U.S. Hurricane Strikes by Decade

Number of hurricanes by Saffir-Simpson Category to strike the mainland U.S. each decade.

Decade Saffir-Simpson Category1 All

1,2,3,4,5 Major

3,4,5 1 2 3 4 5 1851-1860 8 5 5 1 0 19 6 1861-1870 8 6 1 0 0 15 1 1871-1880 7 6 7 0 0 20 7 1881-1890 8 9 4 1 0 22 5 1891-1900 8 5 5 3 0 21 8 1901-1910 10 4 4 0 0 18 4 1911-1920 10 4 4 3 0 21 7 1921-1930 5 3 3 2 0 13 5 1931-1940 4 7 6 1 1 19 8 1941-1950 8 6 9 1 0 24 10 1951-1960 8 1 5 3 0 17 8 1961-1970 3 5 4 1 1 14 6 1971-1980 6 2 4 0 0 12 4 1981-1990 9 1 4 1 0 15 5 1991-2000 3 6 4 0 1 14 5 2001-2004 4 2 2 1 0 9 3 1851-2004 109 72 71 18 3 273 92 Average Per Decade 7.1 4.7 4.6 1.2 0.2 17.7 6.0

1 Only the highest Saffir-Simpson Category to affect the U.S. has been used.

