in the North Indian Ocean are monitored by the Indian Meteorological Department (IMD). The Météo-France located in Réunion (MFR) monitors tropical activity in the South-West Indian Ocean. The Australian region is monitored by five TCWCs that are under the coordination of the Australian Bureau of Meteorology (BOM). Similarly, the South Pacific is monitored by both the Fiji Meteorological Service (FMS) and the Meteorological Service of New Zealand Limited. Other, unofficial agencies that provide additional guidance in tropical cyclone monitoring include the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA) and the Joint Typhoon Warning Center (JTWC).

Systems
A total of 143 systems formed globally in the year with 70 of them causing significant damage, deaths, and/or setting records for their basin.